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Auction: 164 - The "Inclinados" Issues of Brazil including "Bull's Eye" Paper
Lot: 59

1845 60r black, type II, worn impression, block of four printed on thin yellowish paper, large even margins all round, used in mixed franking with vertical pair featuring same types and impression but printed on greyish paper, slightly cut into at bottom with clear to mostly large margins on the other sides, tied by over-inked strikes of ''Correio Geral Da Corte'' datestamp on back of January 22, 1848 entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande, the 360 Réis franking covering the fifth maritime rate not exceeding 1 1/2 ounce as per decree 254 of November 29, 1842; an extremely difficult combination, believed to be the only recorded usage on cover of two different papers of the same denomination; unquestionably an important and desirable item proving the existence of such mixed-paper frankings, one of the most important covers of this issue; 2010 Moorhouse certificate; RHM 6;

Estimate
$60,000 to $70,000