Lot 921
Guam 1899, 8¢ violet brown (7), tied by magenta type 1.5 "AGANA, GUAM." and matching "OCT 4 1900" datestamp cover to G. Fritz, the German governor at Saipan, manuscript "To be registered" in the hand of the sender, Saipan receiver at left, Oct 10, Very Fine.
Scott $450
Believed to have been intended as an "official business" usage requiring no first class postage but 8¢ for registration. However, with neither official business nor registration markings, it appears to have been handled as ordinary mail.
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