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Provenance: ex Rosenthal est.
FIFTY CENTS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI
USED ON COVER TO HUNGARY
cover 50c Trans-Mississippi (291), very well-centered, rich color, used with 1c Trans-Mississippi (285) horizontal strip of three, all tied by 'New York, Reg' double oval handstamps on large (9 3/8 x 6½") blue linen cover to Budapest, Hungary, 'New York N.Y. Regy Division 8-1 1898' double oval postmark, paper registry label, Budapest backstamp, cover slightly reduced at right just affecting the 'y' of Hungary in the address,
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cover 50c Trans-Mississippi (291), very well-centered, rich color, used with 1c Trans-Mississippi (285) horizontal strip of three, all tied by 'New York, Reg' double oval handstamps on large (9 3/8 x 6½") blue linen cover to Budapest, Hungary, 'New York N.Y. Regy Division 8-1 1898' double oval postmark, paper registry label, Budapest backstamp, cover slightly reduced at right just affecting the 'y' of Hungary in the address,
EXTREMELY FINE, A VERY RARE REGISTRY USAGE TO A SCARCE FOREIGN DESTINATION, Scott retail $1,350.00
EXTREMELY FINE, A VERY RARE REGISTRY USAGE TO A SCARCE FOREIGN DESTINATION, Scott retail $1,350.00