1874 (21 Apr) FL used in 1878 from Puebla to France, franked with 25c blue "Puebla 2078", tied by cds, with New Orleans transit, blue Etats Unis Paq. Fr. Brest exchange mark, "T" and "35 Centimes" due marks, endorsed "Paq. Ingles", with defective 10c Porte de Mar on back, New York transit and Lyon arrival pmk, fine cover, with 1998 Mepsi certificate (a 10c Porte de Mar stamp was attached to satisfy the "Por Ingles" rate. The letter was actually sent to France via New Orleans and New York. This route did not require Porte de Mar stamp, but the rate was already paid and was not reversed) (Cat No. 109,JX10) (Image)

Est.US$500

1875-76 two FLs from Tampico to Bordeaux, each franked with 10c black (one overprinted "40 74 Tampico", the other "50 76 Vera Cruz"), one tied by blue oval Franco, with "50" debit to France, New York Aug.10 Br.Transit and French entry cds; the other sent via Vera Cruz, with "T 1-10" and "17" (decimes) debit markings, Paris and Bordeaux arrival pmks on back (Cat No. 107) (Image)

Est.US$250

1876 (16 Nov) Fl from Laguna de Terminos to London, franked with 10c black, tied by franked "Franco Carmen" datestamp, New York transit and London arrival pmks on back, interesting charge and debit markings on front, include "8 1/2" and British "AA FB" (foreign branch), fine (Cat No. 107) (Image)

Est.US$250

1877 (19 Nov) cover sent unpaid from Vera Cruz to Paris, endorsed "Par Ville de Bordeaux", with octagonal "Mexique" 19 Nov. 77 and due markings on front, another maritime "Ligne B" French packet and entry pmks on back, fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1877 cover from Vera Cruz to Genova, franked with 10c black (overprinted "50 77 Vera Cruz"), tied by departure pmk, with red "Vera Cruz Paq. Fr." entry pmk, charged "80c", with triangular "T" and Italian 40c and 1L Postage dues added on arrival, fine and colorful postage due cover from Mexico (Cat No. 107) (Image)

Est.US$250

1878 outer FL from Tampico to Bordeaux, franked with 10c Maximilian, tied by oval departure datestamp, with "Par Vapor Ingles" endorsement, London Ship Letter in red, French entry markings on front, backstamped with "Liverpool Ship Letter" handstamp, fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1878 FL from Vera Cruz to Bordeaux, franked with 10c orange Maximilian, tied by departure cds, with New Orleans transit alongside, "N.Y.T." and French entry markings, additional transit pmk on back, various due markings in crayon, fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1934 University Issue, Postage and Air Post complete, l.h. or h.r., mostly well centered for issue, fine-v.f., cat. $6115 (Cat No. 698-706,C54-61) (Image)

Cat. $6115, Est.US$1,500

1927 50c dark blue & red brown, imperforate sheet corner margin single, v.f. used, rare. The Philatelic Foundation declines opinion, hence item offered as is (Cat No. C2var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1935 Amelia Earhart overprint, with tiny "Muestra" handstamp, l.h., minor wrinkles and shorter perfs at right, fine, with Sismondo certificate (only 480 overprinted "Muestra") (Cat No. C74S) (Image)

Est.US$250

1874-1914 collection organized according to various classes of revenues including Documents and Books, Federal Contribution, Special Taxes and Custom Stamps and Internal Revenue (Renta Interior), Impuestas Especiales, also State Issues, arranged chronologically on 93 pages, constituting a 6-frame exhibit, with used and unused examples of the various categories, also checks, documents, expertly written up, ex-Dale Pulver (Image)

Est.US$2,000