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MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1861-65

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
601			1861 outer FL Mexico City (March) to Madrid, franked with 2r (single-weight), sent via British Agency at Veracruz ("Paid at Veracruz" crown circle in black, plus manuscript "1/" and British Consulate backstamp), per "Solent" (with Havana March 9 backstamp) to St. Thomas (where it arrived March 14), then to England by the packet "Tasmanian", arriving in London, March 30th, then by packet to Spain, arriving in Madrid April 4th, rated "8Rs" due from recipient, v.f., with appropriate transit and arrival pmks on back, ex-Backal collection (Image)	$5,000 SOLD for $5,250.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
602			1861 FL from London, 20 November to Aajaca, sent inside another letter by "Seine" (departing December 2nd) arriving at St. Thomas, December 17th, then by "Clyde" departing same day to Veracruz, received December 26th by "Forwarded by Fischer, Busing & Co. Vera Cruz" (in oval), entering the Mexican mail system 19 January 1862 at Orizava (because the French had occupied Veracruz), where it was franked with 2r black (without overprint), fine forwarded mail letter (Image)	$750 SOLD for $750.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
603		11b	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. (Cat No. 11b) (Image)	$2,500 SOLD for $2,500.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
604			1861 Small cover from Jicaltepec (Jalapa District) to Cote d'Or, France, franked with 2 reales, with British Agency "Veracruz" transit on back, sent by "Clyde" to St. Thomas and "Shannon" to England, reaching France on 29 August, boxed "G.B. 1f60c" and charged "8" decimes on arrival, fine cover, with transit and arrival pmks (Image)	$1,500 SOLD for $1,500.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
605			1862 FL from Mexico City to Madrid, franked with 2r black on pink, through the British Agency at Veracruz, 1 April 1862, with "Paid at Veracruz" crown circle (1 shilling), by steamer "Avon" though Havana to St. Thomas, then by steamer "Shannon", arriving at London April 18th, continuing to Madrid via France, with "4R." due in Spain, showing British Consular seal, appropriate transit and arrival pmks on back, fine and rare cover to Spain (Image)	$4,000 SOLD for $5,000.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
606			1861 FL from Veracruz, 26 November, to Tampico, franked with 1r black on green (1861 Issue, paying port to port tariff), sent per packet "Clyde", British prepayment of 1 shilling (manuscript plus "Paid at Veracruz" crown circle), merchant's handstamp and Veracruz departure pmk on back, fine and scarce item, with Robineau cert., ex-Backal collection (Image)	$2,000 SOLD for $2,600.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
607			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 (Image)	$1,500 SOLD for $1,500.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
608		7,9	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) (Cat No. 7,9) (Image)	$5,000 SOLD for $4,500.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
609			1861 Outer FL from Tampico, 27 July to Veracruz, franked with 1r black on green (single weight, customary port to port tariff), via the British Agency, rated 1 shilling ("Paid at Tampico" crown circle in red) and carried by the packet "Clyde", with arrival pmk, ex-Backal collection (Image)	$5,000 SOLD for $5,500.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
610			1861 Outer FL from Tampico, 28 August to Mexico City, franked with vertical pair of 1r black on green (over 16 leagues distance), via the British Agency, rated 1 shilling ("Paid at Tampico" crown circle in red) and carried by the "Trent", with arrival pmk, ex-Backal collection, very rare (Image)	$6,000 SOLD for $9,000.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
611			1862 outer FL from Mexico City, October 2 to Santa Maria, Spain, franked with 2r black on pink and 4r black, yellow, carried by "Trent" to St. Thomas, continuing on "La Plata" to Southampton and by British steamer to Cadiz, charged 12Rs in red, with London transit and Puerto Santa Maria arrival pmks, fine cover to Spain (Image)	$5,000 SOLD for $4,750.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
612			1862 FL from Mexico (August) to New Orleans, franked with 2r black on pink, sent via the British Agency at Veracruz, September 1st. Carried by "Trent" to St. Thomas and "Tasmanian" to Southampton, with London September 29 transit pmk. Transported to New York by the steamer "Hansa" of the North German Line. The Union fleet under Admiral Farragut forced the opening of the Mississippi in April 1862 and the Union army occupied New Orleans on 26th April. During the subsequent months, maritime traffic between New Orleans and Mexico was suspended, therefore the roundabout routing of this cover. The final leg was probably by a military supply ship, with 75 cents due (altered from the original "54", addition 20c to captain), overall toning, fine and interesting cover (Image)	$3,500 SOLD for $3,500.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
613			1863 Cover from Mexico City to Paris, franked with 1r and 2r Hidalgo, sent per "Trent" to St. Thomas and "Tasmanian" to Southampton, with boxed "GB 1f.60c" exchange handstamp, rated triple (24 decimes) by the French, with transit and arrival pmks, fine (Image)	$2,000 SOLD for $2,200.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
614			1864 Fourth contract, from January 1864 to January 1875. Stops at Veracruz and Tampico were preceded by stops at St.Thomas, Puerto Rico and Havana (the addition of Puerto Rico being the main difference from the previous contract route). The return from Tampico retraced these stops, then on to Southampton. A FL from Mexico City, 27 February to Havana, franked with 2r black on pink, deposited with the British Consulate with prepayment of 1shilling (manuscript) and conveyed through the British Agency, Veracruz ("Paid at Veracruz" crown circle). The steamer "Conway" carried the letter to Cuba (arriving Havana March 7th) where "3" reales were charged and "INDIAS" handstamp was applied to indicate origin. A rarity to Cuba (Image)	$5,000 SOLD for $9,000.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
615			1864 Small cover from Tampico to France, with "Correos Franco Tampico" departure, sent via London (arriving February 29th), with boxed exchange marking "GB 1F60" and transits on reverse, rated 16 decimes, fine (Image)	$250 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
616			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 (Image)	$250 SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
617			1864 FL from Guadalajara, April 12 to Spain, hand-carried to Mexico City where it was franked with vertical strip of 3x1r black on green, mailed April 29th, arriving at the British Post Office at Veracruz, May 2nd, sent via "Conway" to St. Thomas (arriving May 13th) then by "Atrato" to Southampton, arriving May 28th, continuing through France to Irun (May 13) and arriving Madrid June 12th, red "12Rs" due, with transit in arrival pmks on back, fine cover to Spain, ex-Mazepa collection (Image)	$2,500 SOLD for $2,500.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
618			1864 FL from Veracruz to New York, with both Mexican and British postage accounted incl. "Paid at Vera Cruz" crown circle, 2sh paid (in red crayon) for a double-weight letter, carried to Havana by steamer "Solent," arriving November 6th, then by an American ship to New York where "Steamship 20" was applied, usual filing folds, fine cover to the United States (Image)	$1,500 SOLD for $1,400.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
619			1864 FL from Tampico, 27 December to Genova, Italy, franked with 1real Eagle, paying local delivery to the British Agency, per "Solent" to St. Thomas and "Atrato" to Southampton, then via London and France ("GB 1F60c" Franco-British exchange marking) overland to Italy and rated "20" decimes on arrival, with Tampico departure, London and Paris transits and Genova arrival pmks on back, fine (Image)	$1,500 SOLD for $2,300.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM
620			1865 FL from Tampico to Puebla, March 1865, franked with 2r Eagle, sent through the British Agency (indicated by the small "Tampico Paid" cds in use 1863-1872), carried by "Solent" to Veracruz, rated 1shilling (red crayon), fine letter from "D.Camacho" company, signed J.K. Bash (Image)	$2,500 SOLD for $2,600.00 Closing..Feb-20, 10:00 AM