Salomon Rosenthal Collection of Mexican Maritime Mail
February 20, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #566 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1845-46 1845 FL from Tampico (blue "Franco Santa Anna de Tamaulipas" departure hs), sent via London to Havre de Grace, France, carried by "Trent" arriving at Southampton on September 8th and Le Havre the next day. The British Agency in Tampico cds struck on backflap, prepaying 1 real for local delivery, boxed "Colonies & c. Art. 12" handstamp refers to the article of the first Anglo-French Postal Convention governing reimbursement by the British for partially paid or unpaid letters, "Article 12" being in use from June 1843 to January 1846. Charged 20 centimes to recipient, fine  | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #567 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1845-46 1846 FL carried out of the mails from Mexico City to Veracruz, forwarded by "R. De Munoz y Munoz" (oval handstamp), entering British mail at Veracruz 1 April 1846, sent by ship to Wakefield, via Southampton, rated 2 shillings 3 pence, with arrival pmk | Price Realized $260.00 |
