Salomon Rosenthal Collection of Mexican Maritime Mail
February 20, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #653 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1871 Mixed Frankings 1871 FL from Tampico, November 28 to Puebla, sent via the British Agency with 4p British franking (perforations trimmed on three sides) tied by duplex "C63", with British Postal Agency departure cds below, used in combination with Mexico 25c imperf. Hidalgo paying single-weight rate (defined by distance) via the packet "Corsica" to Veracruz, with arrival pmk on back, fine mixed franking  | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #654 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1871 Mixed Frankings 1871 British West Indian and Pacific Steamship Co. also operated mail-carrying vessels in the Caribbean and for a short time, starting in 1865 had a contract to carry mail to and from Mexican ports. Very little mail was actually carried however, and while the contract was renewed in 1867, it lapsed the following year. A FL from Tampico, 27 March to Kingston, Jamaica, sent via the British Agency and franked with English 4p, tied by duplex "C63", used in combination with 12c imperf. Hidalgo, with the oval "West Indian and Pacific Steam-Ship Company Limited/Tampico Agency" handstamp on back, St. Thomas transit April 12th and Kingston arrival on 21st April. Although no longer under contract, the WIPS vessels would occasionally take letters when an RMSP ship was not scheduled to call soon. This is probably the only known cover to Kingston, filing fold away from the stamps | Price Realized $7,250.00 |
