Lot 1474
St. Louis, Mo., partial label with ms. "2033" number on 5¢ blue entire to Mexico City, Mexico bearing 5¢ dark blue (281) tied by "Baltimore Md, Reg" registry ovals, neat purple "Baltimore, Md, Reg. Div, Jun 1 1898" cds and purple return address handstamp, various Mexican registry markings, Mexico City registry label affixed and Jun. 7th arrival backstamp; no flap, small edge tear, F.-V.F., a very colorful use, Census No. STL-13.Scott No. FX-STL1; $1,000 Estimate $400 - 600.
ONE OF ONLY 17 RECORDED ST. LOUIS REGISTRY LABEL USAGES, THIS BEING ONE OF 14 PRINTED EXAMPLES.
St. Louis was the designated exchange office for mail sent to Mexico from Maryland.
Lot 1475
St. Louis, Mo., registry label with ms. "8510" number on 1898 5¢ Columbian (U350) entire from St. Louis Mo. to Tepic, Mexico bearing 2¢ pink (279B) pair and 1¢ Trans-Mississippi (285) tied by "St. Louis Mo." oval cancels, unusual purple "Rec'd Registered Div., St. Louis Mo., Aug 26 1898" circular time datestamp, Mexico City (8.30) transit and purple Tepic (9.3) oval handstamp; left edge refolded, F.-V.F., Census No. STL-15, ex-Mueller.Scott No. FX-STL1; $1,000 Estimate $400 - 600.
ONE OF ONLY 17 RECORDED ST. LOUIS REGISTRY LABEL USAGES, THIS BEING ONE OF 14 PRINTED EXAMPLES.
Lot 1476
St. Louis, Mo., registry label with "71390" number on 1900 registered cover from Canada to Mexico bearing Canada ½¢ strip of four, 2¢ and 6¢ Maple Leaves (74, 76, 80) tied by bold "R" in oval cancels, "Toronto Canada Mr 28 00" origin cds, Chicago (3.30) and St. Louis (3.31) transit backstamps, Mexico City (4.4) transit backstamp Mexican registry label affixed, Acapulco (6.14) arrival oval, Very Fine, Census No. STL-16.Scott No. FX-STL1; $1,000 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
ONE OF ONLY 17 RECORDED ST. LOUIS REGISTRY LABEL USAGES, THIS BEING ONE OF 14 PRINTED EXAMPLES.
Realized: $750
Lot 1477
St. Louis, Mo., registry label with ms. "13903" number on 1908 registered cover from Chicago Ill. to Mexico City, Mexico bearing 4¢ brown (303) strip of three tied by Chicago ovals, purple "Chicago Ill. Registered Feb 25 1908" origin cds, St. Louis (2.26) transit backstamp, ultramarine Mexico City (3.1) arrival backstamp and matching registry handstamp, Very Fine, Census No. STL-17.Scott No. FX-STL1; $1,000 Estimate $500 - 750.
ONE OF ONLY 17 RECORDED ST. LOUIS REGISTRY LABEL USAGES, THIS BEING ONE OF 14 PRINTED EXAMPLES.
Realized: $850
Lot 1478
St. Louis, Mo., utility registry label with ultramarine "St. Louis, Mo." handstamp name and ms. "15168" on cover from Dallas City Ill. to Guadalajara, Mexico bearing 2¢ carmine, 10¢ brown (279B, 283) tied by "Dallas City Ill. Jan 21 1903" duplex, Mexico City (1.26) transit backstamp and registry label affixed, blue Guadalajara (1.28) arrival cds; barely reduced at right, Very Fine, Census No. STL-14.Scott No. FX-STL2; $1,500 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
ONE OF ONLY 17 RECORDED ST. LOUIS REGISTRY LABEL USAGES, THIS BEING ONE OF 3 HANDSTAMPED EXAMPLES.
Realized: $1,000
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
Lot 1480
Tacoma, Wash., registry label with ms. "7669" number on 1898 registered 5kr postal card from Prag, Austria to Tokio, Japan uprated with Austria 10kr tied by Kral Vinohrady (9.6) cds and Kral Vinohrady black on yellow registry label affixed, various transits including New York (9.16), Tacoma (9.21) and San Francisco (9.24) transits where Tacoma and San Francisco (FX-SF1a) registry labels affixed respectively, Yokohama (12.29) transit with registry label affixed, returned to Austria with Smichov (1.31) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and attractive, Census No. TA-10.Scott No. FX-TA1; $1,000 Estimate $500 - 750.
ONE OF ONLY 14 RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE TACOMA REGISTRY LABEL USED ON COVER, A REMARKABLE POSTAL CARD USE WITH FOUR DIFFERENT REGISTRY LABELS.
Realized: $525
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
Lot 1482
Tacoma, Wash., registry label with "34534" number on 1910 registered cover from Cuba to Manila, Philippine Islands bearing Cuba 1c on 3c purple, 8c olive green & purple (232, 243), two 1c singles, all tied by two strikes of large framed cancel, Havana (11.2) framed registry postmark, reverse with New York (11.7), Tacoma (11.11) and Manila (12.15) backstamps; light overall toning, minor paper loss from wax seal removal, Fine, Census No. TA-11.Scott No. FX-TA1; $1,000 Estimate $500 - 750.
ONE OF ONLY 14 RECORDED TACOMA WASH. REGISTRY LABEL USAGES.
Realized: $500