UX12: 4c McKinley Blue on Light Blue Issue of 1912
1914 Registered to Germany
Registered 4 Centavos blue on light blue postal card from MANILA to EGGELINGEN, GERMANY; uprated with 2c x 2, 4c and 8c Regulars (261, 262 and 264); tied by h/s star killers; boxed h/s REGISTERED MANILA, PHIL. ISLS. FEB 20 1914; m/s registry # 25, m/s # 64685.

eBay, realized $225.50. Received three emails on this card all saying "too expensive for a 4c McKinely card." Personally, I do not think so. This card is unique -- FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN A REGISTERED 4c McKINLEY POSTAL CARD.

Card Details
4c McKinley Blue on Light Blue Card Stock
Quantity issued: 60,000 cards
Earliest reported usage: October 5, 1912


Used in Singapore

1915 SINGAPORE to MUNICH
With 3c Straits definitive for the proper postal card rate to Europe.
Gene Labiuk Collection