Sale 74: The Westpex Auction

Lot 1575    

San Antonio, Tex., defective registry label with ms. "5462" number on 1903 German 10pf letter card from Gorlitz, Germany to Parras, Mexico up-rated with 2pf, 3pf, and 25pf adhesives tied by three strikes of Gorlitz (11.23) cds, German registry label affixed, New York (12.4) backstamp, partial Mexican (12.10) transit, Very Fine and choice, Census No. SA-2.
Scott No. FX-SA1; $2,500    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED SAN ANTONIO REGISTRY LABEL USAGES.

Realized: $500

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Lot 1576    

(San Diego, Cal.), blank label with pencil "1250" number on cover to Mexico bearing 2¢ carmine, 8¢ violet brown (319, 306) tied by "San Diego Cal." registry ovals, magenta "Sta. No. 2, San Diego, Cal. Registered, Apr 13 1906" cds, Ensenada (4.17); cover faulty with reduction into 2¢ at right, Fine, Census No. SD-1.
Scott No. FX-SD4; $4,500    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED SAN DIEGO REGISTRY LABELS USED ON COVER, THIS BEING THE ONLY BLANK LABEL RECORDED.

The San Diego exchange office apparently only used blank labels without a town designation. There is only one example known with manuscript name and the blank example offered here.

Realized: $625

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Lot 1577    

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "15720" number on 1899 registered 5c purple entire from Chile to New Zealand bearing 5c blue, 10c orange (28, 29) tied by "Limache, 20 Ago 99" cds, additional Limanche and Valparaiso registry labels affixed, reverse with Valparaiso (8.21), New York (9.21), San Francisco (9.26) and Auckland (10.27) backstamps, Very Fine and scarce destination.
Scott No. FX-SF1a    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $250

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Lot 1578    

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with sheet margin selvage on cover from Brigham, Utah to Taiohae, Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands (now French Polynesia), franked with pen-cancelled 8¢ violet brown and 10¢ orange brown (272, 282C) for the double UPU registry rate, manuscript "Via San Francisco and New Zealand", purple "Brigham, Utah Jul 9, 1900" boxed postmark, San Francisco (7.12) and Papeete, Tahiti (8.14) backstamps, Very Fine and exceedingly rare destination, ex-A.R.T. collection.
Scott No. FX-SF1a    Estimate $500 - 750.

Nukahiva Island, a small speck in the South Pacific, was surely the recipient of very little registered mail. The return address suggests the recipient was a Mormon Missionary.

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Lot 1579    

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "18605" number on 1900 illustrated Standard Varnish Works building ad cover to New Zealand bearing 1¢ green, 2¢ carmine, 5¢ blue, 10¢ brown (279, 279B, 281, 282, 283) tied by New York "P" registry ovals prepaying the double UPU letter rate of 5¢ for first ounce plus 3¢ for second and 10¢ registration fee, New York (12.7) and San Francisco (12.13) transit backstamps, Dunedin (1.18) arrival backstamp; opened on three sides, F.-V.F.
Scott No. FX-SF1a    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 1580    

San Francisco, Cal., two registry labels on 1903 registered cover from Ottawa, Canada to Yokohama, Japan forwarded back to British Columbia bearing Canada 5¢ blue pair tied by circular grid cancel with matching "Ottawa, Canada, Jan 23 03" cds below, San Francisco (1.31) transit cds when San Francisco "8119" registry label affixed, forwarded from Yokohama with Feb. 26th purple backstamp and Yokohama registry label affixed to Vancouver, San Francisco (3.16) backstamp with second San Francisco "21045" registry label affixed, finally forwarded to Rossland B.C. with Mar. 22nd arrival cds, reverse with number of B.C. railroad transits; some edge faults and wear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. FX-SF1a    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 1581    

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "64197" number on 1903 registered cover from Mexico City, Mexico to Tientsin, China bearing Mexico 1c-5c, 15c, 20c Coat of Arms (296, 299-300, 304-307) mixed issue franking tied by four strikes of Mexico City Dec. cds, two Mexican registry handstamps, reverse with Ciudad Juárez (12.10), El Paso (12.11), San Francisco (12.14) and Shanghai transit backstamps; some edge wear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. FX-SF1a    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 1582    

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "5685" number on 1906 registered cover from Guatemala to Batavia, Java bearing Guatemala 1c, 5c and 10c pair tied by barred "R" cancels, New Orleans (1.8) and San Francisco (1.12) backstamps, San Francisco label crossed out, New York (1.18) transit backstamp with New York exchange label FX-NY1a unlisted affixed, London (1.27) and Batavia (2.27) backstamps, F.-V.F.
Scott No. FX-SF1b; $400    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 1583    

San Juan, P.R., registry label with "10925" number on 1906 registered cover from Puerto Rico to France bearing 3¢ purple (303) and 15¢ olive green (309) tied by framed "R" cancels, purple "Registered, Apr 7 1906, Humacao, Porto Rica" three-line postmark, San Juan (4.8) and New York (4.16) backstamps with New York registry label FX-NY1a(ii) affixed, Paris (4.24) transit backstamps; minor stamp flaws, Very Fine, Census No. SJ-2.
Scott No. FX-SJ1; $2,500    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

ONE OF ONLY 8 RECORDED SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO REGISTRY LABEL USAGES.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 1584    

Seattle, Wash., registry label with "8706" number affixed on 1905 cover from Colombia to Tokio, Japan bearing 5c blue pair tied by blue Bogota cds, Colombia 10c purple (F20) registration stamp affixed, New York (10.16) and Seattle (10.22) backstamps, Tokio (11.11) arrival backstamp, clean and Very Fine, Census No. SE-2.
Scott No. FX-SE1a; $500    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $375

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