Lot
1332 
New Orleans, La., registry label with "19679" number on 1901 registered cover from Georgetown, British Guiana to Belize, British Honduras bearing British Guiana 2c and 6c (115, 133) tied by Registration G.P.O. (5.9) cds, British Guiana registry label on reverse along with New York (5.21), New Orleans (5.24), and Belize (6.3) postmarks; small faults incl. two edge tears, Fine, Census No. NO-12. Scott No. FX-NO1; $600 Estimate $300 - 400.
Despite the relative proximity of these two British Colonies, there were no direct lines of communication between them. Mail had to be trans-shipped through New Orleans.
Realized: $290
Lot
1333
New Orleans, La., registry label with "13062" number on 1903 registered legal-size cover from Nicaragua to Guatemala bearing 1902 surcharge 15c on 2c vermilion (162) strip of three and 20c postal stationery cut out, cancelled by two strikes of bold "Administracion de Correos de, San Juan del Norte, de Nicaragua, May 12 1903" oval datestamps in purple with matching registration handstamp adjacent, reverse with New Orleans (5.21) and Guatemala (6.5) backstamps, Very Fine, Census No. NO-36. Scott No. FX-NO1; $600 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot
1334
New Orleans, La., registry label with "46102" number on cover from Hungary to Canal Zone bearing Hungary 10f and two 20f singles tied by Nagy-Szeben (4.24) cds, Nagy-Szeben registry label affixed, reverse with New York (5.8) and New Orleans (5.10) transits, and Ancon (5.23) receiving cds, Very Fine and scarce early inbound, Census No. NO-37. Scott No. FX-NO1; $600 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot
1335
New Orleans, La., registry label with "5278" number on 1908 Guatemala 3c postal card to Newark, N.J. uprated with two 5c blue & black (116) singles and 12½c blue & black (132) tied by light purple Cobán (10.14) cds, magenta New Orleans (10.27) transit and Newark (10.29) arrival cds; light card crease, F.-V.F., Census No. NO-35. Scott No. FX-NO1; $600 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $500
Lot
1336
[New Orleans, La.], utility black label greenish "5197" number on 1891 Brazil 100r postal entire to Guatemala uprated with 500r olive (95) tied by partial San Paulo (11.26) cds, matching registry handstamp adjacent, reverse with Brazil (11.27), New York (12.25) and New Orleans (12.29) transits, purple Guatemala Jan. arrival cds, F.-V.F., Census No. NO-5. Scott No. FX-NO4; $525 Estimate $500 - 750.
ONE OF ONLY 12 RECORDED NEW ORLEANS BLANK NAME REGISTRY LABEL USAGES.
Lot
1337
[New Orleans, La.], blank utility registry label without name and "3307" number on 1894 Dominican Republic 20c postal entire to Guatemala uprated with 5c blue (90), tied by large blue Santo Domingo (1.29) double-circle postmark, Santo Domingo black on yellow label affixed adjacent, reverse with New York (2.14), New Orleans La. (2.17) and Guatemala (3.5) backstamps; some minor cover staining, F.-V.F., Census No. NO-6. Scott No. FX-NO4; $525 Estimate $500 - 750.