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Auction: 25018 - The "KMC" Collection of Stamps and Covers of Mexico Part II
Lot: 371

Mexico
1910 "Centenario"
1910 "Centenario" Group of 26 trial color proofs of the complete set from 1c. to 5p., all with "Specimen" perfin, including very few duplicates (two 1c. Green, three 5c. Blue, three 15c. Orange). An extraordinary assembly displaying shrp impressions and rich colors. 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 310 var-320 var.

Estimate
$800 to $1,200

Starting price
$700