U.S. and Worldwide Stamps; South America; Russia
January 13-14, 2010
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 | Lot #837 MEXICO 1915 Oaxaca, cplt set in blocks of four, l.h./n.h., fine-v.f.  */**Catalog #414-19 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #2296 MEXICO 1764-1820 stampless letters, collection of 27 different, variety of Colonial markings including manuscript Virrey, boxed "Chalco" (1783), incoming "Espna", Cadiz (from Spain), "Nueva Espana" in red, with various due markings, "Franqueda en Puebla", rare "Audiencia de Guatemala" to Comitan, with red "Viva Fdo VII" (1812), also another in ms (very rare), FL from Havana to Veracruz with red "Yndias" and "3", 1839 FL from Oaxaca to Paris, large court document with "Tuxtla" hs sent to Guatemala, boxed "Ciudad de Bravos" (1842), "Villa Coronado" (1865), red "Galveston, Texas" (1846) to Philadelphia, etc., fine and attractive group, excellent nucleus for expansion, ex-Isaac Backal  | Unsold |
 | Lot #2297 MEXICO 1809 Prior to 1815, when the Spanish opened their Caribbean ports to foreign vessels, there is but one instance recorded of a British ship touching port in Mexico - the frigate "Lilly" in 1809. Spain was being invaded by Napoleon and allied herself with England. British warships were the sole means of maintaining communication with the Colonies, since the Spanish fleet had been taken over by the French. A FL from Veracruz, 6 November, to Cadiz, Spain, carried by the British frigate "Lilly", endorsed "Frag.ta Inglesa La Lilly", with "Nueva Espana" handstamp (indicating origin) and red "7R"(reales) due marking applied on arrival. Unique and important item of historical significance | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #2298 MEXICO 1813 (Nov.3) FL from Vera Cruz to Cadiz, Spain, via Havana (received on November 21st), forwarded on November 23rd by "Cueva Manzanar y Hermanos", placed aboard the warship "Nino" to Cadiz, via the Windward Islands, with red "Islas de Barlovento" origin handstamp, red "5R" due marking, fine. Stated to be the earliest known Forwarded Letter from Mexico | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #2299 MEXICO 1819 (Nov 6) FL from Bordeaux to Mexico, carried by a Spanish naval vessel "Galga" departing Cadiz November 28, routed through Cuba and therefore the "YNDIAS" marking, rated "3" reales for transit from Cuba to Mexico only, fine incoming letter from France, with June 20, 1820 response docketing | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2300 MEXICO 1821 FL from Havana to Fresnillo, with black "Islas de Barlovento" (Windward Islands) origin-handstamp and large "3" handstamps, fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #2301 MEXICO 1824 (Mar 13) FL from Veracruz to Cadiz, red "Nueva Espana" (origin hs), forwarded at New York by "J.B. Marie" 14 April, but still rated "7R" (reales) as if it had arrived directly from Mexico, fine and interesting item | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2302 MEXICO 1824 (Sep 24) FL from Mexico to London, forwarded in New York by "Le Roy Bayard & Co." (boxed handstamp) and placed on a private ship to London arriving at the port of Deal on December 24th, with "Deal Ship Letter" handstamp, charged 4 shillings due from recipient, fine | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2303 MEXICO 1825 FL (April) from Vera Cruz to Barcelona, probably originated at San Juan de Ulua (last Spanish holdout in Mexico) and carried by the Royal Spanish Navy frigate "Vengador", with "Yndias" and "7.R" due in Spain, fine example of mail carried by the Spanish Royal Navy. The Fort surrendered in November to General Miguel Barragan. | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #2304 MEXICO 1825 Beginning in June 1825 (after diplomatic relations between newly-independent Mexico and Great Britain had been established), a British Admiralty packet sailing monthly from Falmouth called at Jacmel (Haiti), Kingston (Jamaica), Havana (Cuba) and Veracruz; returning via Havana, St.Thomas, Barbados and Bermuda. The British Legation in Mexico City sent both official mail and letters handed over by the Mexican post for delivery abroad to its postal agency at Veracruz, via their special courier. Since the rates established for the Mexican mail were higher than those for mail from Jamaica, a "Fleuron" handstamp with "Mexico" was delivered to Jamaica to be applied on letters from Mexico. A letter from Mexico City, 23 April to London, forwarded at Veracruz, 28 April by Josiah Perrett, with the earliest recorded example of the red "Mexico" Fleuron applied in Jamaica, also faint Kingston July 8 transits, with July 25th arrival pmk in London, rated 3 shillings, fine. A rarity | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #2305 MEXICO 1825 (Aug 16) FL from Mexico City 16 to London, forwarded at Alvarado by Phillip J. Kramer, arriving in London November 17th, charged 11sh due from the recipient, boxed "Liverpool Ship Letter" hs, fine. The port of Alvarado was used because of the Spanish blockade of Veracruz | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2306 MEXICO 1825 FL from Mexico City to London, carried to New Orleans and forwarded by H. Monro, March 18th, taken on board "Le Frances" bound for Liverpool, arriving May 27th, with "Liverpool Ship Letter" handstamp, 2 shillings paid by recipient, fine example of pre-Admiralty Packet mail forwarded at New Orleans | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2307 MEXICO 1825 FL from Mexico to London, sent via Tampico where it was forwarded by "Bainbush and Co." (endorsement) to new Orleans. From there it was forwarded again, this time by Fred Frey & Co., arriving in London July 1st, rated 4 shillings, paid by recipient, boxed "Ship Letter Liverpool" handstamp | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #2308 MEXICO 1826 (May 18) FL from Veracruz to London; carried by a Royal Navy brig "Beaver" on June 4th to Kingston, Jamaica, where the mail was sorted and the red "Mexico" Fleuron added. From Kingston, the letter was sent to London on 24 July, arriving there on August 18th, with 3 shillings due noted, fine and extremely rare transit through Jamaica | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #2309 MEXICO 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 #2310 MEXICO 1827 FL from Veracruz to Gibraltar, via London where it was rated 2sh6p, forwarded on April 10th by "Lubbock and Co." via France (endorsement) red "Angleterre" and 11R assessed by the Spanish post office, fine cover, illustrated in Mexican Maritime Mail (page 49) | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2311 MEXICO 1828 (May 23) FL from Mexico to London, with red "Franco" hs, sent by the packet "Sheldrake" arriving July 19th, with the handstamped marking "Oz at 12s/per Oz", rated 12 shillings on arrival | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #2312 MEXICO 1832 (July 11) FL from Mexico City, per Admiralty packet "Princess Elizabeth" to Belfast Ireland, with red handstamp "Franco Hasta el Puerto" (paid to port) and with "Mexico" Fleuron on back (applied in Jamaica) indicating origin, charged 3sh 6d to recipient, with red August 30th arrival datestamp, fine letter (illustrated in Mexican Maritime Mail page 41) | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #2313 MEXICO 1833 (Jan 31) outer FL from Tampico to London, per packet "Sphinx," arriving April 5th, with handstamped "Oz at 12s/-per Oz" preceded by manuscript "1½" (oz) and therefore rated 18 shillings on arrival, filing folds, otherwise fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2314 MEXICO 1833 (Nov 8) FL from Veracruz to Bordeaux, 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 $260.00 |
 | Lot #2315 MEXICO 1834 (June 18) FL from Tampico to London with the official seal of the "Maritime Custom House in Tampico de Tamaulipas", with "Paq(uet) Ing (les)" routing specifications, carried aboard the "Goldfinch" via Veracruz (June 25) and Falmouth, arriving August 26th, rated "3" on arrival. Illustrated in Mexican Maritime Mail (page 44), "the earliest known official cover from the Custom House in Tampico" | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2316 MEXICO 1836 FL from Mexico City to London, forwarded in Veracruz by "Manning, Marshall and Co." (oval handstamp), placed on the ship "George Washington" 4 January 1837 to New York, where it was forwarded by "C.A. and E.H. Eckscher" (manuscript February 3 date). The letter arrived in London on 2nd March, with "Liverpool Ship Letter" box and rated 3sh 2d, fine pre-stamp forwarded item. U.S. ships began handling mail in the Caribbean on a regular basis in 1848, but it was not until April 1853, that a contract was awarded by the government for the conveying of mail directly from Mexican ports. Prior to this, mail was generally placed on U.S. ships by forwarding agents. | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #2317 MEXICO 1837 FL from Veracruz to London, per packet "Nightingale" to Havana where it was forwarded 3 February by Oliver Bastian (manuscript endorsement) to New York. From there the letter was forwarded again, this time by "Hogan & Miln" (oval handstamp), with "Liverpool Ship Letter" boxed handstamp, red 19 March 1838 arrival cds, rated 1sh 6d, fine double forwarded item | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #2318 MEXICO 1837 FL from Mexico City to Amsterdam, red "Franqueado Mexico July 10" departure, per Packet "Skylark", red "England over Rotterdam" handstamp on back, various other markings and charges, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2319 MEXICO 1838 (Oct 3) FL from Veracruz to Philadelphia, carried per packet "Swift", New York, November 12 arrival pmk in red, fine cover used during the "Pastry War" (Guerra de los pasteles). In November 1838, a French pastry cook, Mr. Remontel, claimed that his shop in the Tacubaya district of Mexico City had been ruined by looters and demanded compensation. When payment was not forthcoming, King Louis-Philippe of France ordered a blockade of all Mexican ports from Yucatan to the Rio Grande, with most of the Mexican navy captured at Veracruz. With diplomatic intervention from Great Britain, French forces withdrew from Mexico on 9th March, 1839 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2320 MEXICO 1841 (Apr 3) FL from Mexico to London, forwarded by "Hoffman y d'Oleire, Veracruz" by H.M. packet "Petrel" to New York. where it was forwarded twice by "C. & F. Schumacher" and "Gilpin's Exchange Foreign Letter Office", taken by private ship "St. James" to Plymouth (with ship letter handstamp) and rated 8 pence for ship letters, finally arriving London on 29th May, fine letter with triple forwarding markings | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2321 MEXICO 1842 FL from Mexico City to Paris, via Veracruz (red "Franqueado Mexico" cds indicates internal postage was pre-paid) with the newly issued cds of the British agency on flap and red "Packet Letter" box indicating the letter was in transit to other parts of Europe. Taken by packet "Teviot" through Tampico, New Orleans, Havana (June 18) and then by "Isis" to Falmouth, following the short-lived route called for in the original contract. Charged 3 shillings 2 pence (British) and 48 decimes (French), with Calais exchange office cds, Paris July 13th arrival docketing. A great cover, less than five recorded for this early route | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #2322 MEXICO 1843 FL from Mexico City, via Veracruz to Hollywood (near Belfast), taken by the steamer "Teviot" (February 24) to Southampton (April 2) through London and delivered in Ireland on April 5th, charged 2sh 3d due from recipient, with transit and arrival pmks on back | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #2323 MEXICO 1844 (July) letter forwarded four times between its origin at Mazatlan and its destination, London. Two Mexican forwarders are indicated in the manuscript "Sengstack & Schutte" at Mexico City and "Braune Busing" at Veracruz who paid local postage required before the letter was given to the British Agency, indicated by the "Franco en Veracruz." Missing the packet by one day, it was carried by the "Tay" to Tampico then by unknown means (another forwarding?) to New Orleans. Forwarded by "Schmidt & Co." to Boston and forwarded from there by "Barnard Adams & Co." (oval markings from both companies) and via Cunard steamer "Acadia", finally arriving London on 15th September. A complicated and rare item, one of only three such letters known | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2324 MEXICO 1845 (July 22) FL from Tampico (blue "Franco Santa Anna de Tamaulipas" departure hs), sent via London to Havre de Grace, France, carried by "Trent" arriving at Southampton on September 8th and Le Havre the next day. The British Agency in Tampico cds struck on backflap, prepaying 1 real for local delivery, boxed "Colonies & c. Art. 12" handstamp refers to the article of the first Anglo-French Postal Convention governing reimbursement by the British for partially paid or unpaid letters, "Article 12" being in use from June 1843 to January 1846. Charged 20 centimes to recipient, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2325 MEXICO 1846 FL carried out of the mails from Mexico City to Veracruz, forwarded by "R. De Munoz y Munoz" (oval handstamp), entering British mail at Veracruz 1 April 1846, sent by ship to Wakefield, via Southampton, rated 2 shillings 3 pence, with arrival pmk | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2326 MEXICO 1847 (Oct 1) FL from Veracruz to London, per steamer "Medway" via Havana, Nassau and Bermuda to Southampton (November 7), 4/6 paid at Veracruz for double-weight letter, clear "Paid at Vera-Cruz" crown circle postmark, fresh and v.f. | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #2327 MEXICO 1848 (July 13) FL from Veracruz to Philadelphia, with "Paid at Vera Cruz" crown circle, departure pmk on back, manuscript 2 shillings paid, carried on the "Great Western" to New Orleans (July 23 arrival pmk), rated 22 cents for double-weight ship letter, with straight line "ship" hs, little paper erosion, otherwise fine | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #2328 MEXICO 1848 Mexican-American War, undated cover from Veracruz set to go via U.S. military mail, but instead was given to forwarding agent "R. De Munoz y Munoz" (oval handstamp on backflap), and the manuscript "10" rate crossed out on front, some cover mending, otherwise fine. Stated to be the only instance known of military mail redirected via private mail | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #2329 MEXICO 1849 (June 16) outer FL to New York, with "Paid at Veracruz" crown circle in black, via Mobile, Ala (June) (in red), charged 1 shilling (manuscript) for British service including conveyance by the Royal Mail Steam Company packet "Clyde", red "Ship 12" applied in the United States (10c for over 300 miles inland plus 2c), with Veracruz departure and "Franquedo" pmks on back, v.f. | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #2330 MEXICO 1849 (Sept 15) FL from Veracruz to St.Thomas, per "Severn" via Mobile to Havana, then by "Tay" to Jamaica where it was transferred to the packet "Clyde" via Jacmel and San Juan to St Thomas, arriving October 13th, charged 1 shilling, with "Paid at Vera-Cruz" crown circle, filing fold, otherwise v.f., scarce destination with Kingston transit cds | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #2331 MEXICO 1849 Mexican-American War, FL (origin unknown), "Paid 10c" in manuscript, through Brazos, Texas 10 February (1849), sent to Vermont and redirected to Hatley, Canada, with transit datestamp of Stanstead, L.C. (arrival date of February 29th is in error, as February had only 28 days in 1849), 4½d charge to recipient, Hatley arrival pmk (date filled in manuscript 1 March 49), fine and rare item | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #2332 MEXICO 1851 FL From Veracruz to France, with Mexican and British Agency datestamps, via London with "Colonies & c. Art. 13" Anglo-French Convention accountancy box (which was used from February 1846 to December 1855), carried by "Trent" to St. Thomas (April 16) then by "Great Western" to