Sale 1139 — U.S. Treasures of Philately from The Irwin Weinberg Inventory

Sale Date — Wednesday, 9 November, 2016

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Category — Back-of-Book Issues

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Sale 1139, Lot 118, Back-of-Book IssuesNaco, Arizona, Registry Exchange Label, Handstamped Name (FX-NA2). Magenta office name handstamp and blue "6367" regsiry number on label, small part of selvage wrapped around edge of 2c entire to Sonora, Mexico, with set of 1c-5c Jamestown (328-330), extra 2c for total of 12c, tied by "Westfield Mass Sep. 13" (1907) duplex datestamp, purple "R Naco., Son." backstamp numbered "825", "Nogales, Ariz. Registered Sep. 24, 1907" double-circle backstamp

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE NACO, ARIZONA, REGISTRY EXCHANGE LABEL ON COVER WITH A FULL SET OF THE JAMESTOWN ISSUE.

The U.S. Scott Specialized Catalogue recently began listing the various U.S. registry exchange labels. The labels from Naco, Arizona, are among the rarest. Scott lists just two examples of the handstamped variety and one other with the manuscript name, but this is not one of the counted examples, since it was part of a lot purchased by Irwin Weinberg in a Siegel sale decades ago and was unrecognized for its rarity at that time.

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