REGISTERED / Military Sta. No. 2, Cavite / Philippine Islands
Purple Postmark
Earliest Recorded Use: June 13, 1899

1900 MAY 12: CAVITE to NEW JERSEY
Ref: Baker SR-1. Not listed by Goodale. 1c to 10c Overprint issues (213-217) on 2c pse for proper 23c triple outbound registered rate (15c + 8c) tied with black MIL. STA. No. 2, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS / CAVITE duplex and purple 4-line Registry postmark. Transit Manila per MANILA, P.I. registry control auxilliary marking.
Gene Labiuk Collection / 11.28.2006