Southampton (May 8), arriving at Le Havre May 9th, where it was rated 15 decimes to be paid by the recipient | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2333 MEXICO 1854 FL from Veracruz to Villa Clara, Cuba, 1sh paid (red crayon), with "Paid at Vera Cruz" crown circle, departure datestamp on back, handstamped "Yndias" (twice) on arrival in Cuba, charged "4" reales to the recipient, fine | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #2334 MEXICO 1855 FL from Fresnillo to France, with boxed departure datestamp, sent via the British Agency at Veracruz (cds on flap), 24 October 1855 (arriving in London 4 January 1856). The "Colonies & c. Art. 18." (referring to the relevant section of the Anglo-French Convention treating accountancy markings) was only in use during 1856 and is much scarcer than its predecessors, "12" and "13", rated 30 decimes by France, with appropriate transit and arrival pmks | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2335 MEXICO 1856 1/2r blue, overprinted Veracruz, horizontal strip of four cancelled Arizava, v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #2336 MEXICO 1856 1/2r blue, single franking on outer FL from Mexico to Puebla (this rate was for covers weighing less than 1/2 ounce until Dec. 19, 1856), stamp with light doubling of the top panel ("kiss print") variety (or re-entry), tied by light cds, fine, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #1var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #2337 MEXICO 1856 4r red, left half used as 2r on 1858 FL to Guadalajara, tied by boxed "Zacatecas May 10" handstamp, filing fold away from the stamp, fine, signed Brun, Calves, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #4a | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #2338 MEXICO 1856 4r red, right half used as 2r on 1858 FL to Guadalajara, tied by boxed "Zacatecas April 10" handstamp, filing fold away from the stamp, fine, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #4a | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #2339 MEXICO 1856 4r red, right half used as 2r on 1858 outer FL to Durango, tied by boxed Zacatecas March 27 datestamp, filing folds away from the stamp and slight cover reinforcing at bottom, otherwise fine, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #4a | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #2340 MEXICO 1856 4r red, bottom half used as 2r on 1860 FL to Mexico City, tied by Franco Morelia August 27 cds, light filing fold affecting the stamp, otherwise v.f., with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Morelia received only 200x2r stamps in July 1860 which were quickly used up and bisects and quarters were in use until December 1860 Catalog #4a | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #2341 MEXICO 1856 4r red, left half used as 2r on 1858 FL to Lagos, tied by Franco Guanajuato August 11 1858 cds, filing folds away from the stamp, fine, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Bisects of 4r were in use in Guanajuato from July 19-August 14 Catalog #4a | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #2342 MEXICO 1856 4r red, right half used as 2r on 1858 outer FL to Durango, tied by boxed Zacatecas March 1 datestamp, filing fold away from the stamp, fine, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #4a | Unsold |
 | Lot #2343 MEXICO 1856 4r red, lower right quarter used as 1r on 1859 FL, tied by boxed "Fresnillo" datestamp, sent locally to Zacatecas, filing fold away from the stamp, fine, with Jaretzky cert. Zacatecas received only one shipment of stamps in 1859 and bisects and quarters of the 4r and 8r were used until early 1860 when an additional shipment of stamps arrived, Catalog #4b Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #2344 MEXICO 1856 8r red lilac, upper right quarter, tied on outer FL by boxed "Zacatecas Julio 26 (1858)" datestamp to Mexico City, light paper staining, otherwise fine, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #5d | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #2345 MEXICO 1856 8r red lilac, upper left quarter used as 2r on 1858 outer FL used within Zacatecas, tied by straight line "Sombrerete" handstamp, filing fold away from the stamp, fine, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #5d | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #2346 MEXICO 1856 8r red lilac, upper right quarter used as 2r on 1859 FL to Sta Catarina, tied by boxed "Zacatecas Julio 25" handstamp, filing folds away from the stamp, v.f., with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #5d | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #2347 MEXICO 1856 8r red lilac, upper left quarter used as 2r on 1858 FL to Fresnillo, boxed "Aguascalientes Oct. 12" cancel, fine, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #5d | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #2348 MEXICO 1857 (Oct 28) FL from Tampico ("Santa Anna De Tamaulipas") to Glasgow, franked with 1r yellow, carried per "Solent" to St. Thomas (arriving November 15), then by steamer "Orinoco" to Southampton, arriving December 2nd, rated 2 shillings 3 pence, with Tampico departure, London transit and Glasgow arrival pmks on back, filing crease at right, otherwise fine. This is the only recorded 1856 Issue cover to Scotland, ex-Todd collection | Unsold |
