Lot 206
New York, N.Y. (FX-NY1a (iii)), on 1894 cover from Apia, Samoa to London, England, locally franked with Samoa ½d brown violet & 5d on 4d blue (9c, 22) tied Apia c.d.s., Aug 1, 1894, two different registered handstamps, U.S. 3¢ purple & 10¢ green (221, 226) tied by indistinct San Francisco ovals with magenta Aug 21 San Francisco registry postmark, readdressed from London to Richmond, several transit handstamps, front and back. F.-V.F.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
All stamps were applied in Samoa, which was not yet a member of the U.P.U. The Samoan stamps paid the local registry fee and postage to the U.S., while the U.S stamps paid the U.S. 8¢ registry fee and the 5¢ U.P.U. letter rate. This was the last mail requiring mixed franking prior to Samoa's admission to the U.P.U.
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| Realized $850 |
