Salomon Rosenthal Collection of Mexican Maritime Mail
February 20, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #706 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1863 wrapper from Mexico City to Paris by "Voie de St. Nazaire", franked with 1r green and backstamped with postmark of "Mexique-Tampico May 1863", rated "2f 40c" and "16" (indicating 16 times the 15c per ounce rate), this was apparently part of a bundle to the same destination for which this charge was applied since the weight of this one piece required only 1 real for internal Mexican postage, handstamped "Legation de France au Mexique"  | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #707 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1863 Outer FL from Paris, paying 30c (10c and 20c Empire) for commercial ships rate (in force until October 1863) sent through the Maritime Bureau at Le Havre (cds), August 21st and placed aboard the "Montevideo" to Veracruz, red "P.D." (paid to destination), fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #708 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1863 Incoming FL from Glasgow, 14 October to Mexico City, franked with 2sh British postage to port (red "PP" supporting hs), via France with "Mexique Floride 18 Oct." octagonal ship postmark on reverse. This is the only recorded example of this ship's markings on covers originating from a European country other than France, with London and Calais transits, charged "6" reales due for Mexican internal postage, fine | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #709 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1863 Incoming FL from Glasgow, 14 September, franked with 2sh (pair of Victoria 1sh green) paying postage to port (supported by red "PP" handstamp), sent via London and Calais, with "Louisiane 16 Sept." ship cds on front. Only recorded example of this ship's markings on cover originating from a European country other than France, "6" reales due for Mexican internal postage, fine | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #710 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1864 FL from Veracruz to Bordeaux, with "Franqueado Vera Cruz June 10" departure datestamp, endorsed "Via St Nazaire", with octagonal "Mexique Guienne" datestamp, previously unrecorded out of Mexico. The 14 June date conforms to the schedule of the steamer "Louisiane", charged 8 decimes, with Paris transit and arrival pmks on back, fine and rare cover, with Robineau cert. | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #711 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1864 Large part of a FL (side panels missing) from Veracruz to Spain, with Mexican postage paid, indicated by sello negro "Correos Franco Veracruz" via the French Consular Agency ("Mexique" octagon) and paid to port of entry ("P.P." in blue) with French 80 centimes imperf. adhesive, cancelled by anchor in dots, carried by the steamer "Veracruz", with 4R due, with French transit and red "Irun" and Burgos arrival postmarks | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #712 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1864 Cover (opened for display) from Mexico City (July) to Paris, franked with 2x4r Eagle (Mexico & 119-1864 overprints, "1" inverted) , sent via French Consular Agency ("Mexique" octagon) with backstamp of the steamer "Mexique-Tampico", rated "24" (decimes) for a quadruple-weight letter, fine, ex-Boris Rubio and J.Paulsen collections, with 1987 Mepsi cert. Catalog #24a | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #713 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1865 FL from Mexico City, 8 March to Bordeaux, franked with 4r Eagle, via Veracruz where it was placed aboard the steamer "Imp. Eugenie" March 19th, arriving St. Nazaire April 15th and Bordeaux next day, charged 8 decimes due, fine, ex-"Aguilas" collection | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #714 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1865 Coverfront from Mexico City to Liverpool, franked with 4r Eagle, carried by the "Louisiane" to France, and then sent to Liverpool. Shows the seldom seen French-English exchange marking "FR/2F20", 1 shilling collected in England, 8 decimes debited by France, some toning, rare | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #715 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1865 Stampless FL from Mexico City, August 11 to London, via paquebot "Floride" and bearing the ship's postmark ("Mexique-Floride), with "FR 2F20c" exchange mark for letter to England via France, 1sh due, with transit and arrival pmks, fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #716 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1866 Large part of a FL (side panels missing) from Veracruz to Spain, with "Franqueado Vera Cruz 12 May", quadruple-weight paid with French strip of 4x80c "Empire", cancelled by anchor in dots, taken by steamer "France," arriving St. Thomas May 22nd and St. Nazaire June 6th, exchanged at Irun June 7th, "16Rs." due from recipient in Santander | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #717 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1866 FL from Guanajuato, June 14 to Hamm, Prussia, franked with 2r Eagle, sent per steamer "Panama" to St. Nazaire and from there by rail to Aachen. The "F48" handstamp signifies exchange according to Article 48 of the Franco-Prussian Convention for letters from overseas, rated "9" (groschen), with French Packet Ligne B, 14 June, 1866 cds (sometime during 1866 post facto in a September circular, a new set of four date-cachets were issued to replace those having the names of ships. These have "Vera Cruz" above and "Paq. Fr. B. No. (1-4)", the numbers corresponding to ships serving Ligne B, those assignments varying from year to year), also "Aus Frankreich per Aachen 12.7. and Bahnhofs 13.7. arrival pmks, filing folds just touching top and bottom of the adhesive, with additional tiny tear at bottom, otherwise fine and rare cover to Prussia | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #718 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1866 Outer FL from Tampico, 10 June to New Orleans, franked with 1r Eagle, carried aboard the steamer Sonora on the short-lived extension of the "F" line, with June 16 arrival cds, charged "Due 3" (cents). Ligne "F" operated from September 1865 to January 1868 servicing Matamoros, Tampico and Veracruz, where it connected with Ligne "B". New Orleans was added in 1866, but was dropped later that year. Mail arriving at the last minute was generally taken by the captain who would post it at the next available port of call. This is the only recorded example of "Ligne Annexe F" to New Orleans | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #719 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1863-66 1866 Cover from Mexico City, July 10 to Vienna, Austria, franked on backflap with 4r Eagle, sent via a French packet, ligne "B" (Vera Cruz 13 July octagonal datestamp), rated triple-weight - "1 florin 31" Kreuzers (noted twice on cover in pen and again in blue crayon). Carried by the steamer "Imp. Eugenie", arriving in St. Nazaire August 8th, with Voslau and red Vienna datestamps on arrival, some paper separations and cover creases, impressive item | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
