Salomon Rosenthal Collection of Mexican Maritime Mail
February 20, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #636 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1867 FL from Mexico, September 30 to Elizonda, Spain, franked with 4r Hidalgo ("Gothic" Issue, unusual on mail to foreign destinations), per "Eider" to St. Thomas, "Atrato" to Plymouth (arrived October 18), with 29th October London transit on back, via France and overland to Spain, with "4R" (red) due on arrival, signed Calves, with MEPSI cert.  Catalog #45 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #637 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1868 FL from Tampico, forwarded in Veracruz by "Busing, Mertens & Co.", carried by "Eider" to St. Thomas, again forwarded by "Schon Willink & Co", paying 4d with a British adhesive tied by "C51" in duplex, placed on board the "Shannon" and carried to Kingston Jamaica, arriving on 22nd February, overall toning, otherwise fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #638 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1868 Outer FL (side panels missing) from Mexico City, March 13 to Coruna, Spain, with unusual 4+ reales franking ("Gothic Mexico" Issue), by "Danube" to St. Thomas and "Atrato" to the new arrival port of Plymouth (April 28th), then through France to Spain. Rated "4Rs." on arrival, possibly unique with this franking, ex-Marquis de Fayolle. The "Gothic Mexico" Issue, used only from the Mexico City region, is seldom seen on foreign mail covers; only about a dozen have been recorded, with MEPSI cert. Catalog #42,45 | Price Realized $5,750.00 |
 | Lot #639 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1868 Starting in 1865, the Tampico Agency carried a small stock of British adhesives (not available in Veracruz) and used "C63" obliterator to cancel the stamps. A FL from Tampico, February 28 to Mexico City, with British 4p red cancelled "C63," with small "Tampico Paid" cds at bottom, carried by packet "Danube" to Veracruz, with oval merchant's cachet and "4" reales due on arrival, fine | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #640 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1868 Outer FL from Havana, 25 March to Tampico, via the British Postal Agency, double rate paid with block of 4x2p blue, sent by the steamer "Danube", arriving March 28th, with "Havana Paid" cds at bottom, charged "2" in Mexico, some toning, otherwise fine and rare cover from the British Postal Agency in Cuba, signed Holcombe, with cert., ex-Nissen collection | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #641 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1869 FL from Mazatlan to Hamburg, entering the mails at Mexico City, 29 May and franked with perforated 50c Hidalgo (trimmed at right), by British steamer "Tamar" to St. Thomas (January 13) and by "Atrato" to Plymouth, 1 shilling 3 pence debit by England, continuing by direct steamer to Hamburg where it arrived on 30th June, charged 16sgr, fine trans-continental letter to Germany, ex-David Warman collection | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #642 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1870 Cover from Tampico, March 31 to Lugano, Switzerland, franked with 12c imperf. tied by oval, sent by the "Eider" through Veracruz (April 1st) arriving St. Thomas April 12th, then by "Shannon" April 13th arriving Plymouth April 27th. Charged 2 shillings for British service, Anglo-French accountancy box "GB 1f60c" and 150 Swiss centimes due on arrival at Lugano, with Altdorf and Curio transits on back, fine cover to Switzerland | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #643 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1870 FL from Hamburg, 29 December to Oaxaca, with 23+ groshen paid with adhesives of North German Confederation (+gr [defective], 1gr, 2gr and 4x5gr, some faults), carried by ship to England then by a RMSP ships "Elbe" to St. Thomas and by "Corsica" to Veracruz; overland to Oaxaca, rated 4 reales, fine four-color franking from Germany to Mexico | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #644 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1870 FL from Tampico, April 27 to Havana, with small "Tampico Paid" cds of the British Agency, franked with 12c Hidalgo (instead of the British adhesive), taken by the packet "Tyne", with "INDIAS" plus "3" applied on arrival in Cuba on 4th May, signed G.Lami, Calves | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #645 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1870 FL from Mexico City, 30 August to Havana, franked with perforated 50c Hidalgo, conveyed by steamship "Corsica", British Agency "Paid at Vera-Cruz" crown circle and 4d (in crayon), also September 1st datestamp on back, handstamped "INDIAS" and "3" (for Cuban internal postage) applied on 4th September arrival, fine and rare "Paid at Vera-Cruz" to Cuba, ex-Glassco collection | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #646 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1870 FL from Tampico, 27 February to Havana, franked with British 4p (trimmed by scissors at top and bottom) tied by duplex "C63", with British Postal Agency cds alongside, used in combination with imperf. 12c Hidalgo, carried by the steamer "Corsica" and rated "3" (handstamp applied three times) on arrival, March 7th, some overall toning, fine mixed franking, signed Roger Calves etc. | Price Realized $5,750.00 |
 | Lot #647 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1870 Printed business circular ("Esportacion del Puerto de Guayaquil - Cacao") dated 1869 sent through the British Post Office at Guayaquil, 9 January 1870, prepaid with 4d stamp cancelled "C41", showing the British Postal Agency departure cds, carried by RMSP Co. steamer arriving in Colima, where it was forwarded by "Oetting Hos y Co." to Tepic, with 1/2 real due charged on arrival, fine and rare usage from Ecuador | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #648 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1871 Outer FL originating in New York, 12 December, conveyed by private means to Havana, where it was franked with pair of 4p Victoria (double rate), tied by "C58" duplex and Havana Dec.22 pmks, forwarded and placed aboard the steamer "Eider" (December 27th) arriving at Tampico on 29 December, with 2 reales due from recipient, fine | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #649 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1871 Large part of a FL (side panels missing) from Mexico City franked with perforated pair of 25c Hidalgo, tied by cds, sent to London per "Eider" to St. Thomas and "Shannon" to Plymouth, rated 1 shilling, with arrival pmk, fine | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #650 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1867-1871 1871 FL from Mexico City to Madrid, franked with 3x25c blue on pink (postal forgeries printed from original stones, with fake overprints) via the steamer "Nile" to London (November 28 backstamp) and through France, charged "8.R" due on arrival in Spain, fine, rare usage of postal forgeries on mail to Spain | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
