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MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1869-77 covers continued...

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
821			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 (Image)	$750 SOLD for $750.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
822			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) (Image)	$3,500 SOLD for $3,250.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
823		SG 102	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. (Cat No. SG 102) (Image)	$400 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
824			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 (Image)	$500 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
825			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 (Image)	$200 SOLD for $525.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
826			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 (Image)	$250 SOLD for $280.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
827			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 (Image)	$350 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
828			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 (Image)	$450 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
829			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 (Image)	$400 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
830			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 (Image)	$250 SOLD for $240.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
831			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 (Image)	$500 SOLD for $550.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
832			1873 Printed circular from Acapulco to Colima, franked with 6c green, endorsed "per Vapor via Manzanillo", fine (Image)	$250 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
833			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 (Image)	$1,000 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
834			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 (Image)	$350 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
835			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 (Image)	$1,500 SOLD for $1,500.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
836			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 2½ 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 (Image)	$750 SOLD for $750.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
837			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 (Image)	$500 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM

MEXICO U.S. SHIPS - 1876-77 Porte de Mar

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
838			1876 Cover (opened for display) from Mexico City, 20 May to Philadelphia, franked with 25c Hidalgo, also with 10 centavos Porte De Mar on back, which was unnecessary because there were no "Porte De Mar" charged to the U.S. The letter was charged 5 cents due however, for a non-contract ship, advertised, "Unclaimed" and retired to the Dead Letter Office, with triangular July 31 handstamp, cover faults and reinforcements, still fine and unusual item (Image)	$1,200 SOLD for $1,700.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
839			1876 10 centavos stationery entire envelope (opened for display), from Triunfo, Baja California to Nantes, France, endorsed "Paquet Frances", but sent instead via a U.S. Packet, with handstamped "T" in circle and 35 centimes debit by the United States, bearing "Etats-Unis v. Angl. Amb. Cal F" mobile exchange office cds, indicating transport on a British steamer. On the reverse side there is 10c Porte De Mar (tied by oval "Agencia del correo en Triunfo"), which was actually superfluous as the letter was carried on a subsidized line to New York and as 'closed mail' on the British ship. Charged 1.05fr Postage due, returned unclaimed, with triangular Dead Letter Office datestamp on back, fine and remarkable cover (Image)	$5,000 SOLD for $6,750.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM