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MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1863-67 covers continued...

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
801			1866 FL from Mexico City, February 2 to Paris, franked with ½r 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. (Image)	$2,500 SOLD for $3,000.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
802			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 (Image)	$7,500 SOLD for $7,500.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
803			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 (Image)	$5,000 SOLD for $4,500.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
804			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 (Image)	$250 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
805			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 (Image)	$1,000 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
806			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 (Image)	$4,000 SOLD for $4,000.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM

MEXICO SPANISH SHIPS - 1856-1877

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
807			1868 cover from San Blas to San Francisco, 3c Nesbitt entire bearing Wells Fargo & Co. "Paid" frank, cancelled by the twelve-tipped mute strike, with Mexico 25 centavos 1868 Issue franking at bottom left tied by "Franco S.Blas" in oval, 7 cents due in blue crayon (the contract rate was 10 cents, with the 3c envelope frank having been subtracted from the normal 10c due charge), endorsed "All relating to Mexico" at left, backflap missing, fine and rare mixed franking entire, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein collection, illustrated in Mexican Maritime Mail (color plate 6) (Image)	$5,000 SOLD for $5,250.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM

MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1868-69 Wells Fargo

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
808		8c	1868 FL from Mazatlan, April 2 to Mexico City, originally placed inside another letter carried by a Pacific Mail Steamship Co. ship to Acapulco where it was forwarded by "Dualda Lezarraga" who affixed an 1861 adhesive (2r black on pink, without district name) and placed it in the mail, with 17th April arrival pmk. This is the only recorded provisional usage of 1861 2r from Acapulco, with 1991 Mepsi cert. (Cat No. 8c) (Image)	$3,500 SOLD for $3,250.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
809			1869 Cover from Mazatlan, with 3c U.S. Wells Fargo Paid entire cancelled by blue "Wells Fargo Mazatlan Mexic. Nov." strike, also with 12 centavos Mexican stamp at bottom tied by November 15 Franco Mazatlan datestamp, addressed to San Francisco. The Wells Fargo frank includes "Paid over our Mexican and California Express --25 Cts", which probably explains the absence of the usual 7 cents due, fine mixed franking (Image)	$5,000 SOLD for $4,750.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM

MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
810			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) (Image)	$3,000 SOLD for $4,000.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
811			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 (Image)	$250 SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
812			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 (Image)	$250 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
813			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 (Image)	$200 SOLD for $200.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
814			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. (Image)	$750 SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
815			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 (Image)	$500 SOLD for $750.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
816			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 (Image)	$1,000 SOLD for $3,000.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
817			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 (Image)	$1,500 SOLD for $1,500.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
818			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. (Image)	$1,000 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
819			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 (Image)	$1,000 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
820			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 (Image)	$1,000 SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM