General issues. 1861, 1/2r black on buff, "QUERETARO", hor. block of 12 incl. two complete rows with sheet margins on sides, just one stamp hinged, otherwise n.h., vertical crease left of margin of stamps 4th and 10th, very fine and rare; cert. MEPSI (2014). (Image)

1861, 1r black on green "TAMPICO", tied by "CORREOS/FRANCO/TAMPICO" double oval on April 28, 1864 entire letter to Paris, redirected inland, alongside French and British charges, "GB/1F60c" and Calis entry cds, double' arc Tampico ds in red, London, Paris and arrival cds's on back, scarce. (Image)

1861 (Aug 28). Entire letter to Madrid handed in to the British Consulate at Mexico City (corresponding cachet on back), endorsed "Por Extraord°. Paqte Ingles", with 1861 2r black on pink, very slightly cut into at right, tied by Mexico City cds to prepay postage to Veracruz, with crowned "PAID/AT/VERACRUZ" circle superbly struck (matching ds on reverse), "1/-" ms charge, "4R" due on receipt, backstamped at Havana, London, Irún and Madrid, carried by the "Trent" and transshipped at Havana to the "Tasmanian", a delightful and very rare cover with about 15 or 20 examples recorded bearing this crowned circle hs; signed Bash and Todd. (Image)

1864, 1r ultramarine, "GUANAJUATO" 1st period, on cover to Guanajuato tied by neat "CORREOS/YRAPUATO" (Schatzkès 497) negative cancel with inserted ms date "Mayo 20 de 1864", a lovely usage; signed Todd; ex Schatzkès. (Image)

1871 (Aug 12). Entire letter from Veracruz to Genoa, franked by 1868 12c cut slightly into at left, tied by cds on departure , with French "VERA-CRUZ/PAQ. FR. B N°1" denoting carriage by the "St. Nazaire", charged with postage due 1L on arrival, scarce; signed Bash. (Image)

Mexico Maritime Mail balance collection. 1827-67, assembly of 26 covers written up on exhibition pages incl. one 1864 French Expedition mail, 1868 25c (2) on envelope to France, French Maritime consular ds's, Packet Letter markings, viewing essential. (Image)

1856-73, assembly comprising: two used first-issue sets, rare piece showing 1856 1r yellow pair incl. one bisect together with 2r hor. bisect, as well as 12 covers including 1856 8r quadrisected example tied by pen strokes on letter from Aguscalientes to Guadalajara (signed as "postal fraud" by Todd), a scarce group. (Image)