San Francisco, Cal., registry label with ms. "954" number on 1883 registered cover from Hong Kong to Lima, Peru bearing Hong Kong 10¢ violet (14) pair tied by "B62" cancels, matching "Hong-Kong JY 10 83" cds and red "R" in circle handstamp, endorsed "Per S.S. 'City of Tokio' " at top, San Francisco (8.6) transit backstamps, Peru "Certificado" handstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. A STUNNING HONG KONG REGISTERED COVER TO PERU. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with number ms. "1658" on 1885 registered cover from San Francisco Cal. to German Ship Helikon at Sidney, Australia bearing on reverse 2¢ red brown (210) and 10¢ brown (209) vertical pair tied by circular grids, purple "Registered, Mar 24 1885, San Francisco, Cal." backstamp, forwarded to Melbourne and returned to San Francisco, forwarded again to Stockton Cal., reverse with Sydney (7.28), Melbourne (7.29) and San Francisco (5.14) backstamps, Stockton (5.14) cds, Fine, plenty of character. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "2925" number on 1885 registered cover from San Francisco Cal. to Nelson, New Zealand bearing 2¢ red brown (210) and two 10¢ brown (209) singles, all tied by "San Francisco Cal." oval cancels, purple "Reg. Division, San Francisco, Cal. Jun 8 1885" oval postmark, Nelson (7.29); small stamp flaws and opening tears at top, F.-V.F. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "3513" number on 1893 Canada 1¢ blue (P3) entire to Victoria, Australia bearing two 2¢ green (36) singles and 5¢ gray (41) plus Registry 5¢ green (F2), all tied by cork cancels, "Toronto, Ont. JA 23 93" cds, Chicago (1.25) and San Francisco (1.30) transit backstamps, Melbourne (3.2) and Hamilton (3.2) arrival backstamps, F.-V.F. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. AN EXCEPTIONAL 15¢ REGISTERED UPU LETTER RATE FROM CANADA TO AUSTRALIA. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with green "17147" number on 1894 registered cover from Madeira to Honolulu, Hawaii bearing 5r//25r franking on reverse tied by "Ponta do Pargo, 4 Del 94" cds, Ponta do Pargo red on white registry label, reverse with Funchal (12.5) and New York (12.22) transit backstamps, Liverpool (12.14) transit oval and magenta Honolulu (1.19) arrival cds; cover tear and aging, one stamp missing, Fine. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with green "10204" number on 1895 registered 4¢ entire (U324) from Saint Nicholas, Minn. to Honolulu, Hawaii bearing 3¢ purple (253) and 6¢ dull brown (256) tied by target cancel, light purple San Francisco (5.25) transit, magenta "Honolulu, Hawaii, Jun 1 1895" arrival cds; entire reduced at left prior to mailing, minor perf toning, Very Fine. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "12847" number on 1896 registered cover from Hawaii to Newburyport, Mass. bearing Hawaii 25¢ blue (79) tied by magenta "Honolulu, Hawaii Aug 19 1896" cds and matching registry handstamp adjacent, reverse with San Francisco (8.27) and Newburyport (9.9) backstamps, purple "Unclaimed" and "Returned to Writer" straightlines, San Francisco (9.15) backstamp and registry label added for outbound return; reduced at right and lower right corner improved, F.-V.F., ex-Bleuler, Omdahl. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "4596" number on 1897 registered cover from Quito, Ecuador to Manila, Philippines bearing Ecuador 1896-97 overprinted issues including 1896 5c on 20c strip of 4 (74) tied by Quito circular datestamps, Quito registry label affixed, New York (7.12) backstamp with New York registry FX-NY1a(ii) label affixed, San Francisco (7.19) backstamp where San Francisco registry label affixed; cover split on all four sides and hinged together along bottom; some wear, F.-V.F. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $400 - 600. A SCARCE REGISTERED USE FROM ECUADOR TO THE PHILIPPINES WITH THREE DIFFERENT REGISTRY LABEL AFFIXED. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "15720" number on 1899 registered 5c purple entire from Chile to New Zealand bearing 5c blue, 10c orange (28, 29) tied by "Limache, 20 Ago 99" cds, additional Limanche and Valparaiso registry labels affixed, reverse with Valparaiso (8.21), New York (9.21), San Francisco (9.26) and Auckland (10.27) backstamps, Very Fine and scarce destination. