15c Indigo (227). Straight edge at right, used with 3c Purple (221), tied by large "New York N.Y. Reg'y. Dev. 4-20 1894" oval datestamp, used with vertical strip of three of Samoa, 1887-92, 2p Brown Orange, Perf 12 x 11-1/2 (13b) and 2-1/2p Rose, Perf 12-1/2 (14a), Samoan stamps tied by "Apia Samoa, Mar. 27" double-circle datestamp on registered cover to Berlin, Germany, red 1894 San Francisco oval registry marking, registry label affixed partly over 2p stamps, transit and receiving backstamps, 15c few perfs barely affected from placement at edge of cover

VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND RARE SAMOA-U.S. MIXED FRANKING USE.

Odenweller Census No. 78. With 1984 P.F. certificate

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