maritime mail in the americas - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 220 - maritime mail in the americas mexico - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps1859 (6 Mar) small cover from Veracruz, addressed ("aspirant de marine aboard de la Corvette L'Eurydice") to a sailor on board a British Admiralty ship "Eurydice", sent per packet "Medway" via Jamaica and Puerto Rico to St. Thomas (March 20), taken by the packet "Thames" to Panama, arriving March 30th, rated 2 shillings (red crayon), with "Paid at Vera-Cruz" crown circle, endorsed "Por Panama, Voie Anglaise", fine and delightful cover, ex-Rosenthal - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stampsmaritime mail in the americas Mexico |
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 Lot 228 - maritime mail in the americas puerto rico - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps1866 (19 Nov) from Ponce to New York, with blue forwarding agent's cachet "Forwarded by J. Arena & Co.", endorsed "Maripoza," with company departure datestamp, also oval "S.Michelena New York" struck on arrival - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stampsmaritime mail in the americas Puerto Rico |
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 Lot 229 - maritime mail in the americas puerto rico - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps1869 (11 Dec) FL from St. John's (San Juan), via "U.S. Packet" to St. Thomas and New York, franked with pair of 4d (pl.11), with faint departure and transit pmks, "Steamship 20" on arrival, fine - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stampsmaritime mail in the americas Puerto Rico |
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 Lot 200 - maritime mail in the americas haiti - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps1863 (30 Nov) FL from Port Au Prince to Mazatlan, probably sent inside another cover, carried by the packet "Thames" via Jacmel to St. Thomas. From there, it was forwarded by "Hurtzig and Co" (oval handstamp on back, with docketing in manuscript) who placed it in the British mail paying "4" (pence in red crayon) for inter-Caribbean mail to Colon, via "Solent" (arriving December 17th). From there it was sent by rail to Panama, and was forwarded by C.A. Anderson to the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Agency in Acapulco, which once again forwarded it, this time to its final destination, using the seldom seen Agency's forwarding mark in red. A rare item from Haiti to Mazatlan, Mexico, via St. Thomas, Panama and Acapulco - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stampsmaritime mail in the americas haiti |
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 Lot 213 - maritime mail in the americas mexico - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps1841 (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 - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stampsmaritime mail in the americas Mexico |
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 Lot 225 - maritime mail in the americas mexico - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps1867 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 - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stampsmaritime mail in the americas Mexico |
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 Lot 207 - maritime mail in the americas mexico - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps1826 (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 - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stampsmaritime mail in the americas Mexico |
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 Lot 202 - maritime mail in the americas mexico - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps1819 (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 - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stampsmaritime mail in the americas Mexico |
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 Lot 219 - maritime mail in the americas mexico - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps1855 (24 Oct) FL from Fresnillo to France, with boxed departure datestamp, sent via the British Agency at Veracruz (Dec 5 cds on flap), (arriving in London 4 January 1856). The "Colonies & c. Art. 18." (referring to the relevant section of the Anglo-French Convention treating accountancy markings) was only in use during 1856 and is much scarcer than its predecessors, "12" and "13", rated 30 decimes by France, with appropriate transit and arrival pmks - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stampsmaritime mail in the americas Mexico |
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 Lot 214 - maritime mail in the americas mexico - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps1844 (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 London on 15th September. A complicated and rare item, one of only three such letters known, ex-Rosenthal - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stampsmaritime mail in the americas Mexico |
