Lot
1479 
Tacoma, Wash., registry label with ms. "7546" number on 1898 mourning cover from Peru to Pekin, China bearing Peru 1896 Gobiero, 1c ultra (O23) pair on back and 10c yellow (O24) strip of three on back and single on face, all tied by Lima (8.22) cds, large magenta Peru Director General of the Post Office handstamped seal, blue Lima registry framed handstamp, reverse with New York (9.13), Seattle (9.18) and San Francisco (9.22) transits with San Francisco registry label (FX-SF1a) affixed, plus Shanghai (11.3) and Peking dollar dater backstamps; some edge flaws and tears, F.-V.F., Census No. TA-14. Scott No. FX-TA1; $1,000 Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $1,500