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

78 185 Corinphila Auction · 19 September 201352575257 Scott 2012 Start pricein CHF100 r. green, three single examples, a horizontal pair and a partial imprint block of four, allused on 1879 registered cover to Rio De Janeiro cancelled by segmented cork handstampsin black; front with 'Diamantina' despatch cds (April 16) with 'Ouro Preto' transit on reverse(April 25) and manuscript annotation of receipt (April 29) and red 'Rio / Registrado' cds.The block affected by file fold but a dramatic 900 reis franking.Note: 200 reis for double internal rate, 200 reis for registration and 500 reis for Moneyremittance (2% of declared value). 72 64 400 (€ 335)Start priceapprox. €52585258100 r. green, the sensational usage with a block of 47 on reverse of March 1879 registeredcover to Paris, used in combination with 10 r. vermilion (which does not in this describer'sopinion belong), 20 r. pale violet pair, 80 r. lake and 260 r. deep brown all tied by dottedsegmented handstamps in black. The 100 reis block from the upper right corner of the sheetwith 'American Bank Note Co. New York' imprints at top and at right. Obverse with RIO DEJANEIRO cds in (March 22) and oval REGISTRADO in red with 'Bresil / Amb. Calais B.'entry mark (April 17) in black. Despite the added 10 r. in place of a probable 20 r. (rate of 5'090reis not possible) at lower right, a fantastic usage of the largest known multiple on or off cover. 72 64 1'500 (€ 1'260)