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Auction: 25018 - The "KMC" Collection of Stamps and Covers of Mexico Part II
Lot: 402

Mexico
Later Issues
1969 Puerto Vallarta unissued 40c. Proof in never hinged block of four with "1969" imprint at base, contrasting with the "1970" date featured in the issued stamp. According to Frederick Ingham, this stamp was proposed, and some sheets were printed in 1969 but never delivered to the post office. At least one complete sheet was stolen from the T.I.E.V. ("Talleres de Impresiones y Estampillas de Mexico", or "Mexico Impressions and Postal Stamps Workshop") and sold to a dealer. When a police investigation began, the price of the stamp significally increased, and it seems the inquiry was eventually abandoned. Scott 1010 var.,

Estimate
$500 to $700

Starting price
$420