The James Milgram Collections of U.S. Registered Mail and Campaign Envelopes

Registry Exchange Label, Boston, MA, printed name, ms. "1651" number, affixed on 10¢ Columbian (U350) entire canceled by "Boston, Mass." oval, bold purple "Boston, Mass. Registry Div. Feb 2 1894" oval and "3RD Class / Registered" two-line handstamp to Glanchau, Germany , New York (2.14) oval backstamp and New York (FX-NY1a) exchange label affixed, Glanchau (2.24) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.

Scott No. FX-BO1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

Registry Exchange Label, El Paso, TX, printed name with Gothic letter "R", with ms. "1929" number, affixed on cover bearing 5¢ brown (205) pair and 10¢ brown (209) , tied by cork cancels, purple "Baton Rouge La. Sep 2, 1885" cds to Mexico City, Mexico , framed "Registrado, En Paso Del Norte" registry h.s., blue Mexico City (9.12) arrival oval; edge tears, F.-V.F. and early example.

Scott No. FX-EP1a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $500.

Registry Exchange Label, Jacksonville, FL, blank, no name, with ms. "716" number, bit missing, affixed on legal-size 4¢ pink (U325) entire bearing 1¢-2¢ Trans-Mississippi (285-286) singles and 4¢ Trans-Mississippi (287) block of four, each tied by four-ring target, matching "Huguenot Ga. Jan 28, 1899" cds to Havana, Cuba , Jacksonville (1.30) transit backstamp and two Havana (2.4) arrival cds; creased at left with some splitting, light overall toning, Fine and scarce Jacksonville exchange label use.

Scott No. FX-JA4   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $2,000.

Registry Exchange Label, Laredo, TX, printed name, ms. "743" number, affixed on 2¢ Columbia (U349) entire with purple "Haverhill, Mass. Oct 30 1896 A.M., Reg. Div." three-line postmark bearing 8¢ violet brown (272) , small tear, tied by corks, purple "Laredo, Tex. No 4 1896" straightline backstamp, bold Monterey (11.7) arrival cds; reduced at left, Very Fine.

Scott No. FX-LA1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,000.

Registry Exchange Label, New Orleans, LA, printed name, magenta "4342" number, affixed on 1908 incoming cover from Guatemala via New Orleans to Philadelphia Pa. bearing Guatemala 75c black & purple and large 10c, 12½c, 20c franking covering reverse, all tied by purple (9.28.1908) oval, reverse with New Orleans, La. (10.6) transit and Philadelphia (10.8) arrival cds, Very Fine.

Scott No. FX-NO1 ; $600  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

Registry Exchange Label, New York, NY, printed name, blue "53545" handstamp, affixed on 1885 cover bearing 15¢ orange (189) tied by grid cancel, purple "Williamsburgh Station, Brookyn, N.Y., Registered. Jan 16, 1885" oval to Straubing, Germany , New York C (1.17) examiner's backstamp, Straubing (1.28) arrival backstamp, fresh and Very Fine.

Scott No. FX-NY1a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

Red international exchange labels were introduced on Jan. 1, 1883 to be used at the city where the registered letter left the country.

Registry Exchange Label, New York, NY, printed name, blue "64631" handstamp, affixed on 2¢ pink fawn entire bearing 1¢ green (279) , 4¢ rose brown (280) and 6¢ lake (281) , each tied by strike of Kicking Mule (AN-11) fancy cancel , faint 1900 ultramarine Port Townsend, Washington Terr. registry postmark to Wolverhampton, England , purple "Registered." and "Return Receipt, Demanded" handstamps, New York (9.28) oval backstamp, "Registered, Wolverhampton" (10.7) arrival oval backstamp; some edge wear, Very Fine, ex-Landau .

Scott No. FX-NY1a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

Registry Exchange Label, New York, NY, printed name, overall illustrated St. Louis Mo. World's Fair advertising envelope bearing 3¢ purple (268) and 10¢ orange brown (283) , tied by "St. Louis Mo." ovals, purple "Registered, Nov 19 1901, Night Station, St. Louis Mo." postmark to Copenhagen, Denmark , reverse with New York (11.21) transit and Copenhagen (12.3) arrival backstamp; edge and flap tears, crease at left, F.-V.F.

