Lot
1481 
Tacoma, Wash., registry label with "5808" number on 1900 registered cover from Germany to Hong Kong, China bearing Bavaria 2pf gray (58), vertical strip of four and single, and 30pf olive green (67), all tied by bold strikes of "Nuernberg 12 Feb 00" cds, Nürnberg registry label affixed, reverse with "Deutsch-Amerikanische Seepost, Bremen-New York" (2.13), New York (2.23), Tacoma (3.1) and Hong Kong (4.11) arrival cds, returned to sender, reverse with San Francisco (8.29) and New York (9.4) transits, New York registry label FX-NY1a(ii) affixed, Nuremberg (9.13) arrival cds; opened on three sides for display, few small flaws, Very Fine, Census No. TA-12. Scott No. FX-TA1; $1,000 Estimate $500 - 750.
ONE OF ONLY 14 RECORDED TACOMA WASH. REGISTRY LABEL USAGES, THIS BEING ONE OF TWO COMBINATIONS WITH A NEW YORK LABEL.
The Tacoma label was used on the first leg from Germany to Hong Kong, and the New York label was used on the return trip via San Francisco and New York.
Realized: $500