Auction #21 Highlights

Sale 21, which will be held October 24th, 2009, is relatively small (788 lots) but quite powerful. Two gold medal winning collections - the Stan Dunford-Jackson "Durango District" (127 lots) and Doug Stout's 1868 Thin Figures Issue (166 lots) are probably the finest of their respective specialties ever offered at auction. These sections flank the main sale which this time is 90% classical issues including a large and fine collection of the 1856 Issue (189 lots).

From the Specialized Durango:

Lot #3 Rare strip of 6 of #1 on cover.
Lot #19 1856 8 reales, DURANGO district.
Lot #25 1856 2r tied by Guichapa cancel - not expensive, but very pretty.
Lot #92 25c Maximilian used from Gavelanes - probably the only known Durango sub-office usage.
Lot #105 One of several of the rare 1872 Issues from Durango with sub number ("2" - Mapimi)

From the General Sale:

Lot #149 1856 2r "AGUASCALTES" used provisionally in 1864.
Lot #343 1861 2r bisect tied by the spectacular and rare YRAPUATO cap and rays fancy cancel.
Lot #352 Eighth of an 8 reales used as 1r and tied by Monterrey - an extreme rarity.
Lot #381 CORDOVA medio real 1st Period Eagle cancelled Coscamatepec.
Lot #409 The unique Maximilian 7c SOYANIQUILPAN cover.
Lot #416 Medio real "Gothic Mexico" (Scott #35)
Lot #445 & 446 12c and 25c Chihuahua Provisionals - extreme rarities.
Lot #458 1872 6c on laid paper (Scott 93b) - one of only four known!
Lot #572 A beautiful (and very rare) Porte De Mar cover.

From the Stout Collection of 1868 Thin Figures:

Lot #595 The apparently unique engraved essay ("progress proof")
Lot #660 6c 1 68 tied to piece by TLALPAN
Lot #690 The 100c brown (MORELIA) tied to registered front.
Lot #699 Outstanding registered front from Durango whose stamps include the 100c brown.
Lot #743 The only known bisect of Scott #49 (the other 50c splits are Scott 62c).
Lot #749 The famous registered front with strip of 100c browns (MATAMOROS).
Lot #750 Rare and exceedingly beautiful registered front from Tampico.