Lot 1370
New York, N.Y., registry label with black "26937" handstamped number on cover bearing 13¢ purple black (308) tied by "South Fork, Pa., Mar 14, 1906" duplex to Agram, Croatia, purple "Registered, Mar 14 1906, South Fork, Pa." framed postmark, reverse with New York Rec'd Foreign (3.15) transit oval and Zagrab (3.28) arrival cds; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.Scott No. FX-NY1c Estimate $500 - 750.
A REMARKABLY RARE NEW YORK REGISTRY LABEL TYPE.
This New York registry label type without "Exchange" or "City" at right was unrecorded by Mueller in her 1957 Congress book article and in her 1983 auction. We sold two examples of this label type in the Meroni collection for more than $800.
Realized: $550