Mail to Mexico
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
|
| 170 |
 |
 2c Brown (113). Deep
shade, tied by rosette cancel on printed prices current to Pueblo,
Mexico, sender's blue Jul. 28, 1869 oval datestamp and ship designation
"p City of Mexico", "-1/2" reales due handstamp, fresh and Very
Fine, attractive example of printed-matter rate to Mexico paid by 2c 1869,
ex Juhring (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
| 171 |
|
 10c Yellow (116). Vibrant
color and choice centering, minor perf toning, tied by "Brownsville Tex.
Jun. 11" (1870) circular datestamp and cork cancel on blue folded letter
from Matamoros to Zacatecas, Mexico, via Brownsville Tex., datelined
"Campos en Matamoros Junio 3 de 1870", "2" reales handstamp for
internal Mexican postage, lightly toned file fold, Very Fine, unusual
back-and-forth cross-border usage using the U.S. post office at
Brownsville, ex Juhring, with 1978 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
| 172 |
|
 10c Yellow (116). Tied by
stunning bold strike of rosette cancel and duplex "New-York Aug. 17"
circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Vera Cruz, backstamped by
sender in Paris, France, and "Forwarded by O. K. King & Co. New-York
Aug. 17, 1869" oval datestamp, 10c stamp for American Packet rate and
ms. "Str. 'Cleopatra' to Vera Cruz" applied by forwarder, Very Fine,
ideally suited for exhibition, this cover demonstrates how correspondents
in Europe would evade transatlantic postage by utilizing forwarders to send
mail to Central and South America via American packet
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
| 173 |
|
 10c Yellow (116).
Perfectly centered, deep shade, tied by circle of wedges with duplex
"New-York Aug. 17" circular datestamp on folded cover to Vera Cruz,
sender's ship endorsement "per 'Cleopatra'", Extremely Fine (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
| 174 |
|
 10c Yellow (116). Rich
color, tied by circle of V's cancel, "New York Jul. 29" circular datestamp
on blue folded cover to Mexico, sender's ship endorsement "Pr.
'City of Mexico'", lightly toned along file fold, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 400-500 |