- £395.00
New Hebrides. (United States). 1900. Registered United States postal stationery envelope 2c rose upgraded with SG 271, 3c violet, SG 275, 8c violet/brown and SG 286, 5c blue tied by oval 'Reg Div./ Springfield, Mass/ Nov 6 1900', addressed to 'The Congregational Mission, Vila, New Hebrides', endorsed 'via Sydney', New South Wales', Australia', routed via San Francisco with registration label and 'Nov 12' transit, arrived in New Hebrides with m/s instructional 'Not Known at Vila, New Hebrides' with boxed 'Unclaimed' in pink on face, returned via Sydney with circular unframed 'Dead Letter Office/ Sydney, N.S.W.' in carmine on reverse dated 'Mr 128 1901' and circular 'Registered/ Sydney' 'March 25' and oval 'Registered Branch/ Dead Letter Office 'Jun 5th' on return in Mass with hand-struck 'Return Receipt Demanded' struck thrice. Rare item of early mail into New Hebrides.
