Lot
1567 
Seattle, Wash., etiquette on registered cover to Shizuoka, Japan with English Yokohama as port of entry, franked with 1902, 5¢ blue + 8¢ violet black (304+306) tied by bold "Plains, Mont., Oct 16, 1907" duplex postmark with purple registered date stamp alongside, Seattle and Yokohama transit backstamps, with original enclosure; 8¢ with small margin nick, Very Fine, only eleven usages of this label are recorded. Scott Nos. FX-SE1b; $800 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $475
Lot
1568
San Francisco, Cal., serif letter exchange etiquette on registered cover to Nagoya, Japan (English Yokohama as port of entry), franked with 1908, 2¢ carmine + 13¢ blue green (332+339) tied by Kingsburg, Cal. boxed handstamp, purple "Kingsburg, Cal., Registered, Jan 17, 1910" cds, Yokohama transit and receiving backstamps; cover opening tear slightly affecting origin postmark, F.-V.F., only 29 such label usages recorded. Scott Nos. FX-SF1b; $400 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot
1569
Registry, 1911, 10¢ ultramarine, in combination with 1913, 5¢ Parcel Post (Q5) on Stockton, Cal. corner card cover to Osaka, Japan, tied by partial oval handstamp with registry box handstamp alongside, reverse with "Stockton, Cal., regular. Div., Jan 10, 1914" origin and Seattle transit cds's, partial receiving date stamp on front; 5¢ with margin flaws at top, otherwise Very Fine, an unusual combination. Scott Nos. F1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $675
Lot
1570
U.S. Postal Sta., Shanghai, China, Rec'd, Apr 29, 05, cds's tying 1902-03, 1¢-10¢ definitive issues (300, 302-307, 319) on photo side of post card (colored Shanghai Hongkew Market view) addressed to the Quartermaster aboard the S.M.S. Kaiserin Elisabeth in Shanghai, front additionally franked with 1902, 1¢ green (300) tied by Shanghai cds, "Kaiserin Elisabeth, 5/5" receiving cds, Very Fine, a wonderful eight color franking on a Shanghai post card to a German cruiser. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot
1571
U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Registered, Dec 22, 1909, purple four line magenta date stamp struck slightly off cover, on registered cover to Detroit, Mich., franked with 1902, 4¢ brown, horizontal strip of three (303) paying the 10¢ registry fee (which had just been increased to 10¢ in November) plus 2¢ postage, tied by purple oval "R.D." Registry Division cancels, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, ex-Fisher. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $375
Lot
1572
Offices in China, 1919, 4¢ on 2¢ rose, six singles, all tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, R.D." oval handstamps on registered cover to Cleveland, O., purple boxed registry handstamp and reverse with matching "Postal Agent, Shanghai China" straight line handstamp, and various Nov. 1922 transit cds's, Very Fine; with 2015 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. K2 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $400
Lot
1573
Offices in China, 1919, 4¢ on 2¢ rose, block of six, all tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, R.D." oval handstamps, purple boxed registry handstamp and reverse with "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Registered, Dec 28, 1922" origin and S.F. transit cds's; cover opening tear at top, Very Fine. Scott Nos. K2 Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $190
Lot
1574
Offices in China, 1919, 10¢ on 5¢ blue, in combination with 1919, 2¢ on 1¢ green + 6¢ on 3¢ violet, two singles (K1+K3) on registered cover to Toledo, O., all tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, R.D." oval handstamps, reverse with "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Registered, Dec 5, 1921" origin and various transit cds's; portion of corner card scuffed off, Very Fine. Scott Nos. K5 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
1575
Offices in China, 1919, 20¢ on 10¢ orange yellow, on combination with 1919, 2¢ on 1¢ green, two singles (K1) on registered cover to Scotia, N.Y., all tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, R.D." oval handstamps, purple boxed registry handstamp and reverse with "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Registered, Dec 2, 1922" origin and various transit cds's, Very Fine. Scott Nos. K10 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325