Belgium: 1903 (May 18) 10c Leopold domestic envelope uprated for the 50c foreign-mail registry rate with 5c Arms, 35c Leopold tied by 'Bruxelles' postmarks for the 50c foreign- mail registry rate to New York. 'New York' oval backstamp (May 31). Forwarded to the Philippines with transit backstamps of 'New York' (June 1) and 'San Francisco' (June 8). 'Manila' arrival backstamp (July 8)

Belgium / Covers & Postcards

Sent to Theodore Siddall (1867-1933), an American stenographer whose work brought him to Manila and eventually Shanghai, where he became one of the most prominent early foreign collectors of Chinese stamps.

Trivial faults but an extremely rare and probably unique foreign-mail routing of this envelope, including a 44-day transit of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, total distance of nearly 8,000 miles.

Estimate $300

Catalog: Scott 64, 69

Condition: Used.

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