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "14980" number on 1899 registered cover from Brigham, Utah to Marquesas Islands bearing 8¢ violet brown (272), guideline s.e. at left, and 10¢ brown (282C) manuscript canceled, purple "Registered, Aug 28 1899, Brigham - Utah" framed handstamp, San Francisco (9.1) transit backstamp. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with number "8687" on Argentina 1899 5c postal entire to the Philippines additionally franked with 1892, 2c green, 5c carmine, 12c deep blue, 24c gray brown, all tied by four strikes of "Buenos Aires, 21 Sep 99" cds, Buenos Aires registry label on reverse along with New York (10.25), San Francisco (10.30) and "Mil. Sta. No. 1, Philippine Isls., Registered, Dec 7 1899" violet double circle backstamp, F.-V.F. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with sheet margin selvage on cover from Brigham, Utah to Taiohae, Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands (now French Polynesia), franked with pen-cancelled 8¢ violet brown and 10¢ orange brown (272, 282C) for the double UPU registry rate, manuscript "Via San Francisco and New Zealand", purple "Brigham, Utah Jul 9, 1900" boxed postmark, San Francisco (7.12) and Papeete, Tahiti (8.14) backstamps, Very Fine and exceedingly rare destination, ex-A.R.T. collection. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Nukahiva Island, a small speck in the South Pacific, was surely the recipient of very little registered mail. The return address suggests the recipient was a Mormon Missionary. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "18605" number on 1900 illustrated Standard Varnish Works building ad cover to New Zealand bearing 1¢ green, 2¢ carmine, 5¢ blue, 10¢ brown (279, 279B, 281, 282, 283) tied by New York "P" registry ovals prepaying the double UPU letter rate of 5¢ for first ounce plus 3¢ for second and 10¢ registration fee, New York (12.7) and San Francisco (12.13) transit backstamps, Dunedin (1.18) arrival backstamp; opened on three sides, F.-V.F. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., two registry labels on 1903 registered cover from Ottawa, Canada to Yokohama, Japan forwarded back to British Columbia bearing Canada 5¢ blue pair tied by circular grid cancel with matching "Ottawa, Canada, Jan 23 03" cds below, San Francisco (1.31) transit cds when San Francisco "8119" registry label affixed, forwarded from Yokohama with Feb. 26th purple backstamp and Yokohama registry label affixed to Vancouver, San Francisco (3.16) backstamp with second San Francisco "21045" registry label affixed, finally forwarded to Rossland B.C. with Mar. 22nd arrival cds, reverse with number of B.C. railroad transits; some edge faults and wear, F.-V.F. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "64197" number on 1903 registered cover from Mexico City, Mexico to Tientsin, China bearing Mexico 1c-5c, 15c, 20c Coat of Arms (296, 299-300, 304-307) mixed issue franking tied by four strikes of Mexico City Dec. cds, two Mexican registry handstamps, reverse with Ciudad Juárez (12.10), El Paso (12.11), San Francisco (12.14) and Shanghai transit backstamps; some edge wear, F.-V.F. Scott No. FX-SF1a  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., with blue "1079" number, on registered Brazil 200r postal entire from Maroim, Brazil addressed to the Hawaiian Consul at Madeira bearing Brazil 200r pair tied by Maroim (8.19.1890) cds, Lisbon (9.14) and Funchal (9.16) backstamps, forwarded to Hawaii, red London (9.30) oval d.s., New York (10.8) and San Francisco (10.13) transit backstamps when exchange label affixed, magenta "Honolulu Hawaii, Oct 25 1890" cds, Very Fine. Scott No. FX-SF1b  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "17577" number on 1906 legal-size registered cover from Fairbanks, Alaska Terr. to Manila, Philippines bearing 5¢ blue, 15¢ olive green(281, 284) and 5¢ blue, 8¢ violet black, 10¢ pale red brown (304, 306-307), all tied by multiple strikes of "Fairbanks, Alaska Jul 21 1906" duplexes, reverse with San Francisco (8.13) transit and Manila (9.10) arrival cds; reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. FX-SF1b  Estimate $500 - 750. A WONDERFUL USE FROM ALASKA TERRITORY TO THE PHILIPPINES. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "5685" number on 1906 registered cover from Guatemala to Batavia, Java bearing Guatemala 1c, 5c and 10c pair tied by barred "R" cancels, New Orleans (1.8) and San Francisco (1.12) backstamps, San Francisco label crossed out, New York (1.18) transit backstamp with New York exchange label FX-NY1a unlisted affixed, London (1.27) and Batavia (2.27) backstamps, F.