SAN MARINO 1928 'FRANCISCAN CENTENARY SET ON REGISTERED COVER TO NEW YORK USA
1928 (March), Registered Transatlantic Cover from San Marino to New York City, USA. Bearing manuscript routing instructions at top "Via Francia per SS. Leviathan". Franked with the complete **VII Centenario Francescano** commemorative set including the 50c red, 1.25L blue, 2.75L purple, and 5L violet values (*Poste della Rep. di S. Marino*), tied by circular dispatch datestamps "REPUBBLICA DI SAN MARINO / * 19. 3. 1928 *". Accompanied by a matching registration label numbered **1077**. The reverse features transit and arrival postmarks including Bologna RPO, Paris transit, New York Registry Division, and Times Square Station backstamps alongside American customs opening seals. Addressed to *Metropolitan Stamp Co. / Broadway* in New York City. With creases and small edge tears. Please review scans for more information.
This 1928 registered cover was dispatched from the Republic of San Marino to a major philatelic firm in New York City, paying international registered mail rates with the complete Franciscan Centenary commemorative stamp set. The cover was routed across France and transported across the Atlantic aboard the famous ocean liner SS Leviathan. The combination of the complete Franciscan Centenary set, transatlantic routing instructions via the SS Leviathan, and commercial stamp dealer destination in New York makes this an exceptional trans-oceanic commemorative cover.
Technical & Social Commentary
- Technical Analysis: Franked with the complete 1928 Franciscan Centenary set tied by San Marino postmarks, featuring registration label 1077, SS Leviathan manuscript routing, and extensive US registry backstamps.
- Geopolitical Context: Documents international philatelic trade and transatlantic postal routes connecting European postal administrations with American stamp dealers during the interwar period.
- Logistical Narrative: Routed from San Marino through Bologna and French postal exchange offices for high-speed mail conveyance aboard the luxury ocean liner SS Leviathan to New York.
- Social/Mercantile Insights: Preserves commercial correspondence directed to the prominent Metropolitan Stamp Company in New York City.
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Legend:
PS - Postal Stationery
FL - Folded Letter
SFL - Stampless Folded Letter
RPO - Railway Post Office
CDS - Circular Date Stamp
DPO - Dead Post Office
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