Lot
1565 
(New York) 1887-1896 Mexico Registered Covers with New York Registry Labels, group of 4 each having New York N.Y. registry label comprising 1887 Mexico City with 3c, 5c, 12c numerals to Italy, 1887 Mexico City with 10c, 10c numerals on post card to France (ex-Schimmer), 1893 Guanajuato with 5c, 10c (3) to Argentina, 1896 Durango 4c entire uprated to Denmark, Very Fine and attractive group. Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
1566
New York, N.Y., registry label with "43595" number on 1896 registered cover from Carthagena, Colombia to Resht, Persia bearing Colombia 10c bister brown on rose (153), Registry 10c yellow brown (F12) and A.R. 5c vermilion (H1), former and latter cancelled by Carthagena (5.22) cds, New York (6.9) transit backstamp where registry label affixed, London (6.17, 6.18) and Baku (Caspian Sea) transits, Persian arrival cds, Very Fine. Scott No. FX-NY1a(ii) Estimate $300 - 400.
A SPECTACULAR DESTINATION COVER.
Realized: $300
Lot
1567
New York, N.Y., registry label with "84825" number on 1903 registered cover to Congo Free State, Africa bearing 13¢ purple black (308), minor flaws, tied by magenta "Marinette, Wis." straightline cancel, matching Marinette (5.4) origin cds, New York (5.6) transit backstamp, red London (5.14) transit oval, Lisbon (6.18) and Leopoldvilli (6.18) backstamps, returned to sender with blue Boma (7.24) cds and matching "Rebut" handstamp (Refused), bold framed "Retour a L'Experditeur" handstamp, U.S. Dead Letter Office (9.2) backstamp and purple record handstamp; minor cover scuff, Very Fine and attractive, ex-Brody. Scott No. FX-NY1a(iv) Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $450
Lot
1568
New York, N.Y., registry label on affixed on 2¢ red on blue entire to Greece bearing 2¢ carmine, 3¢ purple (301, 302), 1¢ tied by target, 3¢ strip of three on reverse left uncancelled and tied by "New York, U.S.A., Foreign, 8-7 1903" ovals, purple "Davenport Ia. Jun. 29, 1903" framed registry origin datestamp, Tepole arrival cds where then marked "not known" and returned to the Dead Letter Office with large purple Aug. 12th oval backstamp; opened up for display, Very Fine and unusual. Scott No. FX-NY1a(iv) Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot
1569
New York, N.Y. "City", registry label with "59346" number on 1895 cover from Kansas City, Mo. to Principality of Trinidad, South Atlantic bearing 1894, 6¢ dull brown (256), strip of three, tied by roller grid cancel, endorsed "Via Liverpool, an Island about 300 miles east Rio de Janeiro, Brazil", purple three-line "Registered, Kansas Mo." purple postmark, New York (1.6) transit backstamp and New York "City" registry exchange label affixed, red London transit oval, Rio de Janeiro (2.6) transit backstamp, returned to sender with D.L.O. (9.18) backstamp and record handstamp; right 5¢ faults, some cover wear, F.-V.F., an exceptionally rare destination valid only for two years. Scott No. FX-NY1b (unlisted) Estimate $150 - 200.
The Principality of Trinidad was declared in 1893, when the American James Harden-Hickey claimed the uninhabited island Trindade and Martim Vaz in the South Atlantic and declared himself as James I, Prince of Trinidad. According to Harden-Hickey's plans the island would, after being recognized as an independent country, become a military dictatorship under his leadership. Brazil, with Portuguese support, pressed a successful claim to Brazilian sovereignty in 1895.
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Lot
1570
New York, N.Y. "City", registry label with "53909" number on 1886 registered Mexico, 20c + 20c brown entire to Trieste, Austria with Mexican Wells, Fargo Y Cia. green printed frank and magenta "50c, para 2oz…Mexicana" revalue imprint at top, canceled by "Vera Cruz, Ver., Dic. 27" origin cds, Vera Cruz registry boxed handstamp and matching "A.R." return receipt handstamp, Mexico City (12.28) transit and Mexico U.P.U. registry label, reverse with New York (1.4) transit and Triest (1.16) arrival backstamps, Very Fine. Scott No. FX-NY1b (unlisted) Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $200
Lot
1571
New York, N.Y., "City", registry label with "75083" number on 1899 cover from New York to the Danish West Indies, bearing 8¢ Trans-Mississippi (289) and 10¢ brown (282C), top guideline straight edge and faulty, tied by two strikes of purple "New York, Reg" oval cancels, reverse with matching New York "Reg" framed marking, purple Danish West Indies registry marking, endorsed "pr. Str. Madiana", reverse with Christiansted (11.28) and Frederiksted (11.28) backstamps, latter where the Friedensfeld estate was located, F.-V.F., a very scarce registered use to DWI, ex-Schnell. Scott No. FX-NY1b(i) Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $200
Lot
1572
Nogales, Ariz., registry label with handstamped name and number "86" on reverse of Brazil 60r entire to Mazatlan, Mexico uprated with two singles each of 20r. and 200r. tied by Rio de Janeiro (11.28) cds, purple "Registered, No…, Jan 8 1899, Nogales, Arizona" four-line territorial backstamp, purple Nogales (1.3) registry transit and Mazatlan (1.10) arrival backstamp; some flaws, F.-V.F., Census No. NOG-15. Scott No. FX-NOG2; $1,300 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $500
Lot
1573
Philadelphia "R" Registered, two sizes of blue "R" handstamps on four stampless covers comprising 1846 New Haven Ct. with fancy red "Paid" handstamp, 1849 Nashville Tenn. with fancy "10" rate handstamp, red Boston Mass. with "Paid 20" and small blue "R", and final gem use from New York N.Y., fresh and Very Fine group. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1574
Philadelphia, Pa., registry label with ms. "2" number on 1907 registered cover from Berlin, Canada to Kingston, Jamaica bearing Canada ½¢ & 1¢ Numerals (74-75) and 1¢, 2¢ and 5¢ Edwards (89-91) tied by "Berlin, Ont SP 28 07" cds, overpaying the 9¢ double-weight Empire registered rate by ½¢, reverse with magenta New York (10.1) and Philadelphia (10.2) transits, Jamaica (10.8) arrival oval; filing holes at top, F.-V.F., Census No. PH-17. Scott No. FX-PH1b; $400 Estimate $200 - 300.
ONE OF 19 RECORDED PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGE LABEL USES, THIS BEING ONE OF 17 SERIF EXAMPLES.
Realized: $150