El Paso, Tex. Registry label with large Gothic serif letter and manuscript number "4537" affixed on 1904 Russian 4k postal card to Mexico bearing Russia 2k green (47) single and pair, and 4k rose (41), all tied by Helsingfors (3.11) cds, New York (3.23) transit oval, purple El Paso (3.30) backstamp, Very Fine, Census No. EP-19.
Scott No. FX-EP1a; Estimate $500 - 750.

A SCARCE REGISTERED POST CARD USE FROM FINLAND TO MEXICO VIA THE UNITED STATES. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Jacksonville, Fla. Purple straightline handstamp on label with manuscript "1866" number, affixed on cover bearing 10¢ orange brown (283) tied by oval cancel, reverse with Minneapolis Minn. (1.23.1900) origin cds and purple Jacksonville (10.27) transit, Trinidad, Cuba (11.1) arrival cds; light tape stains at sides, Very Fine and choice, ex-A.R.T. collection, with clear 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. FX-JA2; $2,500.

ONE OF THE FINEST OF ONLY 5 RECORDED HANDSTAMPED JACKSONVILLE REGISTRY LABEL USAGES. Scott $2,500
(Image)

Scott $2,500

Laredo, Tex. Registry label with ms. "2589" number on blue 1892 Russia 14k registered entire to Zacatecas, Mexico uprated with 3k pair tied by blue Russian (5.25) cds, black dotted "R" in circle handstamp, reverse with New York (6.18) and Zacatecas (6.27) backstamps, Very Fine, Census No. LA-2.
Scott No. FX-LA1; $1,000; Estimate $500 - 750.

THE EARLIEST OF 27 RECORDED LAREDO, TEXAS REGISTRY LABEL USAGES. Scott $1,000
Est. $500-750 (Image)

Scott $1,000
Est. $500-750

Laredo, Tex. Registry label with ms. "726" number on 1898 registered cover from British Honduras to Puebla, Mexico bearing British Honduras 1c, 2c, 5c and 12c (38-39, 41, 44), tied by three strikes of "Belize, British Honduras, AP 20 98" cds, reverse with New Orleans (4.26) cds, purple "Laredo, Tex. Apr 28 1898" straightline and Puebla (5.1) arrival backstamps, Laredo transit registry handstamp; tiny corner tear, clean and Very Fine, Census No. LA-26.
Scott No. FX-LA1; $1,000; Estimate $300 - 400. Scott $1,000
Est. $300-400 (Image)

Scott $1,000
Est. $300-400

Naco, Arizona. Registry label with script handstamp name and "5636" number affixed on Argentina 15c entire uprated with Argentina 4c orange (126) strip of three tied by "Buenos Aires 11 Jul 1907" cds to El Paso Tex. and then forwarded to Mexico, Buenos Aires black on white registry label, New York (3.4) backstamp, purple El Paso (8.9) cds, purple Naco, Son. framed registry backstamp, Very Fine, Census No. NA-3.
Scott No. FX-NA2; $3,500; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED NACO, ARIZONA EXCHANGE LABELS USED ON COVER, THIS BEING ONE OF ONLY TWO HANDSTAMPED EXAMPLES. Scott $3,500
Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Scott $3,500
Est. $1,500-2,000

New Orleans, La. Registry label with "11122" number on 1901 registered "Pattern Post" wrapper with address label and intact cords from Leeds, England to San Jose, Costa Rica, redirected via Panama to Curacao, bearing GB 1½d and 2½d cancelled by oval "Leeds Registered 23 MR 01" datestamps, red London (12.26) transit oval, reverse with New York (3.30) and New Orleans (4.5) transits, partial Curacao arrival datestamp and additional framed "Niet Opgevraase/Non reclamé" handstamp in French and Dutch, returned to sender with Curacao registry label and Panama (5.7) backstamp transit; cover opened out for display and a few minor peripheral faults, F.-V.F., rare and distinctive usage, Census No. NO-3.
Scott No. FX-NO1; $600; Estimate $200 - 300. Scott $600
Est. $200-300 (Image)

Scott $600
Est. $200-300

(New Orleans, La.). Utility black label greenish "5197" number on 1891 Brazil 100r postal entire to Guatemala uprated with 500r olive (95) tied by partial San Paulo (11.26) cds, matching registry handstamp adjacent, reverse with Brazil (11.27), New York (12.25) and New Orleans (12.29) transits, purple Guatemala Jan. arrival cds, F.-V.F., Census No. NO-5.
Scott No. FX-NO4; $525; Estimate $150 - 200.

