Lot
1308 
El Paso, Tex., registry seal with purple handstamped name and "1180" number on 1908 registered cover from Shanghai, China to Guadalajara, Mexico bearing 10¢ pale red brown (307) tied by purple "U.S. Postal Agency * Shanghai, China * R.D." oval registry handstamp, matching "Registered, Dec 15 1908, U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China" four-line datestamp, reverse with San Francisco and El Paso (1.13) transits, and Guadalajara (1.16) arrival backstamp; slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, Census No. EP-10, ex-Drucker. Scott No. FX-EP2 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
ONE OF ONLY 5 RECORDED EL PASO TEX. HANDSTAMPED REGISTRY LABEL USAGES, AN EXCEPTIONAL REGISTERED USE FROM SHANGHAI TO MEXICO.
Realized: $2,800