Sale No: 1
Lot No:431
Symbol:Cat No:FX-NY1a

Registry Exchange Label, New York, N.Y. Registry exchange label affixed on registered post card to Basel, Switzerland bearing 3¢, 4¢ and 5¢ Wash. tied by two stikes of "Deadwood, S. Dak. Registered, Feb 24, 1910" cds, New York (2.28) foreign transit oval, Basel arrival cds; exchange label originally placed over stamps and moved, Very Fine and rare registered post card foreign use.
Scott No. FX-NY1a; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 1
Lot No:433
Symbol:Cat No:289

Registry Exchange Label, Shanghai, China, printed name with narrow black Roman letter "R". With "2793" number, on registered cover bearing 1¢, 4¢ and 8¢ Trans-Mississippi (285, 287, 289). tied by partly clear strikes of "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Feb 11 '01" duplex datestamps with printed address to Springfield Mass., originating in Foochow, China with Foochow 6c Red also tied by U.S. duplex, neat "Foochow, 23 Jan 01" origina cds and matching large "R" handstamp, reverse with San Francisco (2.26) transit and Springfield (3.5) arrival backstamps, accompanied by original Cinese Imperial Post registered receipt; some trivial stamp flaws, Very Fine.
Scott No. FX-SH1d; $4,000.

A COLORFUL AND RARE REGISTERED COMBINATION USE OF THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE AND THE FOOCHOW LOCAL STAMP WITH THE RAREST SHANGHAI REGISTRY LABEL.

Although philatelically inspired, this franking is very desirable. This Shanghai registry label is one of only 9 recorded. US$0 (Image)

Scott $4,000