Auction 321 - 332 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia, New South Wales, St. Helena, Basutoland The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection - Day 2

1885: Pink Provisional registration label used on registered cover, from Panama to Bremen, Germany, dated 25 May 1885, numbered in manuscript '3116', with 'AGENCIA POSTAL NACIONAL PANAMA' duplex alongside, the day slug inverted, also New York City registry label applied to top, numbered '98264', to reverse 'NEW YORK REG' DIV.' double-ring oval in black dated 3 June 1885 and a Bremen arrival dated 14 June 1885, small tear top and paper adhesion to part of back, otherwise very fine, extremely rare example with the combination of registration stamp and USA registration label on a stampless cover used during the war period sent to Europe. One of two recorded.rnRef: Copacarta, Survey of Covers Originating in Panama with US Registry Lables, by David Zemer.