Salomon Rosenthal Collection of Mexican Maritime Mail
February 20, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #792 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1863 Cover originating at the Gobernador Mine, Baja California, 29 October, placed at the Wells Fargo agency, with oval "Estafeta De Baja California" handstamp in red, through San Francisco where 3c U.S. was cancelled by Wells Fargo handstamp, addressed to San Jose, with boxed "Collect" in blue, cover restored at bottom right, rare  | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #793 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1863 FL from Bayonne, France to Guadalajara, placed inside another letter, carried by the "Atrato" from Southampton March 2nd, arriving St. Thomas March 17th, then by "Trent" to Colon and crossing the isthmus by rail. Taken from Panama by a Pacific Mail Steamship Co. vessel to Manzanillo, where it was forwarded by "Oetting y Cia", franked with 1r and 2r Hidalgo and entering the mail at Colima May 5th, fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #794 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1865 Outer FL from San Francisco to Guadalajara, carried by the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. vessel, arriving in Mazatlan August 12th, forwarded by "Echeguilan Quintanilla", franked with 4r Eagle, tied by departure datestamp, fine | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #795 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1865 Cover from Mazatlan to San Francisco, franked with 1 real Eagle, tied by "Franco" in wreath, with Feb.27 arrival and charged "10" cents due, fine and beautiful cover | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #796 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1865 Outer FL from Paris to Guadalajara, franked with France strip of 3x40c Empire, paying 1.20fr through London (April 3rd) and by "Tasmanian" to St. Thomas (April 16th), then by "Tamar" to Colon (April 23rd) via Jacmel and Jamaica. Carried by rail to Panama, with April 24 cds and forwarded by the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. to Colima, then forwarded by "Reich, Schmilinsky & Schacht", rated "4 R" in manuscript, boxed "P.P." (paid to port) in red, fine | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #797 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1865 Cover from Mexico City to New York, franked with horizontal pair of 8 reales Eagle (Mexico 133-1865), tied by Mexico cds, endorsed "Extraordinario" (special delivery) to Veracruz and by Mexico-American Steamship to New York, rated "60" on arrival for a sextuple-weight letter, side panel missing from back, fine and rare cover, with 1998 Mepsi cert., illustrated in Mexican Maritime Mail (page 66), ex-"Aguilas" collection Catalog #25 | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #798 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1866 Outer FL (side panels missing) from Mexico City to San Francisco, by the steamer "Manhattan", franked with Eagle + gray and 2r orange (both type V), tied by "Franco Mexico 1 May 1866" cds, with N.Y. Steamship 10 due cds. The extra + real was for sea postage on letters carried by the "Compania Mexico-Americana de Vapores Correos" (an arrangement by special contract announced with Circular 12 dated 10 July 1865), fine, with 1989 Mepsi Cert. Catalog #20d,23 | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #799 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1866 FL from London to Durango, sent per "Seine" departing April 17th, arriving in St. Thomas May 1st, transferred to "Tyne", departing May 2nd via Jamaica to Colon May 8th, by rail to Panama, then by a Pacific Mail Steamship Co. vessel to Mazatlan where it was franked with 2 Reales Eagle, forwarded by "Careaga y Cia" on June 1st and finally received in Durango on 20th June, v.f., with Mepsi cert. Catalog #23 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #800 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1866 undated cover from El Fuerte ("Franco en el Fuerte" departure handstamp) to Massachusetts, via Mazatlan, through San Francisco, with July 4 cds, handstamped "10" cents due, also rare "Steam Mazatlan", plus additional "2" on back, minor abrasions, otherwise fine, ex-Knapp | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #801 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1866 FL from Mexico City, February 2 to Paris, franked with +r and 4r paying double-weight (4 reales Eagle Issue pays domestic rate), sent to New York per steamer "Manhattan", "20" steamship (double) rate debited by the U.S. to France, which also charged the recipient "24" (decimes). U.S. to England conveyance by Cunard Line's "Australasian" departing February 21st and arriving 3rd March, fine cover to France via the American and Mexican Mail Steamship Co. | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #802 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1866 Large part of a FL (right side panel missing) from San Luis Potosi to Barcelona, with London transit on back, paying 32 centavos (Maximilian Issues) with 25 centavos internal plus 7 centavos for ship postage to Havana by steamer "Manhattan". From Cuba by British packets "Rider" to St. Thomas, and via "Seine" from there to Southampton, continuing on to Barcelona, charged "8Rs" due with a blue handstamp, fine cover to Spain, rare franking | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #803 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1866 Cover from San Blas to Stonington, Connecticut via San Francisco, July 23 (the cds with breaks in the circles is only known in 1866), franked with bisected 2 reales Eagle Issue, making up the correct 1 real rate for a letter mailed directly from a port and leaving the country, charged "10" cents. Cover tears, still the only known Eagle Issue fraction on a maritime cover | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #804 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1866 Coverfront from Guaymas to Marysville, California, franked with 2r Eagle, sent via San Francisco where the "Steam Mazatlan" and "Steam Manzanillo" handstamps were applied to indicate ports at which the vessel called (the latter in error), also "10" cents due and San Francisco, May cds, fine | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #805 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1867 Outer FL from Acapulco to Madrid, sent via the Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company to Panama, forwarded by "Hourquet Poylo & Cia", who entered it into the British mails at their consular office (cds), with red London transit cds on back, rated "4R" in red on arrival in Spain, fine | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #806 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers 1867 Outer FL from Veracruz, franked with 13c Maximilian, tied by February 11 cds, conveyed per "Alabama" to New York, with "Steamship 10". One of two recorded covers to the U.S. with the Maximilian Issue, ex-Todd collection | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