-V.F. Scott No. FX-SF1b; $400  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label on 1907 cover from New Caledonia to Newton, Mass. franked with four different stamps of New Caledonia tied by double circle postmark, reverse with San Francisco (4.17) transit and Newton (4.20) arrival cds, cover forwarded to London and then onto Bournemouth, reverse with New York (4.24) backstamp transit and New York registry label FX-NY1a(i), Bournemouth (5.3) arrival backstamp; some edge wear, Fine. Scott No. FX-SF1b; $400  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "2115" number on 1907 registered cover from Vienna Ill. to Guayaquil, Ecuador bearing 5¢ blue (304) and 8¢ violet black (306) tied by "Vienna Ill. Dec 31 1907" duplex, partial San Francisco (1.6) backstamp and "Missent to San Francisco, Cal. / Second Notice" handstamp on front with registry label affixed, then sent to New York with Jan. 11th backstamp and New York, N.Y. registry FX-NY1a(i)(i) label affixed, received and held in Ecuador until July and then readdressed to Richmond, Va. via Washington D.C. (8.12); partial flap and edge faults, Fine and well traveled cover, Census no. SF-12. Scott No. FX-SF1b; $400  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., purple registry handstamp similar in style to exchange labels, on Chile 10c entire to Tientsin, China bearing Chile 1c, 2c, 3c, 1c on 20c (51, 52, 70, 58), 1¢ single and strip of three, tied by "Valdivia 28 Feb 1906" cds, Coronel and Valparaiso registry label, reverse with Coronel (3.2), Valparaiso (3.7), New York (4.8) and San Francisco (4.12) transits, Shanghai (5.11) transit and Tientsin arrival backstamps; some minor toning, still Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. FX-SF1 var.  Estimate $500 - 750. A REMARKABLE USE FROM SOUTH AMERICA VIA THE UNITED STATES TO CHINA. The San Francisco registry exchange label style handstamp was introduced in 1906 just prior to the great earthquake that occured on April 18th 1906. This cover transitted San Francisco just six days prior to the quake. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal., better group of 20 covers comprising 16 SFa labels, three SFb labels and one imitation handstamp from 1895 to 1909, better Pacific destinations comprising Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China and the Philippines, origins comprise mostly the United States but also Mexico, Jamaica and Venezuela; some mixed condition, F.-V.F. and interesting group. Scott No. FX-SF1a, b  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

San Francisco, Cal. & New York, N.Y., four registry labels on 1900 registered cover from Peking, China to Lima, Peru, eventually returned to sender, bearing China CIP 10c green pair tied by Peking cds on reverse for domestic postage, front with Japan P.O. 20s red orange tied by "Shanghai, I.J.P.O. Mar" cds for foreign postage, various markings and transit backstamps, Japanese registry label affixed, two each of San Francisco and New York registry labels representing the outward and return voyages, Lima (9.23) backstamp and purple "Parti" and "Rebut" handstamps, oval Peking (12.20) arrival backstamp; some faults and soiling, full of character, Fine. Scott No. FX-SF1a, FX-NY1a(ii)  Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. A REMARKABLE FOREIGN MAIL REGISTERED USE FROM CHINA TO PERU. Chinese mail to or from South America is very rare in the early 1900s and this registered cover is exceptional. From a registry seal perspective, it is the only example of double New York and San Francisco labels, plus a Japanese label brings the total to five (the highest we have noted on one cover). $0 (Image)

San Francisco Cal. (San Francisco), cds ties 1¢ blue, type II (7), rich color, on 1857 illustrated Sugar Refinery prices current to New York N.Y.; light file fold well away from stamp, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. 7  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

San Francisco Cal. 24 Sep (San Francisco), two sharp strikes of red cds and matching "Ship 6" clamshell handstamp on circa 1850 folded cover addressed to Daniel Gibbs at San Francisco Cal., endorsed per "New Orleans", fresh and Very Fine, The San Francisco clamshell ship handstamp is rare in red. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0 (Image)