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

Registration Envelope, 1918, 10¢ on 5c black & red on cream, wide surcharge, Type R2, Size 22 envelope, uprated with 2¢ vermilion & black (32) , tied by "Cristobal, Canal Zone" double-oval, purple "Cristobal, C.Z., Registered, Jan 14, 1920" cds strikes to New York City, Jan. 22nd arrival backstamp; stamp torn from opening, otherwise Very Fine.

Scott No. UF1a ; $2,000  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

1899, 5¢ Grant, blue, horizontal pair, tied by purple "Aug 23 1900" straightline, second strike with "Agana, Guam." circular postmark on cover to Erving Mass., red "Manila, P.I. R. No………" handstamp, reverse with Manila (9.5) and San Francisco (10.10) transits, fresh and Very Fine registered use.

Scott No. 5   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1895 (Sep. 18) Honolulu, Hawaii to Ulm, Germany via New York, cover with corners clipped for fumigation due to cholera epidemic and bearing Hawaii 1893, 5¢ ultramarine (59) corner selvage, 12¢ black, red overprint (62) and 50¢ red, black overprint (72) , tied by red four-ring targets, matching "Honolulu, Hawaii, Sep 18, 1895" cds, "A.R." and Registered R handstamps, purple San Francisco (10.9) and New York (10.15) transit backstamps, New York registry label (NY-FX1a) affixed, Ulm (10.26) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and colorful Hawaii three-color registered use.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $400 - 600.

The 1895 Cholera epidemic quarantined Honolulu from August 20, 1895 to October 23, 1895 and mail was fumigated before it could be put aboard a ship bound for another port.

1901 (Apr. 20) Manila, Philippines to Athens, Greece, registered German Consulate imprint cover bearing Philippines, 2¢ red (214) , two pairs, and 5¢ blue (216) pair, each tied by "M" in Circle cancel, purple "Mil. Sta. No. 1, Philippine Isls., Registered, apr 20, 1901" cds and matching "R, No. 3592, Manila" purple handstamp, reverse with "Kaiserlich Deutsches Konsulat" flap seal broken from opeing, Napoli 95.27) transit and, Very Fine.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $200 - 300.