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The History of Registered Mail - Forerunners through Civil Wat continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description Estimate or Cat Value
163   imagePhiladelphia Small Recorded "R", 1850 folded letter from Baltimore to Philadelphia franked with an 1847 10¢ black (2), ample to large margins, tied by red grid, postmarked blue Oct 5 Baltimore c.d.s., small blue "R" (and manuscript "22" recording number) struck upon receipt. Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

This letter, from the same correspondence as the previous lot, enclosed nine notes and was rated as a double rate letter. (Image)
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
164   imageBradford, N.H. "PAID" "5", separate handstamps, indicating that the 5¢ registry fee was paid, struck below a pair of 1857 1¢ type I (25) tied by Feb 16 Bradford c.d.s. on cover to Boston, manuscript "Registered No 8"; slight damp stain at lower right and small opening tear at upper right, small piece out of right stamp (virtually unnoticeable). Otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000

Expertization: 1983 PF certificate.

This is believed to be the earliest example of a registered cover handstamped with the amount paid for the registry fee. (Image)
SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction
165   imageCoast-to-Coast Quadruple Rate, strip of three 1857 10¢ types IV, II & II (16, 14, 15), positions 3/13/23R1, tied by two "Nevada City, Cal., May 19, 1860" c.d.s.s (one not readable) on 10¢ entire to Philadelphia, handstamped straightline "REGISTERED" with manuscript "No. 37". F.-V.F. The registry fee was paid in cash.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

Expertization: signed Ashbrook. (Image)
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
166   imageMobile, Ala. "Registered No. _", boxed handstamp with manuscript number "318" added on 1855 folded letter to New Orleans, postmarked red Jun 26 Mobile c.d.s. with integral "3 PAID" rate. F.-V.F.
Estimate $500 - 750

Mobile was among the first post offices to have a handstamp with a space for a number. (Image)
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
167   imageRegistry Fee Paid with Stamps, 1856 folded letter from Philadelphia to Chelsea, Vt. franked with an 1851 12¢ black (17), nearly four margins, tied by Jun 12 Philadelphia c.d.s.; manuscript sender's instruction "P.O. Stamp Lightly" with registered numbers "4217" and "5831"; cosmetically refolded with repaired internal splits. Very Fine appearance.
Estimate $750 - 1,000

Expertization: 1983 PF certificate.

Provenance: Gibson, Costales.

The 12¢ stamp overpaid by 1¢ the double-rate postage of 6¢ plus the registry fee of 5¢. This is the earliest recorded example of stamps used to pay the registry fee. It is one of three such surviving wrappers, all addressed to dentist Dr. Sebre Gustin, that originally enclosed gold foil for dental crowns. (Image)
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
168   imageRegistered Mail in The Confederacy, U.S. 3¢ dull red, type III (26), light crease, tied by Early Grove, Miss. c.d.s., Mar 23 (docketed 1861) on cover to Jackson, Miss., manuscript "No 2 - Registered" and "Registry fee 5 cts.". Very Fine.
Estimate $4,000 - 5,000

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED REGISTERED COVERS FROM THE CONFEDERACY.

Provenance: Birkinbine.

Mississippi joined the Confederacy on Feb 4, 1861, but until June 1, with the establishment of the Confederate postal system, all mail was still carried by the U.S. Post Office. However, the Confederate postal system, once established, made no provision for registered mail. Hence Confederate registered covers only can exist prior to June 1, 1861. (Image)
SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
169   imageRegistered Mail to Prisoner of War, 3¢ rose (65), faults, tied by blue grid on cover from Baltimore to a Confederate soldier confined at Point Lookout, Md., postmarked matching blue Nov 14 Baltimore c.d.s. and straightline "REGISTERED" with manuscript number "649"; endorsed "$5.00 Enclosed, T.C. Totter" (partially scratched out); the letter was undelivered, as it is also endorsed "Dead"; stamp with perf faults. Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000

Purported to be one of only two recorded registered covers to a prisoner of war. (Image)
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
170   imageRegistered Patriotc Cover, 3¢ rose (65), horizontal pair tied by grids on multicolor Patriotic envelope featuring "The Arms of the Keystone State" from Philadelphia to Boston, postmarked bold Apr 16, 1862 Philadelphia c.d.s. and straightline "REGISTERED" with manuscript number "587"; reduced slightly at left. Otherwise Very Fine and quite spectacular. As Weiss ST-512 but with yellow and red hand coloring added.
Estimate $400 - 500 (Image)
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
171   image1863 20¢ Registry Fee, legal size envelope transporting court documents from Philadelphia to Delhi, Iowa; franked, front & back, with 30 copies of the 1861 1¢ blue (63), canceled straightline "REGISTERED" with Mar 28, 1865 Philadelphia c.d.s. on reverse; opened out for display with several creases and defects from rough opening; still a unique franking paying the 20¢ registry fee and overpaying by 1¢ three times the domestic letter rate of 3¢ per ounce.
Estimate $500 - 750

