Sale 32: The Winter Sale

Lot 2628    

Mexico, 1843 Amsterdam, Holland to Durango. Folded letter from Detmold with blue "Amsterdam, 7/10" origin cds with manuscript "1.70" (gulden) prepayment notation on reverse, red French transit cds and reverse with red "Bureau Maritime Havre, 10 Oct" cds, "Veracruz, Diciembre 1" boxed port of entry date stamp and red "4" reale due handstamp at top for inland rate, letter (in German) with interesting content regarding revolution in Spain, Queen Victoria visit with French emperor, Zar Nicholaus in Berlin, etc.; minor cover wear at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $170

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2629    

Mexico, 1847 Bremen, Germany to Durango. 2 pre-paid folded letter sheets; both bearing "St. P.A. Bremen" cds's with matching "Franco" handstamps, red London transit cds's, red manuscript "2/7" British credit and "3" reales rate at port of entry (Veracruz), one with red "S. Juan Del Rio" boxed date stamp and other forwarded by K. Detzl in Veracruz and Klaucke de Bary in Mexico City per manuscript endorsement on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $270

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2630    

Mexico, 1870 Hamburg, Germany to Mazatlan. Folded letter sheet with via New York & San Francisco California endorsement at top, red Hamburg cds and "New York, Aug 5" cds, sent by contract steamer from San Francisco, two forwarder oval handstamps include "Leptien & Diekmann, Manzanillo" & "Reinsch, Schmilinsky & Schacht, Colima", blue "Franco En El Manzanillo" handstamp and "3" & "6" rates in red crayon, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $300

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2631    

Mexico, 1884 Remscheid, Germany to Zacatecas. Commercial corner card cover franked with 20pf ultramarine tied by "Remscheid, 4-12, 84" cds and endorsed "via Queenstown - New York - Paso del Norte", reverse with purple "Mexico D.F., Despachado, Dic 3, 1884" receiving postmark; sealed cover tears at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $55

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2632    

Mexico, Mexico. Ca. 1820 straight line postmark with matching "6" reales rate on turned folded letter sheet to Guadalajara, inside addressed to Mexico with red "Guadalaxara" straight line handstamp with matching "4" reales handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $100

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2633    

Mexico, Mexicio, May 18, 1856. Postmark (Sz. 821) with judicial seal postmark on folded letter sheet to Morelia, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $80

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2634    

Mexico, 1858-76 Cover Balance. 3 covers: 1858, pair of 1r yellow Hidalgo, with Tampico handstamp, tied by cds to San Luis Potosi; 1858, 2r green Hidalgo, no town handstamp, tied by boxed "Franco Tehuacan" handstamp; 1876, 25c blue #109, with handstamp Vera Cruz, tied by blue oval "Franco Minatitlan" cancel; covers clean and fresh, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $85

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2635 o   

Mexico, 1856, ½r blue, Mexico. Horizontal pair, red Tepeji Del Rio cancels (Sz. 1617), mostly large margins, Extremely Fine, a lovely pair.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,350

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2636    

Mexico, 1856, ½r blue, Mexico. Margins clear to touching, tied by rhomboid of dots cancel (Sz. 826) on 1856 folded letter to Puebla, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $400

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2637    

Mexico, 1856, ½r blue, Mexico. Tied by "Franco, Mexico, Oct 8" cds on 1856 folded letter sheet to Puebla, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $200

email this lot to a friend