Salomon Rosenthal Collection of Mexican Maritime Mail
February 20, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #676 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1878-80 Curacao 1880 Mourning cover from Veracruz, 13 November to Curacao, sent inside another letter by a British ship to St. Thomas, arriving November 27th, forward with pair of 10c Danish West Indies stamps to Curacao, minor cover faults, otherwise fine and unusual usage of mail originating in Mexico  | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #677 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1878-80 Curacao 1878 FL from Maracaibo, 30 November, forwarded at Curacao December 7th by "J. Gaerste and Co." and franked with 25c stamps of Netherlands Antilles (5c and 2x10c), sent via St. Thomas (24 January 1879) to Veracruz on the "Solent", arriving January 28th, minor flaws, otherwise fine Venezuela-Mexico letter, with appropriate transit and arrival pmks, ex-Backal collection. Mexico joined the UPU on 1 June, 1878, after which no charges were applied to properly franked mail from member nations | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
