Auction #41 Special auction part one

Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika: 1882, 5c yellow brown (defective) and pair of 10c brown tied to 5c G
1882, 5c yellow brown (defective) and pair of 10c brown tied to 5c Garfield postal stationery envelope (Scott U222) by New York City September 2, 1885 registration oval datestamp sent REGISTERED to PENANG, Straits Settlements. Transit „REGISTERED LONDON“ and Penang arrival datestamp. Very Fine.
Mail from the USA to Penang (unlike mail to Singapore) is very rare, WE HAVE ONLY RECORDED THE FOLLOWING THREE COVERS PRE 1900.
1) New York August 22 1885 from the same correspondence but sent unregistered for 10c
2) New York September 2 1885 the registered cover offered here for sale.
3) St Louis September 1898 franked with stamps of the Trans-Mississippi issue. From the famous Jack Rosenthal collection.
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