Auction # 71 - The Sescal Sale

Mexico, Stampless Covers, 1830-60's. 30 covers; mostly town boxed date stamp usages with a few others including 1855 San Luis Potosi oval date stamp (SL8) with fancy "Franco", Sn. Juan Du Lagos oval with red 3 rate, Sombrerete straight line; some duplication.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Mexico, Collection, 1856-1977. Housed in Scott album; good representation in early issues including a few 1864 eagle issues, later 1870-80's Hidalgo types, 1880's Numerals including some later ruled line issues, mix of later issues with completion after 1920's missing some of better sets, similar airmails with useful to good mint, completion in later issues, good to fair showing of other back-of-the-book issues, etc.
Estimate; $...

Mexico, 1872 Issues on Cover. 19 covers; nice showing of 12c & 25c frankings including a few combinations, 25c watermark (Sc. 83) usage and a few better town cancels; inspect.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Mexico, Accumulation, 1895-1990's. On album pages, presentation books/folders, mint sheet files, pro-turismo labels from the 30s, TB seals etc.,: includes some Sonora, nice overprints form the 1914-16 period, few proofs from defaced plates, presentation from the 20s-90s, mint sheets include Airs C40, C111-113, C262, C283, regular issues 763 and 804 plus more, some literature including an 1897 "Un Paseo por America y Oceania"; nice...

Mexico, 1913-16 Overprints Collection. Premium collection balance of more than 85 stamps and 2 covers; includes varieties, sets, blocks, imperfs, and multiples, in mounts on pages, provenance neatly described and many stamps signed pencil/handstamp, Tittman, Taylor (Gregory) C.G.; includes Sonora Scott 322 pr & 325 on cover, 329 on cover, 344 sheets of 10 with "Maro", Transitorios 354-361 blocks of 4, 357a pair in block of 8,...

Mexico, Olympics 1966-68. Diverse collection of Olympic and pre-Olympic issues and ephemera; 100s of items including, gold foil cards, sheets, stamps, souvenir sheets, covers, first days, decals, tickets all neatly mounted in Mexico 68 album, in addition, back of album devoted to Soccer items primarily Mexico 70 and 86, again another nice assortment of cards, stamps, souvenir sheets, decals, tickets etc; very nice lot for the...

Nepal and Bhutan, Covers. Approximately. 100 mostly mid-20th Century Nepal covers and over 95 Bhutan items including some official government mail, primarily commercial with some Postal Stationary, many with multiple stamp franking, a good variety of issues, duplication.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

New Zealand, Collection, 1857-1960's. Housed in Linder hingeless album; starting with an array of about 2 dozen mostly QV half-lengths up the 1sh values, later QV's including a section of ads on reverse, useful mixed */o issue thereon, good early airmails and semi-postals as well as 1930's definitive sets mixed */o, useful to better Officials & Postal -Fiscals, etc.; condition varies, please review.
Estimate; $600 - 800.

Panama, Collection, 1903-30. Parallel mint and used collection in stockbook arranged per S.G. catalog part 20, including perforation and watermark varieties, Airs, Express, Registration, AR's, late fees and dues of the period, containing 345 stamps, begins with early "Republic" issues mainly ex-Moorhouse, then mint and used through the 1930, "Panama Panama" overprints are very well represented with 51 stamps all ex-Moorhouse; an...

Paraguay, Collection, 1907-1908. Large stockbook with in-depth and comprehensive study of the 1907 surcharged issue, Scott 129-170 (SG 144-184, Kneitschel 146-186), arranged per S.G. catalog with a plethora of varieties; including inverted, double, missing "5", dropped "t", "d", small "v", "c", raised "o", incomplete "1","a", broken bars etc, contains many corner blocks, plate numbers with a few covers; this attractive accumulation of...

Portugal, Collection, 1853-1978. Well formed collection neatly mounted on Scott pages in album; 1850's issues used missing only a couple rarer issues, later King Luis issue appear virtually complete missing one later overprint issue, good completion in later including 1894 Prince Henry issue missing one mid-value mostly used, 1895 St. Anthony issue with good mint issues, 1910 King Manuel issue complete mint, near complete 1911...

Portugal & Colonies, Collection, 1853-1972. Mint and used, carefully mounted in Scott Specialty Albums (2), virtually complete early Portugal through the 1893 issues, entire country about 95% complete, Colonies, Angola - Zambesia, overall around 65% complete, a nice collection to add to; owner's catalog approx $22,500, full evaluation recommended.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.