tradition and experience in classic philately since 1919

Lot# 5140 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 5140 Uruguay

    1 / 3
    Download main picture Share
    Brazilian Province of Uruguay "Cisplatina Province" 1826 (June 2): Large part cover from Montevideo to London endorsed "p. H.B.M. packet Lord Hobart" struck on despatch with straight line "MONTV.O" despatch handstamp in red (just four recorded), and struck on arrival with italic manuscript filled "4 Oz. at 14/s. per Oz" handstamp in black with the requisite charge "£ 2.16s." alongside in manuscript to pay upon receipt. London Foreign Post Office arrival on reverse (Aug 18) in black. An exceptional cover - the Brazilian fleet was blockading the River Plate whilst this letter was in transit and thereafter Falmouth Packets called at Rio de Janeiro. Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 on page 100. Rare and most attractive, an extraordinarily high rate to pay upon arrival, just four recorded outgoing covers are known mailed during the Brazilian occupation of Uruguay. Unique.rnProvenance: Collection Sabattini, Afinsa, Madrid, 20-21 Sept, 2000, lot 2; Collection Paulo Comelli RDP, Investphila, Lugano, 16 March 2012, lot 1168.
    Starting bid : 3,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,600.00 CHF