Lot 1242
Shanghai, China, registry label with "42" number, on 1901 cover to Oak Park, Ill. bearing with 1¢ green (279), 2¢ red (279B) and 10¢ orange brown (283), all tied by two strikes of tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, 2 Dec '01", reverse with partial San Francisco (12.27) transit cds and Oak Park (1.2) arrival backstamp; 10¢ rounded corner from edge placement, fresh and Very Fine, Census SH-10, ex-Landau.Scott No. FX-SH1b Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE NARROW "R" RED LABEL WITH A THREE-COLOR FRANKING.
Realized: $4,250