Salomon Rosenthal Collection of Mexican Maritime Mail
February 20, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #678 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1825-1855 1825 FL from Veracruz , Dcember 31 to Francomount, Belgium, red "Colonies Par Le Havre", forwarded at Philadelphia by "Bons and Laguerman" on 4 September 1826 (eight months delay), via Le Havre and "Over Dinant" (handstamp) by the ship "Stephania", endorsed "11 grams" and "90" (decimes) due, handstamped "T.F.", fine double rate letter  | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #679 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1825-1855 1826 Outer FL from Mexico City to Rixheim, with "Colonies Par Bordeaux" black hs, forwarded by "Lentagne, Suberville & Co" (city unknown), with September 12, 1826 arrival pmk, fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #680 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1825-1855 1827 FL from Veracruz, via Bordeaux to Francaumont, Belgium, with "Colonies Par Bordeaux" indicating origin and port of entry, "85" (decimes) due on arrival, also red "T.F.", fine | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #681 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1825-1855 1827 FL from Paris to Mexico City, with Bordeaux P.32.P linear handstamp and oval company cachet, taken by Le Glaneur "Captain Petit", with red straight-line "Veracruz" applied on arrival, hence obviously forwarded, with internal postage paid, fine | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #682 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1825-1855 1832 FL from Mexico City, 4 July to Bordeaux, postpaid to Veracruz (red "Franco Hasta el Puerto" handstamp) then by packet ship "Esteva" departing August (?) and arriving in France October 2nd, with boxed "Bordeaux Paq. Reg.", handstruck "15" and rated 24 decimes due, fine | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #683 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1825-1855 1833 From 1827 to 1835, French ships served Veracruz from Bordeaux, via Martinique and Haiti. Initial contract was with the "Societe Gautier et Brun", then in 1830 the same route was run by "Balguerie et Fils". A FL from Veracruz to Bordeaux, 8 November, carried by the "Antigone" and arriving (according to records) 3 January 1834. The "15" (decimes) was for sea conveyance and "16" (decimes) was rated in France. The boxed "Bordeaux Paq. Reg." is characteristic on mail conveyed by this company, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #684 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1825-1855 1836 FL from Tampico to Bordeaux, carried by "Anselme", slit and disinfected ("Purifiee au Lazaret de Trompeloup" Paillac), rare on Mexican mail, arrived at Bordeaux October 4th, with boxed "Pays D'Outremer" and rated "3" (decimes). From 1835 until late 1862, there was no subsidized direct mail service, which was then handled by private ships to and from Mexico | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #685 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1825-1855 1842 FL from San Martin via Vera Cruz to Sens, with "Franco en S.Martin" and boxed "S.Martin", both in red, "Outre-Mer/Pauillac 12 March 42" cds indicates origins in the Antilles and port of entry to France, paid to destination at origin (boxed "PD"), with Paris arrival cds | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #686 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1825-1855 1855 Outer FL from Paris to Veracruz, paying 30c (three imperf. 10c Empire, poor margins, one with a small archival punch), forwarded at Le Havre by "M.J. De Rigoyen & Fils," with "Bureau Maritime" cds in red, carried by the "Leontine" | Price Realized $230.00 |
