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Lot# 374 - 181th Auction

  • Lot# : 374 Brasil

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    30 reis black, late Early Impression, a magnificent horizontal pair showing vertical frame line at left and horizontal frame line at base, used on 1845 entire letter from Principe (Lapá) to Coretiba, the pair cancelled by small unframed PRINCIPE handstamp (Ayres 1165) in red-brown. Obverse of cover shows the cruciform date of sending "12.4.1845" in manuscript with slight scuff mark on face panel, otherwise superb. Illustrated in Juchert on page 108. An extremely rare entire-the sole recorded Bulls Eye cover from Principe. Cert. Moorhouse (2013).
    Provenance: Benavides ('Tijuca'), Autumn 2001.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 11,000 CHF