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

185 Corinphila Auction · 19 September 2013 51516651675166 Scott 2012 Start pricein CHF100 r. deep green, a fine used block of four with 'Compania Americana De Bi..' Spanishimprint at top, neatly cancelled by segmented handstamps in black. 65 4 150 (€ 125)100 r. green, a pair cancelled by part 'London Paid' cds, strip of three cancelled framedRECREIO handstamp (Ayres 1429), strip of three cancelled S. CARLOS DO PINHALcircular handstamp (Ayres 1592) and a block of four with oval dotted '2' handstamp. 65 4 150 (€ 125)Start priceapprox. €516851695170516851695170100 r. deep green, a fine used example clearly showing the 'Cracked Plate' variety, position11, with horizontal line in frame at left and 'scar' above Dom Pedro's eye. Fine used leavingthe varieities clear. Rare Meyer 34ADI = Rs. 12'000. 65 var 300 (€ 250)100 r. green, used example showing 'Cracked Plate', position 12 with damaged right handvalue tablet, lightly used leaving the variety clear. Scarce. Meyer 34ADII = Rs. 15'000. 65 var 250 (€ 210)100 r. deep green, a used horizontal pair with left hand stamp showing large diagonal platecrack in left frame, neatly cancelled away from the flaw by framed ARROZAL / DES /SEBASTIÃO handstamp in blue (Ayres 1213). 65 100 (€ 85)517151725171 5172100 r. green, fine used example on 1876 cover endorsed 'per Elbe' (British Packet) toBuenos Aires, Argentina neatly tied in black with 'Rio De Janeiro' cds alongside (Dec 2).Charged '10' centimos due on receipt in blue crayon with Buenos Aires cds (Dec 9) of arrivalon reverse.Note: December 2, 1876 was the 51st birthday of Dom Pedro II. 65 6 150 (€ 125)100 r. green, two examples used on 1879 cover to Providence, RI, USA endorsed 'S.S. Cityof Para' at top, cancelled by segmented handstamps with 'Rio de Janeiro' despatch cds (Aug3) at left. Reverse with one flap missing but New York transit (Aug 26) intact and a fineexample of the single rate introduced under the 1879 UPU convention. 65 6 200 (€ 170)