ONE OF ONLY 12 RECORDED NEW ORLEANS BLANK NAME REGISTRY LABEL USAGES. Scott $525
Est. $150-200 (Image)

Scott $525
Est. $150-200

(New York) 1887-1896 Mexico Registered Covers with New York Registry Labels. Group of 4 each having New York N.Y. registry label comprising 1887 Mexico City with 3c, 5c, 12c numerals to Italy, 1887 Mexico City with 10c, 10c numerals on post card to France (ex-Schimmer), 1893 Guanajuato with 5c, 10c (3) to Argentina, 1896 Durango 4c entire uprated to Denmark, Very Fine and attractive group.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

New York, N.Y. Used with 1¢, 2¢ 5¢ and 10¢ Bureaus (279, 279B, 281, 282C), tied by purple "Key West Fla., Registered, Feb 24 1900" cds to Constantinople, Turkey, reverse with New York (2.28) transit and Constantinople (3.12) arrival cds, Very Fine registered use with a four-color franking.
Scott No. FX-NY1a; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

New York, N.Y. "City". Registry label with "59346" number on 1895 cover from Kansas City, Mo. to Principality of Trinidad, South Atlantic bearing 1894, 6¢ dull brown (256), strip of three, tied by roller grid cancel, endorsed "Via Liverpool, an Island about 300 miles east Rio de Janeiro, Brazil", purple three-line "Registered, Kansas Mo." purple postmark, New York (1.6) transit backstamp and New York "City" registry exchange label affixed, red London transit oval, Rio de Janeiro (2.6) transit backstamp, returned to sender with D.L.O. (9.18) backstamp and record handstamp; right 5¢ faults, some cover wear, F.-V.F., an exceptionally rare destination valid only for two years.
Scott No. FX-NY1b (unlisted); Estimate $150 - 200.

The Principality of Trinidad was declared in 1893, when the American James Harden-Hickey claimed the uninhabited island Trindade and Martim Vaz in the South Atlantic and declared himself as James I, Prince of Trinidad. According to Harden-Hickey's plans the island would, after being recognized as an independent country, become a military dictatorship under his leadership. Brazil, with Portuguese support, pressed a successful claim to Brazilian sovereignty in 1895. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

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 $300 - 400.

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. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

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 $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

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 $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

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 $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

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 $150 - 200. Scott $400
Est. $150-200 (Image)

Scott $400
Est. $150-200

Seattle, Wash. Registry label with "24826" number on 1905 cover from Austria to Yokohama bearing Austria 1905 1h-10h Franz Josef, varnish lines (86a-89a, 97a) tied by Vienna (5.25) cds, appropriate backstamps including New York (6.13) and Seattle (6.9) cds, trifle rough opening at top, otherwise Very Fine, Census No. SE-27.
Scott No. FX-SE1b; $800; Estimate $200 - 300. Scott $800
Est. $200-300 (Image)

Scott $800
Est. $200-300

Seattle, Wash. Registered label with "14941" number on 1908 registered 2¢ entire from Indianapolis, Ind. to Syen Chyun, Korea bearing 1¢ green (300) and 8¢ violet black (306) tied by bars cancel, originally sent in wrong direction to New York where New York, N.Y. registry label (FX-NY1a unlisted) affixed and later crossed out upon forwarding, reverse with New York (10.2) and Seattle (10.6) transits; small edge flaws and label remnants, Fine, a rare destination, Census No. SE-22.
Scott No. FX-SE1b; $800; Estimate $250 - 350. Scott $800
Est. $250-350 (Image)

Scott $800
Est. $250-350

Seattle, Wash. Registry label with "45594" number affixed on missent 1910 registered cover from Victoria, Australia to Melbourne, Australia bearing Victoria 4d olive tied by "Geelong, Victoria, MR 16 10" cds, New York (4.24) backstamp and "Missent" straightline handstamp, Seattle (4.29) backstamp transit where label affixed, Melbourne (6.14) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, Census No. SE-20.
Scott No. FX-SE1b; $800; Estimate $200 - 300. Scott $800
Est. $200-300 (Image)

Scott $800
Est. $200-300