Scott No. FX-NY1a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

Registry Exchange Label, New York, NY, printed name, blue "182" number, affixed on 1¢ green (W384) wrapper bearing 10¢ pale red brown (307) tied by "New York, Wall St." oval, pink "New York (Wall St Sta.) N.Y., Registered, Sep 18, 1907" cds to Germany , purple "Registered." and "Receipt Demanded" handstamps, New York (9.14) transit backstamp, Very Fine and scarce registered wrapper use.

Scott No. FX-NY1a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

Registry Exchange Label, New York, NY, printed name, vertical pair with blue "82212" and "82217" numbers, affixed to seal flap of 1914 cover from Hungary to Creighton Pa. bearing on Hungary, 50f carmine on blue tied by "Nagyminaly, 14 Nov 6" cds, "R, Nagyminaly" registry label, New York (11.24) transit oval backstamps with one tying exchange label seals, purple "Received Unsealed, N.Y.P.O. Reg. Div." two-line handstamp; some wear and soiling, Very Fine and scarce registered wrapper use.

Scott No. FX-NY1a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

Registry Exchange Label, Nogales, AZ, printed name, ms. "160" number, affixed on reverse of cover bearing 5¢ blue (304) pair tied by "Clifton, Ariz. Jun 30, 1908" duplex to Hermarillo, Mexico , fancy purple "Registered, Clifton, Arizona '#16627' " ova and matching "Clifton, Ariz. Registered, Jun 30 1908" cds, purple El Paso (7.2) transit cds, reverse with blue Nogales (7.4) transit, Nogales Mex. (7.4) entry and Hermosillo (7.5) arrival oval, cover not claimed and returned via D.L.O.; small bottom right corner flaw, Very Fine and scarce label.

Scott No. FX-NOG1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,000.

Registry Exchange Label, Nogales, AZ, handstamped name, ms. "672" number, affixed on registered 2¢ green manila wrapper bearing 1¢ blue (264) , 4¢ dark brown (269) and 10¢ dark green (273) , all tied by "New York, P" station ovals, purple "Registered, Oct 23 1897, Branch P.O. P, New York P.O." framed postmark, additional "New York, Reg'y Div. 10-23, 1897" oval, purple "Registered, Oct 29 1897, Nogales, - Arizona" three-line postmark; some perf toning, 10¢ corner crease, Very Fine and scarce wrapper to Mexico, only 6 recorded examples .

Scott No. FX-NOG2 ; $1,300  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

Registry Exchange Label, Philadelphia, PA, printed name in serif letters, blue "12586" handstamped number, affixed on 1¢ blue (U116) entire bearing 4¢ orange brown (346) strip of three with right imprint selvage , tied by "Philadelphia Pa., RD" oval and purple "Philadelphia, Pa. Registered, Sep 7, 1909" cds to Landau, Germany , additional New York greenish blue "17177" registry number handstamp, Very Fine and choice Philadelphia exchange label use to Germany.

Scott No. FX-PH1b   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

Registry Exchange Label, Philadelphia, PA, printed name in serif letters, blue "91678" handstamped number, affixed on cover bearing 5¢ blue (335) and 10¢ yellow (338) tied by "Philadelphia Pa., RD" oval, purple "Sta. No. 69, Philadelphia, Pa. Registered, Jul 19, 1910" cds with address label to Vienna, Austria , Very Fine.

Scott No. FX-PH1b   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $400.

Registry Exchange Label, San Francisco, CA, printed name in sans-serif letters, blue "11427" handstamp number, affixed on 4¢ green (U251) amber entire to Manila, Philippines bearing 1¢ green (279) single and block of eight on reverse, tied by indistinct ovals, partial purple "Registered, Feb 28 98" oval postmark, magenta "Registered" straightline and oval "AR" handstamp; slightly rough opening, otherwise Very Fine and scarce destination.

Scott No. FX-SF1a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

Registry Exchange Label, Tacoma, WA, printed name, black "9080" number, affixed on 1898 pink cover bearing 8¢ violet brown (272) and 10¢ dark green (273) , tied by cork cancels, blue "Registered, Station, Jun 23 1898, Los Angeles, Cal." four-line postmark to Hong Kong, China , San Francisco (6.25) backstamp and San Francisco, Cal. (FX-SF1a) exchange label affixed, Tacoma (6.27) transit backstamp, Hong Kong arrival backstamp; cover torn top left, Fine and scarce Tacoma exchange label, only 15 recorded .

Scott No. FX-TA1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $750.