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San Jose, Cal. to Shanghai, China

Lots 1459-1468 Lots 1469-1473

Lot 1469    

Shanghai, China, red registry label with "6370" number on 1904 registered cover from Shanghai, China to Philadelphia Pa. bearing 2¢ carmine (301) and 4¢ brown (303) pair tied by "Shanghai, China, U.S. Postal Sta. Mar 12 1904" duplexes, purple framed "Registered" handstamp upper left, reverse with purple "Registered, Mar 12 1904, U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China." four-line postmark and Seattle (3.31) transit; upper left corner repaired, top edge tear, Fine, Census SH-48.
Scott No. FX-SH1a; $2,000    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $950

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Lot 1470    

Shanghai, China, red Roman "R" registry label with "4413" number on 1903 registered cover to Denver, Col. bearing 3¢ purple (269) and two 5¢ dark blue (281) singles, tied by "U.S. Postal Agc'y, Shanghai, China, Feb. 22 1903" duplex, reverse with purple Seattle (3.22) and Denver (3.27) backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, Census No. SH-18, ex-Drucker.
Scott No. FX-SH1b; $2,000    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 1471    

Shanghai, China, black registry label with "414" number on United States Consulate Genl. at Shanghai, China corner card cover to Chicago Ill., 1¢ blue, 2¢ pink, 5¢ brown and 10¢ green (264, 267, 270, 273) four-color franking tied by two strikes of "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Apr 3 '99" duplex, reverse with magenta Chicago Received (5.3) backstamp, part of backflap missing, Very Fine, Census No. SH-35.
Scott No. FX-SH1c; $4,000    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

A REMARKABLE SHANGHAI REGISTRY USE WITH A FOUR-COLOR FRANKING, ONE OF ONLY 8 RECORDED GOTHIC "R" BLACK LABELS RECORDED.

The black Shanghai labels were produced locally while awaiting arrival of the Government printed red labels.

Realized: $6,750

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Lot 1472    

Shanghai, China, black on white registry label with "3035" number on legal size 1901 registered cover from Shanghai, China to Mexico City, Mexico bearing 8¢ violet brown (272) and 15¢ olive green (284) tied by indistinct Shanghai duplex, reverse with San Francisco (3.30) and El Paso (4.3) transit backstamps, El Paso, Tex. registry label FX-EP1b affixed with pencil "3503" number, D. Juarez (4.3) and Mexico City backstamps, light purple Mexico registry oval; large cover tears including one which tore the cover in half and affects the Shanghai label, Fine, Census No. SH-1.
Scott No. FX-SH1d; $4,000    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

ONE OF ONLY 10 RECORDED SHANGHAI, CHINA ROMAN "R" BLACK LABELS, A VERY RARE COMBINATION WITH THE EL PASO REGISTRY LABEL.

Realized: $4,000

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Lot 1473    

Shanghai, China, black Roman "R" registry label with "4294" number on cover from U.S. Postal Agency in China to Boston, Mass. bearing 1¢ green, 2¢ red and 10¢ brown (279, 279B, 283) three-color franking tied by three strikes of "U. S. Postal Agency Shanghai Sep 21 '01" duplex, reverse with San Francisco (10.14) and Boston (10.22) backstamps, Very Fine, Census No. SH-22.
Scott No. FX-SH1d; $4,000    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF ONLY 10 RECORDED ROMAN "R" BLACK LABELS WITH A THREE-COLOR FRANKING.

Realized: $5,250

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Lots 1459-1468 Lots 1469-1473

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