This is the earliest recorded cover showing the 20¢ registry fee paid with stamps. The 20¢ fee went into effect June 30, 1863, but prepayment of the fee with stamps was not compulsary until July 1, 1867. (Image)
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
172   image1867 Compulsary Prepayment of 20¢ Registry Fee With Stamps, 3¢ rose (65), tied by Ypsilanti, Mich. duplex, Jul 3, 1867 on cover to Woodland, Mich., registry fee paid with a pair of 10¢ green (68) tied by town cancels, manuscript "Registered, No. 1"; slight staining at lower left, few perf faults. Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500

This is the earliest recorded cover showing the 20¢ registry fee paid with stamps. The 20¢ fee went into effect June 30, 1863, but prepayment of the fee with stamps was not compulsary until July 1, 1867. (Image)
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
173   image1869 Reduction of Registry Fee to 15¢, 1867 15¢ black F. grill (98) tied by fancy blue 7-point rosette, paying the new 15¢ fee on cover from Grass Valley, Cal. to Pembroke, Me., 6¢ double weight postage paid by three 1869 2¢ brown (113) canceled same 7-point rosette, the cover postmarked matching Jan 3 Grass Valley c.d.s. and matching handstamped "REGISTERED" in circle with manuscript registry number "5"; perf faults 15¢. Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500 (Image)
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
174   image1869-1873 Domestic Registry Fee of 15¢, 1870-71 15¢ orange (152) used with 3¢ green (147), tied target cancels on a lovely illustrated World Peace cover from Palo, Mich., Jan 7 (docketed on reverse 1874) with manuscript "No. 3", envelope with American Peace Society imprint. Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500

The registry fee was reduced to 8¢ effective January 1, 1874, but apparently the rate change went unnoticed in Palo until sometime later. (Image)
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction
175   imageCompulsary Prepayment of the 20¢ Registry Fee With Stamps, 5¢ brown (76), strip of 4, along with a 3¢ rose (65), canceled targets and tied by Danville, Ill. c.d.s., May 28, 1868 on cover to Bloomfield, Ill., manuscript "Reg 20"; bit of light soiling. Fine. A most unusual method of making up the 20¢ registry fee.
Estimate $400 - 500 (Image)
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
176   imageCompulsary Prepayment of the 20¢ Registry Fee With Stamps, 10¢ green E. grill (89), strip of 4 and single, along with single and pair 3¢ rose F. grill (94), tied by target cancels on legal size cover from Ithaca, N.Y. to Saginaw City, Mich., postmarked Jul 9 Ithaca c.d.s. with manuscript "Reg #16"; cosmetically refolded top and bottom with horizontal file fold not affecting stamps. Fine. Franking pays the 20¢ registry fee and thirteen times the domestic letter rate of 3¢ per ounce.
Estimate $300 - 400 (Image)
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction
The 1911 Registered Mail Stamp
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description Estimate or Cat Value
177 P F1P2 imageRegistry, 1911, 10¢ ultramarine, small die proof (F1P2), bright and fresh. Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,000

Expertization: 1982 PF certificate. (Image)		 Scott $2,000
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
178 F1 imageRegistry, 1911, 10¢ ultramarine (F1), used with 2¢ Washington and tied by one of two light strikes "U.S.S. Helena, Dec 8, 1914, A.M., Shanghai, China" duplex handstamp on registered cover to a local addressee; also bears faint "Registered" box with manuscript registration number and two U.S.S. Helena "Registered" c.d.s.s, one on reverse; open on three sides. Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500

The only recorded use of the 10¢ registration stamp with a naval ship cancel abroad. (Image)
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
179 F1 imageRegistry, 1911, 10¢ ultramarine (F1), on 1918 cover from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Saranac Lake, N.Y. and forwarded to to Trudeau, N.Y., used with 3¢ violet & 10¢ special delivery (501, E11b) tied by San Juan double ovals, Santurce, P.R. return address, backstamped San Juan (Apr 5) and Trudeau (Apr 17); stamps extend slightly above top edge of cover, top flap torn. Otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500

Believed to be the only recorded use of the combination 3¢ war rate with a special delivery stamp and a 10¢ registry stamp from abroad. (Image)
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
180 F1 imageRegistry, 1911, 10¢ ultramarine (F1), on 1912 cover from Shanghai, China to Vallejo, Cal., tied, with 3¢ carmine (375), by beautifully struck "U.S. POSTAL AGENCY/ * SHANGHAI, CHINA */ R.D." oval, postmarked on reverse violet "U.S. POSTAL AGENCY, SHANGHAI, CHINA/ REGISTERED" c.d.s. (May 19), backstamped San Francisco & Vallejo (Jun 18). F.-V.F.
Estimate $400 - 500

BELIEVED TO BE THE EARLIEST RECORDED USED OF THE 10¢ REGISTRY STAMP FROM SHANGHAI. (Image)
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction
Miscellaneous Registered Covers
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description Estimate or Cat Value
181   imageAmerican 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)
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
182   imageBoxer 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)
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

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