 | Lot #2349 MEXICO 1858 (Dec 21) outer FL from Mexico City to New York, franked with 2r and 8r Hidalgo, paying 10 reales quadruple rate, by "Tennessee" to New Orleans, with January 11th, 1858 and circular "Steamship" markings, departing New Orleans on "Empire City", via Havana, arriving on 1st February. Manuscript "40" rate, additional notes in red ink refer to other correspondence, addressee's name overwritten by pen, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #2350 MEXICO 1858 cover from Minatitlan, dated 11 March in manuscript, franked with pair of 1r Hidalgo, paying 2 reales internal postage, sent by steamer "Tennessee" to New Orleans, with "Steamship 10" and March 24 arrival pmks, little edge toning and minor cover flaws Catalog #3 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #2351 MEXICO 1859 small cover from Veracruz, addressed ("aspirant de marine aboard de la Corvette L'Eurydice") to a sailor on board a British Admiralty ship "Eurydice", sent per packet "Medway" via Jamaica and Puerto Rico to St. Thomas (March 20), taken by the packet "Thames" to Panama, arriving March 30th, rated 2 shillings (red crayon), with "Paid at Vera-Cruz" crown circle, endorsed "Por Panama, Voie Anglaise", fine and delightful cover | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #2352 MEXICO 1859 outer FL from Mazatlan to San Francisco, franked with 2r Hidalgo, tied by April 2 departure datestamp, carried by a Pacific Mail Steamship Co. steamer, handstamped "6" cents (ship rate) due for letters to port of arrival. The San Francisco arrival pmk of May 12 indicates that the Mazatlan departure handstamp was probably not reset from April to May, as the normal travel time was 10 days between the two cities, fine and rare item, only a few west-coast recorded (illustrated in Mexican Maritime Mail page 244) | Unsold |
 | Lot #2353 MEXICO 1861 FL from Veracruz to Madrid, with "Paid at Vera Cruz" crown circle, paying 1sh (in crayon), sent per "Clyde" via Havana to St. Thomas (arrived December 12), then per "Shannon" to Southampton (arrived January 1, 1862) and on to Spain, where it was charged 8Rs (in blue) on arrival January 3rd, filing fold away from the markings, fine cover to Spain | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #2354 MEXICO 1861 1/2r black on buff, overprinted Morelia, horizontal strip of four cancelled on piece, pre-print creases at left, otherwise v.f. O Catalog #6 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2355 MEXICO 1861 FL from Mexico City, 29 April to Madrid, franked with 1r black on green and 4r black on yellow, with "Paid at Vera-Cruz" and rated 4 shillings (four times weight), sent by steamer "Solent" to St. Thomas and "La Plata" to Southampton (arriving May 13th), continuing to Spain through France and rated "16R" on arrival, with British Consulate handstamp, Vigo transit and Madrid arrival pmks on back, fine and important cover, very early usage of the 1861 adhesives, ex-Paliafito (paid $11,000 to W.C. Shelton and sold as part of the "Hidalgo" collection in 1995) Catalog #7,9 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2356 MEXICO 1861 4r black, 1/2 used as 2r in combination with 1r on 1862 outer FL addressed to Guadalajara, tied by San Luis Potosi (Jan.9) cds, filing folds away from the stamp, v.f., signed Calves, with 2007 Jaretzky cert., ex-Schwabe Catalog #7,9a | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #2357 MEXICO 1861 2 Reales black on pink, single and diagonal half, used on FL (Oct.4, 61) from San Luis Potosi to Guadalajara, v.f., signed Calves, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #8,8b | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #2358 MEXICO 1861 2r black on pink, vertical bisect tied by boxed "Franco en Yrapuato" handstamp on outer FL addressed to Guanajuato, filing folds away from the stamp, fine, with 1961 PFC Catalog #8b Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #2359 MEXICO 1861 4r black on yellow, diagonal half used as 2r outer FL addressed to Colima, tied by blue "Franco Guadalajara Mayo 14" cds, fine, bisects were only in use in Guadalajara in May 1861, signed Calves, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #9a | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #2360 MEXICO 1861 4r black on yellow, right half used as 2r on FL from San Luis Potosi to Zacatecas, tied by oval "Correos de San Luis Potosi" handstamp, with Oct. 10, 1861 cds alongside, v.f., with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #9a | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #2361 MEXICO 1861 4r black on yellow, right half used as 2r on outer FL from Lagos to San Luis Potosi, tied by straight line "Lagos" handstamp, v.f., only 120 2r stamps were sent to Lagos on April 19, 1861 and when this supply ran out 4r bisects were used until June 14, 1861 when the next shipment arrived, signed Williame, Roumet, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #9a | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #2362 MEXICO 1861 4r black on yellow, lower diagonal half used as 2r on large part of outer FL, stamp with sheet margin at bottom, tied by blue "Franco Guadalajara Mayo 21" cds, fine, bisects were only in use in Guadalajara in May 1861, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #9a | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #2363 MEXICO 1861 4r black on yellow, diagonal half used as 2r on FL to Zapotlan, tied by blue Franco Guadalajara 19 Mayo stamp with bottom sheet margin, slightly in at