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Sale 60: The Westpex Auction

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Eagle Pass, TX to Laredo, Tex.

Lots 1300-1309 Lots 1310-1319 Lots 1320-1321

Lot 1310    

Havana. / Cuba., registry label with magenta "7884" number on 1900 registered soldier's letter from Cuba to Westport, Washington, Cuba 1¢ entire with mixed 1899 franking of #224 and 227-229, tied by "Sagua La Grande, Cuba, Jun 16, 1900" duplexes, registry handstamps, "Capt. H.H. Bandholtz" corner card and "Soldier's Letter." handstamps, purple Havana (6.16) and Jacksonville (6.20) backstamps, Very Fine and choice, Census No. HA-11.
Scott No. FX-HA1; $2,500    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

ONE OF ONLY 12 RECORDED HAVANA, CUBA REGISTRY LABEL USAGES.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 1311    

Havana. / Cuba., registry label with purple "12400" number on 1899 registered Cuba 2c green entire to Frankfurt, Germany bearing 1¢ yellow green strip of three, 2¢ carmine, 3¢ purple, 5¢ blue and two 10¢ brown (227-231), 1¢ strip of reverse, all tied by matching dark blue targets, Havana purple "Sep 6 1899" datestamp adjacent to label, Frankfut arrival cds and German Havana Consulate seals on back, Fine, Census No. HA-12.
Scott No. FX-HA1; $2,500    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

THE EARLIEST OF ONLY 12 RECORDED HAVANA, CUBA REGISTRY LABEL USAGES.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 1312    

Honolulu, Hawaii, printed registry label affixed on New Zealand 3d blue registration envelope uprated with 5d red brown (114) to Yokohama, Japan, cancelled by "Dunedin 24 FE 06" cds, blue framed "R Dunedin" registry handstamp, Auckland (2.28) and Honolulu (3.13) transit backstamps, Yokohama (3.31) arrival backstamp; opened at left, F.-V.F., Census No. HO-1.
Scott No. FX-HO1; $2,500    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

AN INTERESTING TRANSIT USE OF THE SCARCE HONOLULU REGISTRY LABEL FROM NEW ZEALAND TO JAPAN.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 1313    

Honolulu, Hawaii, printed registry label affixed on New Zealand 3d blue registration envelope to Yokohama, Japan uprated with 1900-01 1½d, 2d Views tied by "Mosgiel 7 NO 06" cds, reverse with Wellington (11.6), Auckland (11.12) and Honolulu (12.13) transits, Yokohama (12.26) arrival backstamp; opened at left, F.-V.F., Census No. HO-10.
Scott No. FX-HO1; $2,500    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

AN INTERESTING TRANSIT USE OF THE SCARCE HONOLULU REGISTRY LABEL FROM NEW ZEALAND TO JAPAN.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 1314    

Honolulu, Hawaii., registry label with "3464" number on 1901 registered cover from Spreckelsville, Hawaii Terr. to Kediri, Java bearing 5¢ dark blue, 8¢ violet brown (281, 257), tied by "Spreckelsville H. Isls. Jun 19 1901" duplex, corner card of "Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.", purple "Registered, Honolulu, Hawaii Jun 20 1901" cds, reverse with various transits including Yokohama (7.8) and Batavia (7.25) backstamps, forwarded upon arrival to Sydney, Australia, reduced at left, cover forwarded to Australia, opened roughly at left, 5¢ defective, Fine, Census No. HO-2.
Scott No. FX-HO1; $2,500    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A VERY RARE HAWAII TERRITORIAL REGISTERED COVER TO JAVA WITH THE HONOLULU REGISTRY LABEL, ONE OF ONLY 8 RECORDED EXAMPLES OF FX-HO1.

Realized: $950

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Lot 1315    

"Key West", registry label with manuscript name, affixed on registered cover to Turkey bearing 5¢ dark blue (281), two singles, and 8¢ violet brown (272), cancelled by neat manuscript strokes, complete "Registered, Key West, Fla., Dec 13 1899" origin cds, New York (12.17) transit backstamp with New York registry label FX-NY1a(ii) affixed, Constantinople; couple minor flaws, Very Fine, Census No. KW-1.
Scott No. FX-KW3; $3,000    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE KEY WEST FLA. REGISTRY LABEL.

It is noteworthy that this cover has the distinction of being mail in one century - but received in another without delays. This was the subject of an article in the American Philatelist December 1989 on p. 1148.

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Lot 1316    

Laredo, Tex., registry label with ms. "2589" number on blue 1892 Russia 14k registered entire to Zacatecas, Mexico uprated with 3k pair tied by blue Russian (5.25) cds, black dotted "R" in circle handstamp, reverse with New York (6.18) and Zacatecas (6.27) backstamps, Very Fine, Census No. LA-2.
Scott No. FX-LA1; $1,200    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

THE EARLIEST OF 27 RECORDED LAREDO, TEXAS REGISTRY LABEL USAGES.

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Lot 1317    

Laredo, Tex., registry seal with "940" number on 5¢ blue entire to Monterey, Mexico bearing 1c-3c 1895 Issue (264, 267, 268), 1¢ bottom imprint and plate no. strip of three, tied by cork cancels, "Carlstadt N.J. Nov 18, 1896" cds, New York (11.18) and purple "Laredo, Tex. Nov 22 1896" straightline backstamps, Monterey (11.25) arrival cds, Very Fine and attractive use, Census No. LA-18.
Scott No. FX-LA1; $1,200    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 1318    

Laredo, Tex., registry exchange label used on 2¢ entire bearing 8¢ violet brown (272) to Cadereyta Jiménez, Mexico, "Alice Tex. Dec 10 1897" cds, purple "Laredo, Tex. Dec 11 -1897" purple straightline backstamp, Dec. 12th arrival backstamp; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine, Census No. LA-27.
Scott No. FX-LA1    $1,200.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1319    

Laredo, Tex., registry label with ms. "726" number on 1898 registered cover from British Honduras to Puebla, Mexico bearing British Honduras 1c, 2c, 5c and 12c (38-39, 41, 44), tied by three strikes of "Belize, British Honduras, AP 20 98" cds, reverse with New Orleans (4.26) cds, purple "Laredo, Tex. Apr 28 1898" straightline and Puebla (5.1) arrival backstamps, Laredo transit registry handstamp; tiny corner tear, clean and Very Fine, Census No. LA-26.
Scott No. FX-LA1; $1,200    Estimate $600 - 800.

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