Lot 1
Forwarded by Thomas O. Larkin. Monterey/California, double line oval with ornaments, flawlessly struck by U.S. Consul Larkin on reverse of Aug. 29, 1843 folded letter from Boston to Monterey, manuscript note by Larkin: "Rec'd from a passenger of the Juanita day after you sailed. T.O.L. postage chgd to me by Mr. P." Additionally endorsed by him: "Care J. Parrot Esq. U.S. consul Mazatlan" on address panel, clear Vera Cruz boxed Oct. 28th postmark with "4" (reals) handstamp, docketing indicates this letter finally caught up with the addressee, possibly in Mazatlan, Very Fine, a rare and exciting usage during the Mexican period of California postal history, illustrated in Letters of Gold, p. 13.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Haas
Larkin, in collusion with prominent American merchants and landowners, helped encourage secession from Mexico in 1845-46, with an unofficial promise of American protection, the result of secret instructions from President-elect Polk, who viewed any such insurrection as a natural outgrowth of his "manifest destiny" platform.
|
| |
| Realized $3,750 |
