Lot
1338 
New York, N.Y., registry label with "14094" number on 1883 registered cover from San Francisco, Cal. to Frankfurt, Germany bearing 15¢ red orange (189) cancelled by radial cork cancel to Germany, purple four-line "San Francisco Cal. Jan 10 1883 Registered" postmark, New York (1.17) transit backstamp, Frankfurt (1.28) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. FX-NY1a(i)(i) Estimate $200 - 300.
AN EARLY USE OF THE NEW YORK REGISTRY LABEL THAT WAS JUST INTRODUCED JANUARY 1ST 1883.