1884 (December 31) Cover mailed registered from Kobe to Halifax, Canada via Yokohama, San Francisco, Boston and St. John, NB, endorsed in manuscript "Per American Mail", bearing an impressive mixed-issue franking consisting of Cherry Blossom 15s lilac, Syllabic 3 (light crease, sheet margin at foot) and Koban 1s green, 4s blue green and 5s ultramarine, all tied by segmented "K" cork cancels, octagonal Registered Kobe datestamp further ties 1s stamp, two different registry handstamps and Registered Yokohama JAN 4 1885 transit CDS in purple; on reverse San Francisco JAN 17, Boston JAN 26, St. John, NB JA 27 and Halifax JA 28 85 arrival backstamps; light soiling and some negligible perf toning in no way detract. A great cover, Fine (Scott 47, 58, 72, 74) (Image)
Estimate 1000 $
Opening C$ 1,050.00
Sold...C$ 1,150.00
Closed..Nov-14-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 858
Lot No: 19
Symbol: C
1889 (March 22) Clean cover from Japanese P.O. at Shanghai to Canada, bearing 5 sen ultra, perf 12½-13 tied by neat segmented cork, Customs Shanghai MAR 2 double ring datestamp on reverse, I.J.P.A Shanghai 22 MAR 1889 CDS dispatch, further tied by Yokohama 29 MAR CDS in transit; San Francisco APR 16 transit and Halifax AP 24 89 arrival CDS backstamps. The preferred 5 sen letter via San Francisco. A scarce destination cover originating from the Japanese Post Office at Shanghai, VF (Scott 74) (Image)
