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Auction: 25018 - The "KMC" Collection of Stamps and Covers of Mexico Part II
Lot: 2

Mexico
Stampless Mail
San Luis Potosí, Saltillo Two Republican stampless cover fronts, one registered dated June 11, 1834 from San Luis Potosí and addressed to Mexico City, paying 2 pesos and 7 reales, showing Fondo Pío de California cachet and five striking monogram h.s. in the periphery; the other front was sent from Candela (Saltillo) on Dec. 1st, 1853. From the Colonial era until 1882, the rules for certified mail required that upon receipt of a package or letter, the front of the item be cut out and the recipient sign on the reverse; the front portion was then returned to the office of origin, where it was retained as proof of delivery for two years before being destroyed. This explains its rarity today.,

Estimate
$400 to $500

Starting price
$350