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Auction: 26021 - Mexico including the Enrique Trigueros collection of Proofs, Essays and Specimens
Lot: 268

1864-1866 "Eagles"
Mexico District. 4r. Green (Third Period, 183-1864), on envelope from Mexico City to Paris dated 1864 (Sep. 28). It paid 4r. for ¾ ounce for more than 16 leagues to the port. Carried by British mail, with 1F 60c applied in France. Small portions of the upper back flap are missing, with a partial "Vera-Cruz" double-arc d.s. and a red London c.d.s. on the reverse. A scarce transatlantic mail. Cert. MEPSI (2026). Scott 24.

Estimate
$750 to $1,200

Starting price
$650