Auction No 48
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Lot 395
Postal History
1922, USA registered cover posted on August 16 from Middle Grove, NY, to Italy. The cover is franked with 15c Washington stamps in postage, including a block of 4 of the 1918 2¢ carmine, Offset imperforate, Type V (Scott 533), featuring vibrant color, crystal-clear printing, and large, outstanding margins. The cover bears the arrival postmark from Trieste, Italy, dated August 30, 1922, along with additional transit postmarks on the reverse.
Lot 396
Postal History
1914 USA registered cover, a 1c imprinted envelope (stationery), supplemented with additional stamps to meet the required international postage to Germany. The cover is franked with a 4c Washington imperforate block of four (Scott 346; Mi. No. 166B) in brown, and a 1c green (Scott 343; Mi. No. 162B). All stamps are tied with the registered postmark departure Philadelphia April 30 CDS on the reverse, along with the Memmingen, Bayern, Germany arrival CDS May 5.