Losnr. 86 - 181. Auktion

60 reis black, Early Impression, a fine large margined example showing the horizontal frame line at top, used on February 28, 1844 entire letter to Rio de Janeiro tied by bold strike of straight line AIRVOCA handstamp (Ayres 1126) in brown.  A superb and rare entire, this being the sole Bulls Eye cover recorded from Airvoca. A rarity. Cert. Moorhouse (2013).
Provenance: Angelo Lima (Nov 1993), lot 30076.