Auction: 25018 - The "KMC" Collection of Stamps and Covers of Mexico Part II
Lot: 257
Mexico
1872 "Hidalgos"
Colima, Guanajuato Group of 23 stamps (used and unused) plus one cover, all neatly mounted on presentation pages (Consignments #9 and #52), with different consignment years 1872-74 each in a row, with no duplication. The stamps range from 6c. to 100c. and include four examples with the “Papel Sellado” or “La Croix Frères” watermark. Notably, a 12c. Blue with “Papel Sellado” watermark is cancelled at the tiny port of Manzanillo. Many stamps exhibit three or four margins. The cover, an attractive Colima to Guanajuato usage (#9-73), has a minor folding crease that does not affect the stamps. Scott 81-83, 82b, 93-96, 98; NF and Scott (for watermarked stamps) is $1,178 for stamps off cover., ,
Estimate
$400 to $700
Starting price
$350