BRAZIL ‚DOM PEDRO' 1866-1879 - Corinphila Auktionen AG

185 Corinphila Auction · 19 September 2013 355119512051195120 Scott 2012 Start pricein CHF500 r. orange, a fine single example used on 1875 Boris Frères cover endorsed 'viaPernambuco' to Paris, neatly tied by sunburst segmented cork cancellation in black. Reversewith one flap missing but showing 'Bordeaux a Paris' TPO (Dec 8) and charged '24' décimeshandstruck on receipt. Envelope trimmed at top but a rare usage. 60 6 200 (€ 170)500 r. orange, a fine used example on registered 1877 cover to Chemnitz, Germany tied bydotted segmented cork handstamp in black and circular REGISTRADO / RIO DE JANEIROdatestamp in red (June 1) alongside. Reverse with 'Metz / Luxemburg' TPO (June 21) inblack and slightly defective 'Vom Ausland / über Bahnpost 12 / (Pagny-Metz)' registrationlabel at left. A rare and appealing cover. Cert. Moorhouse (2013).Provenance: Collection 'Tijuca' (March 2000), lot 1167. 60 6 400 (€ 335)Start priceapprox. €5122512151215122500 r. orange, a fine horizontal pair used on 1880 Boris Frères cover from Fortaleza viaPernambuco to Paris, cancelled by barred handstamp in blue and by dotted black handstamp,with 'Fortaleza' datestamp at left (March 24) in blue. 'Bresil / Bordeaux' entry mark in bluebelow and reverse with Pernambuco (March 27) transit cds. A scarce cover.Provenance: Collection 'Tijuca' (March 2000), lot 1173. 60 6 350 (€ 295)500 r. orange, horizontal pair used on slightly mothy 1880 cover sent registered to NewYork, USA cancelled in black with 'Registrado / Rio De Janeiro' datestamp (July 5) belowand oval REGISTRADO in red alongside. Reverse with New York arrival (July 30). Faultsto envelope but rare. 60 6 200 (€ 170)