Lot
1285 (
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Baltimore, Md., registry label with purple handstamped name and "12" number on 2¢ legal size entire front from San Francisco to Brazil with a remarkable franking of 1¢ gray blue (206), two 2¢ red brown (210), 3¢ green (207), two 5¢ brown (205), 10¢ brown (209) and 10¢ Special Delivery (E1), all tied by multiple strikes of circle of wedges, purple "Registered, Oct. 26 1885, Branch B, San Francisco, Cal." five-line postmark, bold purple Baltimore (11.3) transit; some edge flaws, a Fine front with a remarkable franking, Census No. BA-7. Scott Nos. FX-BA2; $2,500 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
ONE OF ONLY 8 RECORDED BALTIMORE MD. REGISTRY LABEL USAGES, THIS BEING ONE OF 6 HANDSTAMPED EXAMPLES.
Realized: $1,000