1813 (3 Nov) FL from Vera Cruz to 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, ex-Rosenthal (Image)

Est.$750

1819 (6 Nov) 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 (Image)

Est.$250

1824 (24 Sep) 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 (Image)

Est.$250

1825 (April) FL 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 (Image)

Est.$750

1825 (18 Mar) FL from Mexico City to London, carried to New Orleans and forwarded by H. Monro, 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 (Image)

Est.$250

1826 (Aug) outer FL from Mexico City to Rixheim, France, with "Colonies Par Bordeaux" black handstamp, forwarded by "Lentagne, Suberville & Co" (city unknown), with September 12 arrival pmk, fine (Image)

Est.$150

1826 (18 May) 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, ex-Rosenthal (Image)

Est.$1,500

1833 (31 Jan) outer FL from Tampico to London, per packet "Sphinx," arriving April 5th, with handstamped "Oz at 12s/-per Oz" preceded by manuscript "1«" (oz) and therefore rated 18 shillings on arrival, filing folds, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.$500

1837 (10 July) FL from Mexico City to Amsterdam, red "Franqueado Mexico" departure, per Packet "Skylark", red "England over Rotterdam" handstamp on back, various other markings and charges, fine (Image)

Est.$250

1841 (3 Apr) FL from Mexico to London, forwarded by "Hoffman y d'Oleire, Veracruz" by H.M. packet "Petrel" to New York, from 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 (Image)

Est.$500

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 in London on 15th September. A complicated and rare item, one of only three such letters known, ex-Rosenthal (Image)

Est.$1,000

1846 (Mar) 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 (Image)

Est.$250

1848 (13 July) 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" handstamp, little paper erosion, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.$500

1849 (Feb) Mexican-American War, FL (origin unknown), "Paid 10c" in manuscript, through Brazos, Texas, 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), 4 1/2d charge to recipient, Hatley arrival pmk (date filled in manuscript 1 March 49), fine and rare item (Image)

Est.$1,500

1866 (12 May) large part of a FL (side panels missing) from Veracruz to Spain, with "Franqueado Vera Cruz", quadruple-weight paid with perforated 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 (Image)

Est.$500

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, Rosenthal (Image)

Est.$2,500

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, ex-Rosenthal (Image)

Est.$1,000

1892 5p blue green, face free cancel, fine, signed Friedemann, cat. $1200 (Cat No. 230) (Image)

Cat. $1200, Est.$500

1895 Mail Train, 5p scarlet, 10p deep blue, unused part original gum, h.r., fresh and fine, cat. $950 (Cat No. 255,256) (Image)

Cat. $950, Est.$500

1895-96 Mail Train, 10p deep blue, two different, fine-v.f., scarce, cat. $1550 (Cat No. 256,268) (Image)

Cat. $1550, Est.$750

1928 Eagle, 25c perforated (seven) and imperforate (two), the complete set of nine trial colors, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Ruidiaz, Sanabria, etc. Sanabria states these trial colors are proofs, but were sold at the post office, only 50 of each printed (Cat No. San.6-14) (Image)

Est.$5,000

1939 Printing in Mexico, 40c slate green, imperf. vertical pair, unused without gum, v.f., cat. $700 (Cat No. C98a) (Image)

Cat. $700, Est.$250

1929 2c-1p, set of eight, h.r., fine-v.f., only 128 sets were overprinted, signed Champion, etc., cat. $2775 (Cat No. CO3-10) (Image)

Cat. $2775, Est.$1,500

1936 Hindenburg flight, registered and flown to Germany, v.f., with appropriate "Via Airship Hindenburg" label, transit and arrival pmks, signed Gappe (Image)

Est.$300