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Lot# 5033 - Auction 265-273
Auction 265-273
-> SOUTHAMERICA - Maritime Postal History 1606-1886 - The Everaldo Santos Collection
-> Overseas
-> Brasil
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Lot# : 5033 Brasil
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British Post Offices 1839 & 1848: Entire letters (2), the first mailed in 1839 carried on the "Alert" to London with superb strike of "RIO-JANEIRO" datestamp in black (May 21), the second entire letter from 1848 with "RIO-JANEIRO" datestamp in black (Dec 16) carried on the "Linnet" via London where struck with "Colonies &c. Art 13" in red, via Boulogne and Trieste to Syra, Greece and charged 130 lepta due upon receipt - this last an extraordinary destination for British Post Office mail at this date and the earliest recorded Brazilian letter to this destination. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XXXVII on page 66.Starting bid : 1,500.00 CHFHammer price : 1,500.00 CHF -