left, fine, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #9a | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #2364 MEXICO 1861 4r black on yellow, diagonal half used as 2r on outer FL addressed to San Luis Potosi, tied by oval "Admon Pral. De Correos Julio 21 Saltillo" handstamp, v.f., with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #9a | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2365 MEXICO 1861 8r black on red brown, 1/4 used as 2r on outer FL from Zacatecas to San Louis de Potosi, stamp tied by straight line "Zacatecas" cancel, v.f., with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #11b | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #2366 MEXICO 1861 8r black on red brown, 1/4 used as 2r on 1863 FL addressed to San Louis Potosi, tied by boxed "Aguascalientes April 7" handstamp, filing folds away from the stamp, fine, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #11b | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #2367 MEXICO 1861 8r black on red brown, 1/4 used as 2r on FL addressed to Tolima, tied by "Franco Guanajuato Sep. 30" cds, fine, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #11b | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #2368 MEXICO 1861 FL from Bordeaux, 30 July to San Luis Potosi, sent via London, from there by "Seine" arriving at St. Thomas on August 16th, then by "Trent" though Havana and Veracruz, arriving at Tampico August 29th, where it was forwarded, franked with two copies of 1/4 of 8 reales black on red brown, used as 2 reales, tied by Tampico cancel (Schatzkes No. 1585) and put into Mexican mail, fine and rare example of fractional usage on mail from France, signed J.K. Bash, ex-Koenig collection, with 1995 Mepsi cert. Catalog #11b | Unsold |
 | Lot #2369 MEXICO 1861 8r black on red brown, right half tied by "Franco Guanajuato" cds on FL addressed to Guadalajara, filing folds away from the stamp, fine, bisected stamps were used until April 22, 1862, when a new shipment of 4r stamps arrived, signed Diena, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #11c Catalog Value $750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2370 MEXICO 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 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2371 MEXICO 1864 cover from Tampico to France, with "Correos Franco Tampico" departure pmk, sent via London (arriving February 17th), without the customary exchange marking and London transit (having probably been left in the mailbag), rated 8 decimes, fine | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2372 MEXICO 1864 3c brown, cons. 72-1866, overprinted "Mexico", margins all around, original gum (l.h.), fine, with 2003 MEPSI cert., * Catalog #18 Catalog Value $1,300 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #2373 MEXICO 1864 3c brown, cons. 48-1866, overprinted "Mexico", margins all around, unused without gum, thin, fine appearance, with cert., (*) Catalog #18 Catalog Value $1,300 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #2374 MEXICO 1864 3c brown, cons. 48-1866, used on small piece, margins clear all around, fine, with 1987 MEPSI cert., O Catalog #18 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #2375 MEXICO 1865 FL from Tampico, July 27 to Havana, franked with 1r Eagle, sent through the British Agency (small "Tampico Ju 27 66 Paid" cds), rated 1shilling, carried by "Conway", arriving in Havana on 5th August, with "3" reales due in Cuba, handstamped "INDIAS" on arrival to indicate origin, some toning, otherwise a fine letter to Cuba | Unsold |
 | Lot #2376 MEXICO 1865 (Aug 14) stampless FL from Mexico City to London, via paquebot "Floride" and bearing the ship's postmark ("Mexique-Floride), with "FR 2 F 20c" exchange mark for letter to England via France, 1sh due, with transit and arrival pmks, fine | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #2377 MEXICO 1866 FL from Sisal to Mexico (via Vera Cruz) by Spanish steamer "Paris" on the first trip of the Lopez Line (The Herrera firm discontinued its service to Mexico in 1866 and the route was thereafter served by the firm of Antonia Lopez y Cia) to Mexico City, January 1866, franked with 1r and 2r Eagle, cancelled by oval "Franco Sisal" hs, v.f. (illustrated in Mexican Maritime Mail color plate 2) | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #2378 MEXICO 1866 large part of a FL (side panels missing) from Veracruz to Spain, with "Franqueado Vera Cruz 12 May", quadruple-weight paid with French strip of 4x80c "Empire", cancelled by anchor in dots, taken by steamer "France," arriving St. Thomas May 22nd and St. Nazaire June 6th, exchanged at Irun June 7th, "16Rs." due from recipient in Santander | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2379 MEXICO 1866 cover from Mexico City, July 10 to Vienna, Austria, franked on backflap with 4r Eagle, sent via a French packet, ligne "B" (Vera Cruz 13 July octagonal datestamp), rated triple-weight - "1 florin 31" Kreuzers (noted twice on cover in pen and again in blue crayon). Carried by the steamer "Imp. Eugenie", arriving in St. Nazaire August 8th, with Voslau and red Vienna datestamps on arrival, some paper separations and cover creases, impressive item | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #2380 MEXICO 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 #2381 MEXICO 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 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2382 