Salomon Rosenthal Collection of Mexican Maritime Mail
February 20, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #625 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1865 1/2r rate to Poland 1865 Cover from Oaxaca, July 11 to Krakow, Austria (now Poland), franked with +r Eagle, sent by "Conway" to St. Thomas (August 1-12) and "Seine" to Southampton, with London Aug. 30 and "Seebrief per England und Aachen" Aug.31 transit pmks on back, 1sh3p due to England and 80kr (blue crayon) due from recipient. On arrival in Krakow, cover was redirected to Warsaw, with 4 September arrival datestamp on back. A rare letter from a Polish soldier, a member of the French Foreign Legion with Maximilian's army in Mexico, one of only two known  | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
