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Belgian Congo. Dated 1913/09/27. Boma cds tie Scott 45-47 on registered H&G 44 postal card to Apolda, Germany (part 20 Oct. receiving cds at bottom). Red on white registry label at top tied by cds.
Cover #85168 | Price: $325.00
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Cook Islands. Dated 1895/04/12. Rarotonga cds (Burge type A3) tie Scott 10-14 on registered cover to Germany with violet framed registry hand stamp (Burge type A2 earliest use) at lower left. Reverse with 23 April Auckland transit, 9 June Bologna, Italy transit & 10 June Aue receiving cds.
Cover #83596 | Price: $525.00
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Germany. Dated 1912/07/13. Elbing cds ties Scott 87 on pre-printed registered cover to Rochester, NY. 40pf pays 20pf letter rate + 20pf registry fee. Red on white registry label at lower left. On reverse is violet oval "Seepost Bremen-New York" sorting hand stamp (very scarce) & 24 July Rochester Reg. receiving cds.
Cover #84967 | Price: $150.00
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Germany. Dated 1923/01/13. Waldheim cds tie two pair of Scott 182 & four 188 (on reverse) on registered cover to Toledo, Ohio. 100m pays postage of 80m + 20m registry fee in effect 15 Dec 1922 through 14 Jan. 1923. Two registry control numbers on face along with red 15 Jan 1923 PO hand stamp. Red on white registry label at lower left. Reverse with printed paper tape that is tied by 27 Jan. New York registry ovals & 28 Jan. Toledo registry cds. Guarantee hand stamp at bottom .
Cover #84934 | Price: $75.00
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Germany. Dated 1923/02/21. Berlin cds & double ovals tie Scott #156 and #183 vertical stp3 on registered cover to Washington, DC. Red Berlin registry label to left of stamp. Total 190pf pays 150pf postage + 40pf registry fee. Additional h/s include 3/17 NY transit & violet 3/18 Washington rec'd.
Cover #83432 | Price: $25.00
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Germany. Dated 1926/09/02. Hamburg cds ties 5pf Eagle & 50pf Numeral on double weight registered cvr (vertical fold) to Bogota. Baranquilla cds of 03.IX.1926 ties 10c (#CLA13), 50c (#CLA28) & 20c (#CFLA2) on the cvr. Back with Barranquilla 9 Mar 1926 & Bogota 13 III 1926 cds. Kontrollnummer, Registry & Par Avion on front of the cvr.
Cover #65224 | Price: $150.00
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Germany. Dated 1929/12/05. Chemintz cds ties Germany 1M (#C32), stp3 of U.S. (#650) & U.S. special delivery (#E15) on airmail registered special delivery cover to San Francisco. Chemnitz 1 registry label, San Francisco Fee Claimed hand stamp. 1M to New York (?), 15c airmail to San Francisco, 10c special delivery.
Cover #89963 | Price: $100.00
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Germany. Dated 1930/03/18. Dusseldorf cds tie Scott 374, 375, two C23, two C29 & a C30 on registered air post cover to Sanford, Florida. At top is "Luftpost via Bermen-New York mit Dampfer Europa." Red on white registry label over black on yellow air post label at lower left, both tied by Dusseldorf cds. Red framed Bremen air post hand stamp at lower right. Reverse with New York registry transit and 27 Mar. Sanford registry rec'd cds. This was the maiden voyage of the Europa to New York setting a record with the average speed of 27.91 knots and a crossing time of 4 days, 17 hours and 6 minutes.
Cover #84963 | Price: $125.00
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Germany. Dated 1932/11/21. Bloomberg cds tie Scott 366, 372, B46 & B48 on registered cover (light horizontal fold) to Boston, MA. Red on white registry label. 35pf double weight postage + 30 pf registry fee. Reverse with 29 Nov. Boston registry cds .
Cover #84931 | Price: $75.00
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Germany. Dated 1935/07/13. Sagan cds ties Scott 418, 461 & 462 on registered cover to Louisville, KY. 40pf postage + 30pf registry fee. Red registry label at lower left. Reverse with customs label tied by 13 July Berlin machine cancel. Light New York oval transit cancels, violet 26 July Louisville transit & 26 July Louisville Baxter Ave. Sta. (dpo) registered receiving cds.
Cover #84927 | Price: $75.00
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Germany. Dated 1940/04/20. Nurnberg cds tie Scott 426 on registered H&G 223 to Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Also, 20pf Scott B170 (early usage) tied by commemorative cancel. Red on white registry label at lower left, partial red censor hand stamp in middle, part Sofia cds at left. Reverse with three transit/receiving hand stamps .
Cover #84935 | Price: $50.00
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Great Britain. Dated 1904/12/12. London registered ovals tie Scott 127 & 133 on registered cover to Germany. Pays the 2 1/2 pence letter rate + 2 pence registry fee. Large "R" I oval handstamp, manuscript "Registered" & registry control numbers of face. Reverse with printed merchant return, black "42" in circle control number, two 12 Dec. Gracechurch St Registered ovals & blue 14 Dec. Munich receiving cds.
