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  • Lot# : 5274 Brasil

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    200 r. black, the horizontal strip of five used on 1880 Money Letter from Espiritu Santo Da Barra Mansa to Rio, overlapping 1878 300 r. orange & green, all tied by BARRA MANSA 'Sinetes' negative seal in black. Fine E. S. DA BARRA-MANSA datestamp at left (Nov 20 in manuscript over '19'), and reverse with docketing of receipt. File fold crosses one 200 r. adhesive, of no significance and not detracting from the appearance of the entire. Debateably the most outstanding of all recorded Dom Pedro covers, certainly the most outstanding internal usage recorded.
    Provenance: Collection Reinhold Koester.
                       Collection Everaldo Santos (March 2001), lot 181.
    Starting bid : 12,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold