Salomon Rosenthal Collection of Mexican Maritime Mail
February 20, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #722 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1866 FL from Veracruz, December 13 to Genova, Italy, franked with 13 centavos Maximilian Issue (scarce on maritime mail), conveyed per French Packet No. 2 (steamer "Panama"), rated 10 decimes, with Italian distribution and arrival (11 January) markings, fine  | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #723 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1866 FL from Paris, June 15 to Veracruz, paying 4fr with perforated strip of four and single 80c "Empire" (one faulty), with "Paris a Nantes 15 June" departure cds on back, via "St.Nazaire", with "P.P." (paid to port) in red, charged "6" reales on arrival , fine | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #724 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1866 FL from Mexico City, 13 October to Paris, franked with 50c green Maximilian, by the steamer "Imperatrice Eugenie" arriving at St. Nazaire on November 13th, with "20" (decimes) due. Maximilian Issues are seldom encountered on maritime covers, particularly the 50 centavos value, signed J.H. Bash Catalog #34 | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #725 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1867 Cover from Veracruz, 14 February to Geneva, Switzerland, franked with 13c Maximilian, carried by steamer "Nouvelle Monde" arriving at St. Nazaire March 14th, then overland via Paris, arriving in Geneva March 16th, triangular "F29" Franco-Swiss exchange mark and rated 200 centimes on arrival, fine and only known cover franked with the Maximilian issue to Switzerland, ex-Cihangir collection | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #726 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1867 Cover from Mexico City, August 10 to Marseille, franked with 4 reales "Gothic" Hidalgo on thin blue paper (fewer than ten foreign mail covers are known with this stamp), taken aboard French Paquebot No. 1 "Panama", August 13th, arriving September 4th, charged "10" (decimes) due from recipient, backflap missing, fine Catalog #45 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #727 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1867 Outer FL from Mexico City, 10 June to Paris, 14 reales franking with single 2r black on pink and strip of three of 4r red on yellow (Gothic "Mexico"), carried by steamer "France" to St.Nazaire, arriving Paris on 9 July, rated "60" (decimes) for 2 ounces (the rate at this time was 10 decimes per 10 grams), fine and impressive cover, rare franking, with Mepsi cert. Catalog #37,38 | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #728 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1867 Coverfront from Mexico City to Italy, franked with vertical pair 2r (Gothic "Mexico"), carried by the steamer "France" departing Veracruz September 13th, arriving October 10th, rated 20 decimes on arrival for a double-weight letter, fine Catalog #44 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #729 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1867 Outer FL from Veracruz to Paris, franked with 13c Maximilian, tied by "Franquedo Vera Cruz", with 16 March "Paq. Fr. No.2" of Ligne "B" departure octagonal datestamp, rated "10" (decimes) with 12 April arrival pmk on back, filing folds away from the stamp, v.f. | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #730 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1867 Outer FL from Havana, August 6 to Mexico City, paying 1.20 francs postage for double-weight letter (perforated strip of 4x10c and single 80c "Empire"), faint "Havane" departure pmk, carried by steamer "Panama", with "4" reales due on arrival, fine letter from Cuba with French franking to Mexico | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #731 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1867 Outer FL from Tampico to Bordeaux franked with horizontal pair of French 40c "Empire", tied by Anchor in dots pmk, Mexican postage paid with "Correos Tampic" sello negro, boxed "PD" in red ( postage paid to destination), sent via Ligne F paquebot "Sonora" departing 7 August, arriving at Veracruz August 10th; transferred to steamer "Panama" August 13th, arriving at St. Nazaire September 7th and Bordeaux the next day, fine and scarce "mixed franking" of French adhesives and Sello Negro, signed Pothion, ex-Dubus collection | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #732 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1868 FL from New Orleans, October 9 to Mexico City, carried privately and forwarded at Havana by "J.R. Marquete" on November 1st, paying 60c with a horizontal strip of 3x20c perforated "Empire", with "Havane" departure datestamp, taken by French steamer "Panama", with "4" Reales due on arrival, v.f. | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
 | Lot #733 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1868 Cover from Tampico to Lugano, Switzerland, paying 1.20fr with perforated France 40c and 80c Empire, Mexican postage paid by Tampico May 7 "sello negro", red "PD" hs (paid to destination), carried by the steamer "Sonora" to Veracruz, arriving May 10th and transferred to steamer "Imperatrice Eugenie" May 4th, arriving at St. Nazaire June 11th, then overland to Switzerland, with Curio arrival pmk, fine mixed franking with post-war Tampico sello negro and French adhesives, illustrated in Mexican Maritime Mail (page 127) | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #734 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1870 FL from Mexico City to Neuchatel, triple weight paid with 50c Hidalgo (1868 issue), sent via French packet "Washington", endorsed "Voie de St. Nazaire" (but without consular agency datestamp) departing Veracruz May 13th (with Ligne B agency datestamp) and arriving at St. Nazaire on 9th June, exchanged under the terms of Article 29 of the Franco-Swiss Convention of 1865, triangular "F.29" accountancy handstamp, charged 1 franc postage due on arrival in Switzerland, fine | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #735 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1870 Outer FL from Mexico City, April 10 to Breslau, franked with pin-perf. 50c Hidalgo, via France per "Washington" and by train to Prussia where the recipient was charged "17" silbergroschen (3sgr domestic charge to Prussia and 14sgr to France), rectangular "F48" accountancy mark (as per the article in the Franco-Prussian treaty), also "66" in red crayon, transit and arrival pmks, scarce | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #736 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1866-1870 1870 Coverfront to Spain, franked with imperf. 25c blue on pink, cancelled by boxed "Franco Lacouna", with "Polacra Goleta Dalia" ship mark at left, charged "8Rs." in Spain, fine | Price Realized $240.00 |
