Salomon Rosenthal Collection of Mexican Maritime Mail
February 20, 2008
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 | Lot #810 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1869 Outer FL from Hamburg, April 12 to Tepic, via England, triple-rate 72 3/4 Groshen (North German Confederation) pre-paying postage to Manzanillo, the port of entry. Conveyed by a British steamer to London (6sh 6p charged to Germany), then per "Shannon" from Southampton to Colon (May 8th). Overland to Panama, then by Pacific Mail Steamship Co. "Golden City" to Manzanillo. The "6" reales paid by Colima Forwarder "Oetling and Co." was not accepted and 75 centavos was paid with 25c and 50c adhesives, which were placed over the "Franco en Manzanillo" handstamp. The cover finally arrived at Tepic on 28th June. An interesting and well traveled cover, illustrated in Mexican Maritime Mail (page 250)  | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #811 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1869 cover to USA, franked with 12c green, tied by boxed "Paso El Macho" handstamp, part of a New York ship Feb.12 pmk, some cover mending, otherwise fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #812 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1869 FL from Puebla to New York, franked with 2x25c blue, sent per "City of Mexico" departing September 23rd, arriving October 6th, with "N.Y. Steamship 10" rate cds, fine | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #813 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1869 FL from Papantla to New York, franked with 25c blue, sent per steamer "Cleopatra" departing Veracruz December 4th, arriving December 16th. With "N.Y. Steamship 10" cents due, fine | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #814 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1869 FL from New York to Veracruz, franked with 10c orange (1869 issue), per steamer "Cleopatra", arriving October 24th. The ship returned to port October 4th and was delayed until October 11th, v.f. | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #815 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1870 FL from Hamburg to Laguna, sent by HAPAG Line steamer "Holstatia" departing January 15th and arriving New York January 28th, where 10c U.S. franking was added by an unknown forwarding agent, then via "City of Merida" to Campeche, arriving on 7th February, with 2 reales due, overall toning, scarce usage from Germany, via New York | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #816 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1870 cover from Mexico City (September) to New York, franked with 25c, 50c and 100c 1868 Issues from different districts (which is unusual), with New York, Sept. 19 arrival, charged 12 cents postage due (quadruple-weight), minor cover flaws, fine and colorful cover | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #817 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1871 FL from Papantla to Bordeaux, franked with pair of 6c and single 25c, paying 37c by "City of Mexico" to New York, then by British open mail (Cunard steamship "Abyssinia" departing New York August 26th) through England to France, exchanged at the rate of 2 francs per 30 grams (GB 2F accountancy marking) with 5c going to the U.S., Charged "24" (decimes) in France for a double-weight letter, fine | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #818 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1871 Small cover from Queretaro to Toulouse, France, franked with 25c blue (1868 issue, thick figures), tied by boxed "Franco Queretaro" departure hs, paying internal postage via New York, with "GB 3f60c" used for unpaid letters coming by U.S. steamer "City of Mexico" arriving December 23rd (after expiration of the U.S. - French Treaty on 1 January 1870) and then forwarded by British Steamer "Cuba" departing December 26th to France arriving January 6th. Charged "15" (decimes). The U.S. debited England only "5" (circled) cents instead of the usual 12 cents because it arrived via a subsidized ship, fine and interesting example of partial prepayment of rates in stamps to Europe, with Holcombe cert. | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #819 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1871 FL from Manchester to Acapulco, franked with British 4x6p and 2x1sh, leaving Liverpool by a Danish ship ("Venezuela") to St.Thomas, then by a British ship to Colon, by rail to Panama, where it was forwarded by "Hourquet, Poylo & Co." (oval handstamp), who paid "55" cents for carriage by the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. vessel to Acapulco, filing folds, some toning, otherwise fine and striking letter | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #820 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1871 FL from Manchester to Acapulco, franked with British 1p and 4x1sh, leaving Southampton by a Danish ship ("Kronprinz Fridrich Wilhelm") to St.Thomas, then by a British ship to Colon, by rail to Panama, where it was forwarded by "Hourquet, Poylo & Co." (oval handstamp), who paid "40" cents for carriage by the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. vessel to Acapulco, filing folds, some toning, otherwise fine and striking letter | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #821 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1871 Outer FL from I Del Carmen, forwarded in Merida by "Benito Azner Perez", franked with 12c and 50c paying 62c by the "City of Mexico" to Veracruz, fine internal ship mail | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #822 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1872 FL from Acapulco to San Francisco, franked with 25c red (2-72 Acapulco), transported by Pacific Mail Steamship Co. vessel (the company's contract started 31 March 1872), with oval "Steam Acapulco" applied on arrival at San Francisco where it was also rated "6" (for