Lot# 4054 - 177-180 Auction

30 reis grey, Worn Impression on yellowish paper, a horizontal pair used on 1843 entire letter to Lavras, Minas showing the considerable plate wear during the first month of issue, the entire clearly dated August 28, 1843 and folded for Exhibit display cancelled by by CORREIO GERAL DA CORTE / 29-8-1843 datestamp in black. The pair with large margins all round, has been removed from the back of the cover and re-affixed. Despite the small faults (reduced vertical crease through the right stamp), a dramatic and rare first month of use entire, of which only three are recorded. Certs. RPS (1996), Moorhouse (2013). Provenance: Collection Ferreira (Nov 1994), lot 2033.