Salomon Rosenthal Collection of Mexican Maritime Mail
February 20, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #741 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1873-77 Mixed Frankings 1873 FL from Veracruz, January 20 to Spain, franked with 6c Hidalgo (1868 Issue), which by that date was invalid, tied by private cds (fraudulent use), sent via the French Consular Office, with 80c perforated Empire adhesive was added over the Mexican stamp and tied by anchor in dots postmark. Cover was conveyed per steamer "Nouvelle Monde" arriving in Santander, February 16th (Santander was added to the Ligne B itinerary in February 1872). The 80c franking paid way to Spain where 1 peseta postage due was assessed for internal postage, black "P.P." (paid to port) handstamp, fine and rare mixed franking with postal fraud, signed Calves  | Price Realized $12,000.00 |
 | Lot #742 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1873-77 Mixed Frankings 1873 FL from Mexico City, July 1 to Madrid, franked with imperf. 25c red Hidalgo, sent via the French Consular Post at Veracruz (octagonal "Mexique 17 July" departure datestamp), where French 80c perforated Empire was added and tied by anchor in dots postmark, black "P.P." (paid to port) handstamp, sent by steamer "Floride" to Santander, charged "1 Peseta" postage due, fresh and fine mixed franking France and 1872 Mexico issue | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #743 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1873-77 Mixed Frankings 1873 Outer FL from Havana to Veracruz, 60 centimes paid to destination with pair of 30c Ceres, cancelled by anchor in dots, with "Rafecas Y Ca" forwarding agent's datestamp, conveyed per "Floride", with "P.P." (paid to port) hs, overall toning, otherwise fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #744 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1873-77 Mixed Frankings 1874 Cover from Veracruz to Spain, franked with 10c Hidalgo (lifted and replaced) with French postage totaling 1 franc (10c and strip of 3x30c) cancelled by anchor, added through the French consular office June 17th ("Mexique" datestamp) and conveyed by steamer "Ville de St. Nazaire" to Santander, red "P.P." (paid to port), and rated "4R" due to Spain, minor flaws, otherwise fine mixed franking, with 1993 Mepsi cert. Catalog #107 | Price Realized $5,500.00 |
 | Lot #745 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1873-77 Mixed Frankings 1874 FL from Mexico City, April 15 to St.Thomas, franked with perf. 25c Hidalgo, sent by Mexican mail to Veracruz, where it was placed aboard the steamer "Louisiane", with pair of France 30c Ceres tied by anchor in dots, corresponding "Mexique 17 Avril, 74" departure datestamp, black "P.P." (paid to port) handstamp, arriving in St. Thomas on 28th April (Last possible use of the Mexican 1872 Issue on French mail since it was replaced May 5th), fine and rare mixed franking | Price Realized $5,750.00 |
 | Lot #746 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1873-77 Mixed Frankings 1875 FL from Veracruz, 16 December to Havana, per steamer "Lafayette" departing December 20th, franked with 10c Hidalgo and used in combination with pair of French 30c Ceres, cancelled by anchor in dots, appropriate "Mexique" consular octagon and Vera Cruz departure, boxed "P.P." (paid to port), with "3" charged on arrival in Cuba, filing fold and other small faults, signed Brun, Calves etc., with Robineau cert. | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #747 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1873-77 Mixed Frankings 1875 FL from Veracruz, 18 January to Bordeaux, by steamer "Louisiane", franked with 10c Hidalgo and pair of French 80 centimes stamps placed over and tied by Anchor in dots, arriving in France, February 14th, charged 12 decimes postage due, fine cover, signed Goebel etc., with cert., ex-Backal collection | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #748 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1873-77 Mixed Frankings 1876 FL from Mexico City, August 14 to Madrid, franked with 25c Hidalgo paying internal rate to Vera Cruz, where French 1.10fr postage (horizontal pairs of 25c and 30c Ceres) was added, cancelled by August 18th Octagons, sent via the "Ville de Bordeaux arriving in Santander on September 12th, additional prepayment of the French ship "Porte De Mar" rate of 31 centavos (strip of 3x2c and single 25c black, two stamps clipped on opening) added on back, tied by "0" (presumably indicating "paid"). A fine and remarkable triple-combination, with Roger Calves cert. One of two recorded covers showing this rate, illustrated in Mexican Maritime Mail (page 320) | Price Realized $10,500.00 |
 | Lot #749 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1873-77 Mixed Frankings 1875 FL from Veracruz, 18 January to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, by steamer "Louisiane", franked with French pair of 30 centimes "Ceres" paying the inter-Caribbean rate from St.Thomas, via a ship of "Ligne Annexe E", signed Calves | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #750 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1873-77 Mixed Frankings 1875 Outer FL paying 5c (circular rate), from Papantla to Bordeaux, carried by the "Lafayette" departing December 20th, rated 20 centimes on arrival in France, 16th January, v.f.. | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #751 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1873-77 Mixed Frankings 1877 Cover from Mexico City to Baltimore per "Ville de Bordeaux" departing Veracruz, 18 May, via Cuba and arriving New York, May 28th, franked with 25c Hidalgo (paying internal rate) and French 1.20fr (two pairs of 30c Type Sage) to cover the double inter-Caribbean rate to Cuba only, charged 10c due on arrival in New York, minor backflap flaws, with "Ligne B" and Baltimore arrival pmk on back, ex-C.S.Hamilton collection (I.Heiman, 1961 sale) | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #752 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1873-77 Mixed Frankings 1877 Cover from Veracruz, October 20 to Genova, sent through the French Consular Agency, October 23rd, and by the steamer "Ville de St. Nazaire" arriving in St. Nazaire November 17th. Double-weight (10c and 25c 1874 Issues annulled with zeros by the French) and rated "28" (decimes), 2.80L postage due charge in Italy with the addition of 2x40c and 2L adhesives. The triangle "T" is the UPU due marking introduced in 1876, fine cover to Italy | Price Realized $700.00 |