a double-weight letter), filing folds, otherwise fine, with 1988 Mepsi cert. Illustrated in Mexican Maritime Mail (page 271) | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #823 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1872 Outer FL from Manchester, franked with pair of British 3p, per steamer "Abyssinia" to New York, arriving May 24th, then overland to San Francisco (with May 31 arrival cds), forwarded by "Lemmen Meyer" (manuscript departure in company's oval) to Mazatlan, Mexico, arriving on 1st July, fine, with Proschold cert. Catalog #SG 102 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #824 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1872 Outer FL from San Francisco to Guadalajara, with forwarders' handstamps "Thomas Bell, San Francisco", "Leptien y Lieckmann, Manzanillo" and "Schact & Ca., Colima", where 25c adhesive was added, some hinge marks on back, fine triple-forwarded letter | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #825 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1872 Coverfront from Veracruz to Genova, triple-weight with 50 centavos (1872 Issue) franking, carried by "City of Mexico" to New York (arriving September 29th), then by Cunard steamship "Java" (October 2-11) and to Italy by way of England and France, "30" debit to France the U.S., 5.10L due in stamps (10c, 1L, 2x2L) on arrival from the recipient, some faults, ex-Garcia Larranaga | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #826 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1872 F. Alexandre & Sons Line (Veracruz-Sisal-Havana-New York Route). The basic United States rate for ship letters was 10 cents (3 cents of which was for internal delivery). FL from Merida, June 8 to New York, franked with 12c (the 1868 Issue had actually been demonetized by this date), via the "City of Merida", with June 19. New York Ship, 3 cents due on arrival (the other 7 cents was not charged, because F.Alexandre & Sons was subsidized by special contract with the government of Mexico), fine cover, ex-David Warman collection | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #827 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1872 Outer FL from Mexico City, franked with 50c yellow and sent to New Orleans, with Nov. 12 arrival and "Steamship 10" due, blue Mexican seal on back, fine | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #828 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1873 FL from Puebla, franked with 2x12c and 25c, paying 49c through Veracruz, taken by the "City of Mexico" which stopped in Sisal (on its way to New York), then carried overland to Merida, fine | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #829 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1873 FL from Papantla to New York, franked with 25c, departing Veracruz on the "Cleopatra," arriving December 29th, "New York Steamship 3" (3c due from recipient), fine | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #830 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1873 FL from Mexico City to Brownsville, franked with 25c and sent via New York (deposited there because it was picked up at Veracruz on the "Cleopatra's" return trip), with "N.Y. Steamship 3" paid by recipient, some toning, otherwise fine | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #831 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1873 FL from Acapulco to San Francisco, franked with 25c red, charged "3" reales to recipient, also with San Francisco Steamship, Oct. 5 arrival cds, and "Carrier" October 6 pmk on back, fine | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #832 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1873 Printed circular from Acapulco to Colima, franked with 6c green, endorsed "per Vapor via Manzanillo", fine | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #833 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1874 Outer FL from New York per "City of Mexico" to Veracruz, 50c paid with U.S. stamps (2x10c and 30c, Scott's No. 154,161), arriving March 26th, charged 8 reales due, fine cover to Mexico, with 1985 PFC | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #834 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1876 FL from Mexico City to London, forwarded to New York by "City of Havana," arriving September 12th, there forwarded by "Fred Probst and Co.", with U.S. postage paid with a 10c adhesive, then carried by Cunard steamer "Abyssinia" arriving London on 23rd September, fine example of late forwarded mail | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #835 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1875 cover, actually 3c U.S. stationery entire, franked with 25c Hidalgo and used from Mexico City to Paris, per "el Paquete Americano" (U.S. ship "City of Merida"), with March 17 "New York Br. Transit" cds, then by a Cunard steamer "Cuba" to France, via London. U.S. "50" debit marking, also 24 decimes due on arrival. Cover refused, with red "Rebuts de Paris" 31 March cds on back, returned to the U.S. Dead Letter Office (handstamped entry number "328"), fine and scarce mixed franking | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #836 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1876 Outer FL from Mexico City to New York, with 1 peso 35 centavos franking (5x25c and single 10c) for ten times the weight of an ordinary letter (about 2+ oz), carried by "City of Merida" to New Orleans, with "ship" handstamp in blue, May 5 arrival, charged "due.18", also same in blue crayon, fine | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #837 MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers 1877 Cover from Veracruz to Genova, franked with 10c black, carried by "City of Mexico" arriving at New York November 6th, then by an American packet to England and via France to Italy, with 45 centesimi postage due charged in stamps on arrival, fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