MEXICO 1866 7c lilac gray, vertical pair, used partly on piece, fine, O Catalog #26 Catalog Value $250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2383 MEXICO 1866 13c blue, lithographed, "58-1866", overprinted "S.L. Potosi", horizontal pair tied by St.Luis Potosi 12 Sep cds on outer FL to Zacatecas, filing folds affecting right stamp, fine early usage of the second delivery of Maximilian stamps to S.L. Potosi, which were sent on August 30, 1866, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #27 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2384 MEXICO 1866 13c gray blue, two singles used on FL (5 Sep) from Matehuala to Calaya, fine (YT 25) Catalog #27 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2385 MEXICO 1866 25c orange brown, used on outer FL (12 Jan, 67) from Puebla to Mexico City, filing folds away from the stamp, ex-Fayolle ("superb copy") (YT 30) Catalog #27 Catalog Value €800 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #2386 MEXICO 1866 13c blue, used on FL (18 Dec) from Guanajuato to Leone, filing folds away from the stamp, fine cover (YT 25) Catalog #27 Catalog Value €500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2387 MEXICO 1866 13c blue, 25c orange brown (engraved), each used on a separate outer FL from Guanajuato to Irapuato, filing folds away from the stamp, fine (YT 29,30) Catalog #32,33 Catalog Value €1,600 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2388 MEXICO 1867 stampless cover from Mexico City to French attaché in London, with instruction to go by a British ship ("Voie Anglaise"), with red "Corps Exp. Mexique V.Angl" cds, but lacking pre-payment, was exchanged at origin, carried by a French ship, with "FR 2F20c" French-English exchange mark, rated 1sh 4d for a double-rated ship letter on arrival in England, also red box "Affranchisement Insuffisant", fine | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #2389 MEXICO 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 #2390 MEXICO 1867 1r blue, overprinted Mexico, thin gray blue paper, margins all around, on FL addressed to Pachuca, tied by black Mexico cds, filing fold and cover bleaching away from the stamp, fine, the 1r blue is rare on cover, with 2006 MEPSI cert. (YT 40) Catalog #43 Catalog Value €2,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2391 MEXICO 1868 FL from Mexico City, July 1 to Madrid, franked with 1r and 2r Hidalgo with the "Gothic Mexico" (seldom found on letters to foreign destinations) sent via a Lopez Line steamer "Paris" to Havana; from Cuba by "Antonio Lopez" to Spain, with "Admon de Cambio-Vigo" exchange office rate handstamp "8 Rs", endorsed "Vapor Espanol", fine and attractive cover, with Madrid Aug. 4 arrival cds (illustrated in Mexican Maritime Mail color plate 2) | Unsold |
 | Lot #2392 MEXICO 1868 (Nov 27) FL from New Orleans to Mexico City, forwarded in Havana by "J.R. Marquette" (Dec.20 datestamp in oval), adding two 10c Cuban adhesives to pay for the Spanish ship conveyance to Veracruz, arriving in Mexico 1 January 1869, charged 3 reales due from recipient, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #2393 MEXICO 1868 FL from Tampico, February 28 to Mexico City, with British 4p red cancelled "C63," with small "Tampico Paid" cds at bottom, carried by packet "Danube" to Veracruz, with oval merchant's cachet and "4" reales due on arrival, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #2394 MEXICO 1868 25c buff, "73-1866", margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at left, on FL addressed to Guanajuato, tied by oval "Correos Colima Oct. 4, 1866" handstamp, filing folds away from the stamp, v.f., at this time Colima did not yet use a district name and a shipment of 3,500 stamps numbered "73-1866" were sent to Colima in September 1866, with 2007 Jaretzky cert. Catalog #28 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #2395 MEXICO 1868 50c black on yellow, bottom half used as 25c on FL to Santa Catarina, tied by "Franco en Sierra Hermosa" handstamp, v.f. Bisects of the 1868 Issue are mostly found in the districts of Durango and Zacatecas (Sierra Hermosa is a subordinate office in Zacatecas), signed Josling, with 1983 Jaretzky cert. (YT 46c) Catalog #55var Catalog Value €3,000 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #2396 MEXICO 1868 50c black and yellow, left half used as 25c on outer FL to Durango, tied by Cuencame cds, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f., with 1995 PFC (YT 46c) Catalog #62c Catalog Value €3,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2397 MEXICO 1868-72 Hidalgo, thick figures of value, 12c, 25c and 50c, used in 1872 on FL from Zacatecas to Carro, fine and attractive three color cover, signed Calves, with cert. Catalog #59,61,62 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2398 MEXICO 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 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2399 MEXICO 1872 FL from Mexico City, November 8 to Genova, privately carried to Veracruz, franked with 25c imperf. Hidalgo, forwarded by C.A. Martinez and sent per "Eider" departing November 3rd, via Havana to St. Thomas, then by "Tasmanian" departing November 14th to Plymouth, arriving on 29th November, through France overland to Italy where it was charged 3.40L, with the addition of 1L, 2L and 40c (faulty), fine and spectacular postage due cover to Italy | Unsold |
