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  • Lot# : 5002 Brasil

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    South Line 1798 (Oct 15): Registered entire letter from Lisbon, Portugal to Marianna, Minas Gerais, Brazil mailed in the first year of the State run Portuguese Post, with manuscript "Segura" framed by "#" all round to denote registration with date of despatch "15 de Octobr. 1798" below, endorsed at left "Pelo Navio Sta. Cruz p. Rio de de Janeiro" in manuscript. On arrival in Rio, the letter was forwarded and struck with straight line "CORº. DO R.DE JANRº" handstamp in red (RHM P-RJ-33a = RR). Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 on page 29 and in 'Prefilatelia Portuguesa' by Luis Brito de Frazão RDP on page 41. The earliest recorded usage of any Brazilian postmark. See the accompanying November 2004 article by Luis Brito de Frazão on this cover on www.corinphila.ch. A wonderful and colourful cover of great importance to Brazilian Postal History.rnProvenance: Collection G. Plangg.
    Starting bid : 10,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 16,000.00 CHF