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  • Lot# : 5003 Brasil

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    South Line 1800 (Oct 3): Cover from Rio de Janeiro to London, endorsed internally "Ship Coutts", struck on despatch with straight line "CORº. DO R.DE JANRº" handstamp in black (RHM P-RJ-33 = $3'500). Charged the official '80' reis in manuscript, the cover was mailed via Lisbon where struck with "LISBON" straight line in brown. On arrival struck with two line accountancy marking "PORT / BRITISH" boldly in red with split rate notification in manuscript '5' (pence) due to Portugal and '1/8 d.' to Britain and rated '2/1 d.' to pay (a marking so rare that it was omitted in 'Marques de Passage' by James van der Linden). London "Foreign Office / Mar 2" arrival datestamp on reverse. Illustrated in 'Catálogo Enciclopédico de Selos & Historia Postal do Brasil' by Meyer on page 96a; Edition D'Or 59 on page 29 and in 'Prefilatelia Portuguesa' by Luis Brito de Frazão RDP on page 42. An exceptional, famous and extremely rare cover.rnProvenance: Koester, RL, London, 25 July 1988, lot 174; Collections Reinhold Koester, Paulo Comelli RDP, Investphila, Lugano, 16 March 2012, lot 1154.
    Starting bid : 7,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 12,000.00 CHF