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Auction: 164 - The "Inclinados" Issues of Brazil including "Bull's Eye" Paper
Lot: 60

1845 60r black, type II, worn impression, and 30r black, type I, semi-worn impression, two examples of the former and one single of the latter, making up a 150 Réis franking paying the quadruple overland rate, on January 22, 1848 entire letter from Sabará to Rio de Janeiro, all stamps tied by ''Sabara'' straight-line handstamp, with ''Correio Geral Da Corte'' c.d.s. applied on arrival alongside; several imperfections affecting the cover as well as the adhesives, with basic repairs in places, of little importance for this significant item and being faults which plague this issue; to our knowledge, this is the only example of this combination franking recorded on cover, with the added importance of being the only cover known, in private hands, of the ''Inclinados'' issue, originating from Sabará, with another item in existence which, according to experts, cannot be conclusively stated to be genuine with confidence; 2010 Moorhouse certificate; RHM 5A, 6;