David Feldman - Overseas Friday, December 8, 2018, at 10:00 CET

408 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) Overseas Mexico 53239 F / 410 1829 (Sep 26) Defeat of the Spanish at Tampico, entire to London with manuscript charge and very fine red boxed ‘PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER’ h.s. Written in English Letter reads ‘Today great festivities are taking place in this city to celebrate the victory gained over the Spaniards at Tampico. The whole expedition has been obliged to capitulate, giving up their arms and colours. It is hoped that this will scare Spain from repeating her impotent attempts at a reconquest.A fine, rare and important piece of Mexican postal history. 300 53240 F / www 1848 Mexican pre-stamp April 7th entire to London with fine oval ‘deWILDE&Co. / Mexico’ h.s., charged with manuscript ‘2/- 3d’, reverse with ‘VERA-CRUZ/1848/AP 7’ c.d.s. 80 53241 F / www 1849 Large folded letter sent to from Mexico via Vera-Cruz to Bath, with two page enclosure, struck with a fine ‘Vera-Cruz/1849/MR11’ c.d.s., charged ‘4/- and 6d’ alongside a red ‘1L/AP21/1849’ c.d.s. Reverse with a blue ‘BATH/AP25/1849’ receiving c.d.s, cover faults 80 53243 53242 53242 F 1861 Folded cover from Mexico to Madrid, with 1861 Second Issue 1r black on green and 4r red on yellow, tied MEXICO/FRANCO cds, with Spanish “16R” rate marking and superb PAID AT VERA-CRUZ crowned circle alongside, very fine & scarce 6’000 53243 F 1875 Folded entire from Vera Cruz via the French Maritime office to Havana, franked 10c black with district ovpt MEXIQUE, used in combination with France 30c brown tied dotted lozenge, with array of transit and arrival mkgs alongside including boxed “PP”, VERA-CRUZ PAQ.FR.No.1/20.DEC.75 cds etc., an attractive and colourful usage 4’000