Cover #83540 | Price: $40.00
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St. Vincent. Dated 1896/02/17. Two Kingstown identical upside down cds "tie" Scott #54 on registered cover to Germany. Large "R" in oval at left, red 5 Mar London Registered oval at right. On reverse is St. Vincent registry label & Hamburg Mar 6 receiving cds.
Cover #83586 | Price: $275.00
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Switzerland. Dated 1937/11/10. Schaffhausen cds ties Scott 228 & C8 on Germany H&G 148 registered postal card to Greenwich, CT. 50c pays the 20c card rate + 30c registry fee. The 75pf postal card was not counted as postage. "Einschreiben" hand stamp at top, 19 Nov. New York Reg'y Div oval at bottom right .
Cover #85058 | Price: $85.00
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California
United States. CA. Berkeley, CA. Alameda Co. Dated 1932/10/03. Double ovals tie 6c (#711) & vertical pair of 6c (#712) on 3c registered entire (#U526) to Germany. 8c double weight surface plus 15c registry fee.
Cover #94483 | Price: $25.00
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Colorado
United States. CO. Fort Lupton, CO. Weld Co. Dated 1932/10/17. Duplex cancel ties 5c blk4 (#710) on 5c registered air mail entire (#U528) to Germany. 10c air/surface postage plus 15c registry fee.
Cover #94484 | Price: $30.00
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Illinois
United States. IL. Chicago World's Fair Station, IL. Cook Co. (open 1893). Dated 1893/06/12. Chicago double oval ties 8c Columbian (#236) on 10c Columbian entire (#U351) to Germany. Red four line "REGISTERED/AUG 18 1893/World's Fair Station,/CHICAGO, ILL." (Bomar C93-04) handstamp. Postage pays the 10c double weight rate + 8c registration fee. Blue Chicago received handstamp on back. The cover went through New York where a registry exchange label was applied.
Cover #67249 | Price: $475.00
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Illinois
United States. IL. Chicago World's Fair Station, IL. Cook Co. (open 1893). Dated 1893/07/07. Two Chicago ovals tie two 2c (#210) on a 10c registered entire (#U351) to Germany. The entire has been reduced at left and bottom and is open on two sides. It seems to all postal markings are present. There are two strikes (very uncommon) of the "REGISTERED/JUL 7, 1893/World's Fair Station,CHICAGO, ILL. handstamp (Bomar C93-04). There is a blue Chicago received h/s on the back. The cover went through New York where an exchange registry label was applied. Once in Germany the cover was forwarded.
Cover #67246 | Price: $225.00
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Kentucky
United States. KY. Louisville, KY. Jefferson Co. (open 1795+). Dated 1927/12/05. Double oval cancels tie blk4 of 2c (#643) & a 17c (#623) on a registered air mail cover with return receipt requested. The return receipt (margin tears) is included. 5c postage, 15c registry, 5c return receipt. Cover with Louisville, New York & Berlin back stamps.
Cover #90238 | Price: $25.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York Station W, NY. New York Co. (open 1889-1946). Dated 1920/10/21. Double oval "W" cancels ties Scott 506 & 509 on registered cover to Germany. 15c pays 5c letter rate + 10c registry fee. Reverse with two 21 Oct New York Sta. W cds, two 21 Oct New York Foreign double ovals & a 4 Nov. Hamburg received cds.
Cover #83713 | Price: $40.00
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Ohio
United States. OH. Cincinnati, OH. Hamilton Co. (open 1794+). Dated 1921/06/18. Double ovals tie Scott 548 and C2 pair on U429 registered cover to Germany. Pays 5c letter rate + 10c registry fee. Registry hand stamp & control numbers, Censor tape at left. Reverse with black "CL" was seal, Hamburg censor hand stamp, two 18 June Cincinnati cds, two 20 June New York transit ovals, & 9 July Munich receiving cds.
Cover #84003 | Price: $125.00
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Oregon
United States. OR. Portland, OR. Multnomah Co. Dated 1934/12/22. Double ovals tie 1c (#739), 4c blk4 (#743) & 7c (#746) on registered cover (faults) to Germany. Violet "Avis-de-reception (return receipt requested" handstamp at left. Reverse with "(received) in bad condition at (foreign annex?) hand stamp. New York double ovals tie post office seal (#OX23) to partially cover damage. Three Christmas seals (all belong, one tied) (#WX68) on envelope flap. There is a partial Gluckstadt cds near the post office seal. 9x (5c+ 3x8c) postage 29c + 15c registry fee + 5c return receipt fee overpays rate by 1c..
Cover #90720 | Price: $50.00
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Pennsylvania
United States. PA. Drexel Hill, PA. Delaware Co. Dated 1935/12/02. Duplex cancels tie 3c Iowa (#838) & 25c Clipper (#C20) on air mail special delivery to Germany. French transit & Buckow cds on back. 5c surface, 3c Europe airmail & 20c special delivery.
Cover #93393 | Price: $30.00
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Pennsylvania
United States. PA. Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia Co. Dated 1894/10/16. Double oval cancels tie 5c (#223) & 8c (#225 with faults) on registered cover (tear, faults) to Germany. NY registry label (FX-NY1(aiii) tied by hand stamp. "Does not exist label" on reverse. Undelivered, "D.L.O. Record" hand stamp at upper left.
Cover #95181 | Price: $50.00
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