 | Lot #2400 MEXICO 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) | Unsold |
 | Lot #2401 MEXICO 1872 outer FL originating 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 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2402 MEXICO 1872 12c blue, laid paper, boxed cancel, v.f., signed Calves, O Catalog #82a Catalog Value $350 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #2403 MEXICO 1872 50c yellow, vertically laid paper, overprinted "51 72", with district name "Zacatecas", used, large margins all around, fresh color, slight horizontal crease at top, otherwise v.f. example of this rare stamp, ex-Golden, with 1983 Jaretzky cert., O Catalog #84b Catalog Value $4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2404 MEXICO 1873 FL from Tampico, franked with 12c blue, tied by oval departure datestamp, sent via a British ship to Bordeaux. The triangular handstamp "GB 2F" which usually indicates at least partial transport by a U.S. ship, is overstruck by the "GB 1f60c" accountancy mark, used on mail transported entirely by British ship, with transit and arrival pmks, charged "24" (decimes) due, rare example of mail with dual accountancy markings | Unsold |
 | Lot #2405 MEXICO 1873 (Mar 27) FL from Tampico to Veracruz, franked with 12c Hidalgo and tied by oval "Franco en Tampico", conveyed per "Corsica" departing March 28th and arriving March 30th, with British postage paid as indicated by the small "Tampico Paid" cds, v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #2406 MEXICO 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 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2407 MEXICO 1873 printed circular from Acapulco to Colima, franked with 6c green, endorsed "per Vapor via Manzanillo", fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #2408 MEXICO 1874 unfranked FL from Mexico City, 4 March, via Veracruz to Barbados. This letter was carried on the "Eider" to St. Thomas, arriving March 16th, then per "Arno" (March 19th) arriving the same day at Barbados. This is the only recorded pre-UPU Mexican cover to Barbados and the latest recorded usage of the "Paid at Vera-Cruz" crown circle, with "8" (d) paid, appropriate transit and arrival pmks, fine, with appropriate transit and arrival pmks | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #2409 MEXICO 1874 outer FL from Tampico to Vera Cruz, franked with British 4d and used in combination with 10c Hidalgo (paying port to port rate), both tied by the duplex "C63", with 28 December, 1874 departure cds below, late example of Tampico Agency mail, fine mixed franking combination, ex-Backal | Unsold |
 | Lot #2410 MEXICO 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 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2411 MEXICO 1884 1c blue (error), unused, overall toning, natural inclusions, fine, (*) Catalog #150b Catalog Value $600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2412 MEXICO 1884 Hidalgo, 5p and 10p blue, well centered, h.r., with minor perf. flaws, otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #163-164 Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #2413 MEXICO 1892 5 peso carmine, fine used, rare, O Catalog #228 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #2414 MEXICO 1892 5p blue green, unused with large part original gum, h.r., usual centering, light creasing, fresh example of this rarity, signed Calves, with handstamp guarantee (YT 131, cat. value Euro 2,500) * Catalog #230 Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2415 MEXICO 1892 5p blue green, used, small faults, fine appearance (YT 131, cat. value Euro 1,100) O Catalog #230 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #2416 MEXICO 1895 10p deep blue, h.r., well centered, v.f., with handstamped guarantee (YT 145) * Catalog #256 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2417 MEXICO 1895 10 peso deep blue, unused without gum, fine, (*) Catalog #256 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2418 MEXICO 1914 1c deep blue, rouletted, block of six, n.h., fresh and v.f., signed Bloch (catalogue value for hinged singles) **Catalog #362 Catalog Value $1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2419 MEXICO 1914-15 Victoria de Torreon overprints, 5c green and 10c red, used on registered cover addressed to C.Juarez, 5c with facial abrasions, some toning, otherwise fine, with 2000 Mepsi cert. Catalog #365,366 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2420 MEXICO 1916 blue "Corbata" overprints, 5c orange, 15c lavender & claret, used, fine-v.f., with 1995 Mepsi certs, O Catalog #515,516 Catalog Value $950 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #2421 MEXICO 1916 Corbata overprint in black, on 15c lavender & claret, h.r., v.f., with 1996 Mepsi cert. which refers to this stamp as 516 proof, * Catalog #516var Catalog Value $775 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2422 MEXICO 1935 University, 5c-10p, set of eight, plus 1c Postal Tax, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #698-706 Catalog Value $1,736 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2423 MEXICO 1935 University, 5c-10p, set of eight, plus 1c Postal Tax, h.r., 1p toned, fine-v.f., * Catalog #698-706 Catalog Value $1,736 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2424 MEXICO 1934 University, cplt to 5p, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #698-705 Catalog Value $636 | Price Realized $200.00 |
