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Auction: 25018 - The "KMC" Collection of Stamps and Covers of Mexico Part II
Lot: 369

Mexico
1899-1903 "Aguilitas"
1903 "Aguilitas," group of three trial color proofs of the 4c. (added to the 1899 set to satisfy the UPU postcard rate) in the following unissued colors: brown, olive green, and dark blue. Bright colors and superb engraving printed by Bradbury Wilkinson. Like other security printers, the firm prepared small albums with samples of their work; however, these differed from their competitors as the impressions were taken directly from the die, printed on stout paper, and perforated "Specimen" in a straight line at lower right. Scott 306 var.


Estimate
$200 to $300

Starting price
$180