Lot 2557
Panama, 1888, Registration, 10c black on gray, blue "348" handstamp, used with 10c black on yellow, stone 2, tied by "Panama, 15 Ene 1890" duplex on cover to Paris, France, New York (1.25) transit backstamp and New York registry exchange label affixed, some docketing and receipt handstamp; edge faults, F.-V.F., one of only a few known usages of the first Panama registry label.Scott No. Panama F1 + 11 Estimate $300 - 400.
This cover was noted by Helme as the only known 10c straw stone 2 cover, which is from the second delivery.
Realized: $400
Lot 2558
Panama, 1900, Registration, 10c Black on Light Blue, blue "2771" handstamp used with 1892 2c rose, strip of five, tied by "Panama, 26 Mar 1900" cds on buff Luria correspondence cover to Germany, New York (4.6) transit backstamp and registry exchange label affixed, Hamburg (4.16) arrival backstamp, F.-V.F.Scott No. Panama F3 + 16(5) Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot 2559
Panama, 1900, Registration, 10c Black on Light Blue, blue "2936" handstamp used with 1892 2c rose, strip of five, tied by "Panama, 26 Mar 1900" cds on buff Luria correspondence cover to Germany, New York (4.6) transit backstamp and registry exchange label affixed, Hamburg (4.16) arrival backstamp; small bit of flap missing, F.-V.F., ex-Helme.Scott No. Panama F3 + 16 (5) Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot 2560
Panama, 1900, Registration, 10c Black on Light Blue, blue "3003" handstamp, tied along with with 1892 2c rose, strip of five, tied by "Panama, 26 Mar 1900" cds on buff Luria correspondence cover to Germany, New York (4.6) transit backstamp and registry exchange label affixed, Hamburg (4.16) arrival backstamp.Scott No. Panama F3 + 16 (5) Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot 2561
Panama, 1900, Registration, 10c Black on Light Blue, group of six covers from the Luria correspondence to Germany, all bearing registry stamps with "2783" to "3343" handstamped number, used along with 1892 2c rose, strip of five, tied by "Panama" cds dated Mar. 26th and Mar. 27th 1900, each with New York (4.6) transit backstamp and registry exchange label affixed, Hamburg (4.16) arrival backstamps; also includes one piece, couple small faults, F.-V.F. group.Scott No. Panama F3 + 16 (5) Estimate $500 - 750.
17 almost identical Luria covers from Panama March 26-27 to Hamburg have been recorded. The lowest number is "2771" and the highest is "3529".
Lot 2562
Panama, 1901, Registration, 10c brown red, blue "78" handstamp, used with 10c orange (18) tied by "Panama, 6 Ene 1902" duplex on cover to Paris, France, New York (1.14) transit backstamp with New York registry exchange label affixed over stamps, Paris (1.27) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.Scott No. Panama F4 + 18 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot 2563
Panama, 1902, Registration, 20 on 10c brown red, with blue "4738" handstamp, tied by red crayon "5" on cover to Salisbury, England, used with 1895, 20c violet tied by two strikes of "Panama, 26 Jun 1902" duplex, endorsed "pr R.M. Str." at top left and carried direct to England, London (7.15) transit cds and blue crayon "38" number, Very Fine.Scott No. Panama F5 + 19 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $350
Lot 2564
Panama, 1902, Registration, 20c on 10c Brown Red, blue "6168" handstamp, used with Panama 20c violet (19) pair, tied by "Panama, 1 Sep 1902" duplex on cover to San Francisco Cal., New York (4.22) and San Francisco (4.27) backstamps, Very Fine.Scott No. Panama F5 + 19 (2) Estimate $500 - 750.
On April 14th 1902, postal rates were double. The stock of the provisional registration stamps was surcharged with a "20" over each 10c.
Lot 2565
Panama, 1902, Registration, 20c on 10c brown red, blue "7031" handstamp, used with 5c blue, two pairs, and 10c orange pair, all tied by "Panama, 10 Oct 1902" duplex on legal size cover to Budapest, Hungary, New York registry exchange label affixed, Budapest (11.2) arrival backstamp; light fold at right barely affects pair, Very Fine.Scott No. Panama F5 + 17, 18 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot 2566
Panama, 1903, Registration, 10c on 20c brown red with first Panama rose overprint, blue "8218" handstamp, used with Panama 1903 20c violet with first Panama overprint, tied by "Panama, 30 Nov" duplex on Kee correspondence cover to San Francisco Cal., red crayon "83", New York (12.8) transit backstamp, Chinese docketing at right, Very Fine, a rare commercial use of Panama F6.Scott No. Panama F6 + 55 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,300