Lot# 4138 - 182-185 Auction

1868 (May 18): Extraordinary printed letter-sheet with 'Stadtplatz Blumenau' illustration inside mailed to Helmstadt, Brunswick and struck with circular 'BLUMENAU / Sta. Catherina / Brazil' at upper right in blue (Ayres 1560) with manuscript date inserted in ink. Carried at the concessionary Colonial rate free of charge to Germany, mailed with 'Hamburg' cds (Aug 19) in black, charged at printed matter rate with '2' in crayon and reverse with Helmstadt arrival. Possibly the earliest advertisement for this proposed German Settlement on the Island of Santa Catherina. A marvellous cover.

Please note: Envelope personally addressed by Dr. Hermann Blumenau

Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau (Born in Hasselfelde, December 26, 1819 – October 30, 1899) was a German pharmacist who founded the city of Blumenau, situated in the Itajaí-Açu river valley in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.