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

185 Corinphila Auction · 19 September 2013 3751265126 Scott 2012 Start pricein CHF500 r. orange (four examples) used on reverse of somewhat truncated 200 r. black postalstationery envelope with additional 100 r. green, all tied by segmented cork handstampsin black. Circular REGISTRADO / BAHIA datestamp on front (Oct 5, 1872) in blue andreverse with notation of enclosed value 'Vale 100$000' in manuscript. Rated at Postage 100r., registration 200 r. and 2% insurance fee of 2'000 reis. Despite the faults a very rare usage,probably the highest franking of the 500 reis on an internal cover. Cert. Moorhouse (2013).Provenance: Collection Everaldo Santos (March 2001), lot 231. 60+ 58 6 1'500 (€ 1'260)Start priceapprox. €51275127500 r. orange and 200 r. black, used on 1876 cover, one side flap missing, mailed from RioDe Janeiro via Lisbon to Cadiz, the adhesives tied by rectangular cork handstamps in blackwith 'Rio De Janeiro' cds above (Sept 23) and oval framed 'PD' in black. An exceptionalfranking for the double rate and a rare cover. 60+ 59 6 500 (€ 420)