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

185 Corinphila Auction · 19 September 2013 83View of Rio de Janeiro ca. 187552745274 Scott 2012 Start pricein CHF200 r. black, the horizontal strip of five used on 1880 Money Letter from Espiritu Santo DaBarra Mansa to Rio, overlapping 1878 300 r. orange & green, all tied by BARRA MANSA'Sinetes' negative seal in black. Fine E. S. DA BARRA-MANSA datestamp at left (Nov20 in manuscript over '19'), and reverse with docketing of receipt. File fold crosses one200 r. adhesive, of no significance and not detracting from the appearance of the entire.Debateably the most outstanding of all recorded Dom Pedro covers, certainly the mostoutstanding internal usage recorded.Provenance: Collection Reinhold Koester.Collection Everaldo Santos (March 2001), lot 181. 73+ 78 6 12'500 (€ 10'500)Start priceapprox. €