American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia, soldier's cover from Siberia to White Bear Lake, Minn. franked with 10¢ Franklin (510) paying the 10¢ registry fee (postage was free) tied by partial strike violet "U.S. Postal Agency, Siberia/ Registered/ Dec 21, 1918" c.d.s. with two clear strikes on reverse; boxed "A.E.F. Siberia/ Censored" handstamp with manuscript "W.M. Prideaux, Asst US Postal Agent endorsement (the return address indicates that Prideaux was also the sender, the cover apparently addressed to his wife). Fine and rare.
Estimate $750 - 1,000 (Image)

Boxer Rebellion, cover from China to Erfurt, Germany, a 2¢ entire uprated with 1¢, 2¢ (2) & 8¢ First Bureaus (252, 257, 279) paying 10¢ registry fee and 5¢ U.P.U. letter rate; tied by straightline "CHINA" with violet "REGISTERED/ Mil. Postal Sta. No. 1, China/ Oct 17, 1900" c.d.s., also bears New York exchange office registry label, backstamped New York (Nov 24) and Erfurt (Dec 6); minor perf damage one 2¢. F.-V.F.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 (Image)

Spanish American War, cover from Manila, Philippines to Manchester, England franked with 10¢ green & four 2¢ carmine (258, 252) paying 8¢ registry fee and double 5¢ U.P.U. letter rate; postmarked large "Philippine Sta., San Francisco, Cal., Sep 21, 1898" c.d.s. and straightline "REGISTERED" with Oct 29 London transit c.d.s.; on reverse large straightline "U-S- MILITARY. P,O, STA/ San Francisco Cal. U.S.A./ No 1 Philippines" along with Sep 26 Hong Kong transit and Oct 29 Manchester receiver; 10¢ stamp with missing corner. Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750 (Image)

Very early printed registration label, small hand cut label with printed "Registered. No." and manuscript "27" on registered cover from Belleville to Paterson N.J. franked with 3¢ & 10¢ Bank Notes (184, 188) tied by cork cancels, bold Belleville c.d.s. alongside. Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400

Quite possibly the earliest recorded example of a printed registration label. (Image)

Fancy Registered Handstamps, "REGISTERED No" with manuscript "86" on 3¢ entire from Traverse City to Leland, Mich.uprated with 3¢ green & 10¢ brown (158, 161) tied by "F" in circle obliterators. Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400 (Image)

1869, 3¢ ultramarine (114), irregular block of 7 paying the 8¢ registry fee plus 13¢ postage on 1870 registered cover from Chicago to Odense, Denmark, postmarked "Chicago, Ill./ Registered/ Jan 4" c.d.s., red boxed "Recomandirt" and "Hamburg/, 23  1   70/ Franco" plus black "Franco", backstamped Odense, 24 Jan; one stamp folded over edge of cover at bottom. Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 (Image)

Offices in China, 1919, 24¢ on 12¢ brown carmine (K11), paying the 10¢ registry fee plus 2¢ domestic letter rate, tied by an exceptionally strong strike of the "U.S. POSTAL AGENCY/ * SHANGHAI, CHINA */ R.D." oval handstamp on P.O.penalty envelope to Kansas City, Mo.; postmarked on reverse violet "U.S. POSTAL AGENCY, SHANGHAI, CHINA/ REGISTERED" c.d.s., Oct 21, 1919, backstamped Kansas City (Oct 25). Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500 (Image)