Americana Stamps

Lot #: 3088

Unofficial Registered Mail, Red "REGISTERED" Straightline, On 1852 New Orleans Cover

Red New Orleans Sep 24 cds to Mobile, Alabama on folded cover with red straightline "REGISTERED" and "20"
handstamp. Manuscript "8" and "Received Sept 25, 1852"

Postmaster Michel Musson established a register of valuable mail, numbered each item when it was entered and provided the addressee a printed notice requiring their signature in order to take delivery of a valuable letter.

Opening: $180
Estimate: $300 - $500
Category: Unofficial Registered Mail, Unofficial Registered Mail
Provenance: Ex Cal Hahn