KEEP FORWARDES COMING ...

 Alicia S. Gutiérrez

from Mexicana, Journal of MEPSI, January 1991

compiled by Jaime Benavides

I was very pleased with Gregory Todd's "Adittios" and amendments to my article on the forwarders in Mexico. I wish other philatelists will share their knowledge on this fascinating area of Mexican postal history. Before going further, some updates need to be made to the record previously presented In the updates below bold lettering indicate the change.

COLIMA

There is another name before Schmilensky: Which is it? Rein ...? The third name in the handstamp is "Schacht", not "Schact".

MEXICO CITY

Juan A. Bennet: both illustration and caption read  "SuGesor". It should read "SuCesor".

SAN LUIS POTOSI

It says "Mayor de Parray Varona". It should read "Mayor de Parra y Varona" (Parra and Varona).

TAMPICO

The mss. "Clanssen" must be "Calussen et Frères".

VERACRUZ

Both listing and caption, add "& Co." to "F. Formento". Both listing and caption read "F. Nyron Wittenez Y Cía." It should read F Neron, Wittenez y Cía." The "USIAH" is definitely a por or malformed impression of "USLAR" apparently applied on the envelope flap. Uslar´s full name was Hermann Uslar, a German physician.

Here are some new and revised listings.

CHECKLIST OF THE FORWARDING AGENTS IN MEXICO
CITY	AGENT NAME	TYPE	SIZE mm.	COLOR	DATE
ACAPULCO	J.L. Lutter	Mss			1869
AGUASCALIENTES	Hornedo y Ca.	Mss			1870
GUADALAJARA	Fernández, Somellera y Ca.	Oval	37 x 24	Blue	1881
GUAYMAS	R. Ecobosa	Circle		Blue	1883
	W. Berri	Oval	43 x 26	Purple	1895
MERIDA	B. Aznar Pérez & Co.				1868-73
MEXICO CITY	J. Garruste, Labadié & Co.				1857-58
	T. Labadié & Co.				1860-65
	J.H. LaBiche & Co.	Oval			1856
	S.S. Schmidt & Co.	Mss			1859
	Julio F. Uhink	Mss			1859
MONTERREY	Brach-Shonefeld y Ca.	Oval	37 x 18	Blue	1863-67
NEW YORK CITY	Consulado Gen’l de la Rep. Mej’a. – N.Y.(*)	Oval		Blue	1870-73
TAMPICO	Steward L. Jolly & Co.	Oval	42 x 17	Black	1864(**)
	Vuillemey y Borde	Oval		Black	1874
VERACRUZ	Brehm & Co.	Oval		Blue	1865
	H. D’Oleire y Cia.	Oval		Blue	1856-62
	Eizaguirre & Co.	Oval		Black	1865-67
	F. Formento & Co.	Oval			1861-69
	Markoe & Co.			Red	1854
	M.L.H.	Mss			1853
	Nerón, Wittenez y Ca.	Oval		Blue	1859-63
	Manuel Oliver				1867
	M. Pasquel	Mss			1856

 (*)         The Consulate General of the Mexican Republic at New York City.

(**)       It is bery likely that this forwarder also used a blue oval handstamp, inscribe “Estuardo L. Jolly & Co.”, in 1868.