United States 1900/1904 - United States 1900 - 1904 : 3...

Collection of three registered mail items, sent from the United States to Europe between 1900 and 1904. 1. New York → Germany – January 13, 1900 Blue registered envelope with registration label New York Exchange no. 88553 and an 8-cent postage stamp. Handwritten routing note “S.S. Lucania”. On the back, five red wax seals and German arrival stamps. 2. Brooklyn → Germany – June 23, 1904 Registered envelope to Braunfels, with registration label New York Exchange no. 86397 and an 8-cent postage stamp. German arrival stamp of July 3, 1904. 3. New York → Switzerland – November 25, 1904 Registered envelope to Thalwil with registration label New York Exchange no. 18614. Mixed franking with a 1-cent Benjamin Franklin, a 10-cent Louisiana Purchase Exposition commemorative stamp, and a pre-printed 2-cent Washington franking. Total franking: 13 cents. Arrival stamp Thalwil, December 5, 1904. Interesting group of early 20th-century trans-Atlantic registered mail, with registration labels, special frankings, transit and arrival stamps. Three original pieces with normal age and wear.

Estimate:$2.24

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