Lot 118 Mexico SC#JX9-JX12, JX26-JX31 2c - 100c Black - Grayish Purple Numerals, 1875-1879 Porte de Mar Issue, 10 VG/F/VGOG & Unused Singles, Black Stamps Have All been Checked & Verified As Genuine

10 VG/F/VGOG & unused singles of the 2c - 100c black - grayish purple Numerals from the 1875-1879 Porte de Mar Issue, black stamps have all been checked & verified as genuine.

All values were created using the 10c as a base, and cutting out and replacing numbers as required to create the correct values. Terefore, all genuine stamps except the 10c will show traces of numerals having been cut out and replaced. The 20c has a light horizontal crease, and the 2c brown & 10c red have no gum.

Scott values these at $6.2 for very fine, so we estimate them at $3. The stamps offered here grade between 60 and 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70, 45/70, 50/70, 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.