Lot 1296
Cristobal, C.Z., blue simulated registry label handstamp on 1905 registered Isthmian Canal Commission cover from Pedro Miguel, Canal Zone to Buffalo N.Y. bearing 1c green (9) pair and 10c yellow (13) tied by "Pedro Miguel, Canal Zone, Dec 20 1905" cds and bars cancel, blue Cristobal (12.20) cds, New York (1.1) and Buffalo (1.2) backstamps; stamp flaws, F.-V.F.Scott Nos. FX-CZ var. Estimate $200 - 300.
The simulated registry handstamps were introduced at Cristobal in 1905 and were in use for only a short time period.
Realized: $425