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Lot# 5042 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 5042 Brasil

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    Brazilian South Line 1843: Bulls Eye 60 r. black in a horizontal pair, fine to intermediate impressions with large margins all round, used on reverse of 1844 entire letter from Santos to Buenos Ayres, Argentina tied by bold strike of "CORREIO DE SANTOS" circular datestamp (June 15) in black paying the Coastal ship rate of 120 reis. "CORREIO GERAL DA CORTE" Rio cds of transit on obverse (June 18) with datestamp showing inverted '1' in '18'. Manuscript '20' centavos for the amount due upon receipt. Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 on page 49 and in 'Bull's Eyes on Covers' by Bernd Juchert on page 244. A fresh and very fine cover, with just three known Bulls Eye covers recorded to Argentina, all from the same correspondence. Cert. B. Moorhouse (2014).rnProvenance: Collection Reynaldo B. Pracchia, Hapsburg Feldman, Nov 1987, lot 60057; Collection Dr. Hugo Goeggel, Corinphila sale 183, Sept 2013, lot 3436.
    Starting bid : 10,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 42,000.00 CHF