Panama, Colombia 1889, Registration, 10c red on yellowish, blue "4997" handstamp, used with Panama 1887 5c black on blue (2), 10c black on yellow tied by two strikes of blue "Panama, 4 Set 1890" duplexes on cover to Beyrout, Syria, handstamped "Via Paris" updated in ms. "New York", New York (9.13) transit backstamp and New York registry exchange label applied; reduced slightly at left, tiny stain spot, F.-V.F., a rare destination. Scott No. F10 + 10 (2), 11  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Panama, Colombia 1889, Registration, 10c red on yellowish, blue "5052" handstamp, used with Panama 1887 5c black on blue tied by blue "Panama, 9 Set 1890" duplex on "Via Galveston" imprint cover to Cartagena, red crayon "3", reverse with purple "Central & south American Telegraph Co." company oval; reduced at left, F.-V.F. Scott No. F10 + 10  Estimate $750 - 1,000. THE ONLY RECORDED REGISTERED DOMESTIC COVER BEARING THE 1887-88 ISSUE. $0 (Image)

Panama, Colombia 1889, Registration, 10c red on yellowish, blue "3893" handstamp, used with Panama 1887 10c black on yellow, tied by sharp "Panama, 15 Ago 1891" duplex on cover to Montevideo, Uruguay, blue Panama sender's backstamp, endorsed "Via New York", red crayon "41", New York (8.24, 8.25) transit backstamps; trivial filing hole at left, Very Fine, a rare destination. Scott No. Colombia F10 + 11  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Panama, Colombia 1889, Registration, 10c red on yellowish, blue "3875" handstamp, used with Panama 20c black on lilac pair, tied by blue "Panama, 23 Ago 1892" duplex on cover to New York N.Y., fancy printed "Prospero Pinel" corner card, large crayon "56", New York (8.30) arrival backstamp; trimmed slightly at top, Very Fine, prepaid four-times the 10c letter rate for 45-60 frames. Scott No. Colombia F10 + 12  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS 1887 20C BLACK ON LILAC DOUBLE FRANKINGS. $0 (Image)

Panama, Colombia 1889, Registration, 10c red on yellowish, blue "3927" handstamp, used on cover with Panama 10c orange (18), tied by blue "Panama, 29 Ago 1893" duplex on cover with La Iberica illustrated corner card to London, England, New York (9.10) transit backstamp with registry exchange label affixed, red London (9.21) receiving datestamps; upper left corner repair, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. Colombia F10+ Panama 18  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Panama, Colombia 1889, Registration, 10c red on yellowish, manuscript "30" number, used with Panama 1892 10c orange, cancelled by oval grid on cover to Boston Mass., matching "Correos de Bocas del Toro, 26 Ene 1894" cds, purple New Orleans (2.2) and blue Boston (2.6) backstamps, two registry number handstamps, Extremely Fine. Scott No. Colombia F10 + 18  Estimate $750 - 1,000. THIS IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED REGISTERED COVER FROM BOCAS DEL TORO. The National Postal Agency in Bocas del Toro was established in 1893, but no registered covers from that year have been recorded. Most overseas mail from Bocas del Toro was sent by ship via New Orleans or Mobile. The first registration stamps sent to Bocas del Toro were Colombia F10. $0 (Image)