Auction: 25018 - The "KMC" Collection of Stamps and Covers of Mexico Part II
Lot: 118
Mexico
1856 "Hidalgos"
Various Districts Group of 38 stamps, several attractively presented in colorful combinations on piece, together with six appealing covers. Districts include the scarce Córdova, as well as Guadalajara and Mexico City. Highlights include two used blocks of four of the ½r. Blue, and three covers franked with the 4r. Red—one carried by Extraordinario express service, another paying the six reales rate. One cover bears a pair of 1r. Yellow with a red "Magdalena" handstamp, along with a six reales franking. A cover from San Juan de los Lagos shows a rare 1½r. rate from 1856. Also included is a striking piece bearing the 2r. Emerald (Scott #3b) alongside a ½r. Blue and two 1r. Yellow, accompanied by a 1997 MEPSI certificate. Scott 1, 2, 3, 3b, 4; NF$ 1,354 for the off cover stamps., ,
Estimate
$500 to $900
Starting price
$450