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Auction: SW1002 - Latin America, including the Tito Collection - Part I
Lot: 1168

1826, June 2. Cover (two back flaps missing) from Montevideo to London, bearing neat "Montv°." Straight-line in red , carried by British "Lord Hobart" packet, charged with 2£16s matching with "4" (manuscript) times the "Oz at 14s/- per Oz" handstamp which applied at the Foreign Office on arrival on correspondence originating from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Peru, this being superbly struck. A very rare cover in this highly interesting period of occupation, with just four covers recorded bearing this Montevideo handstamp, this being unique with this postmark and addressed to Great Britain. RHM P-UR-01 = R$ 20,000. Starting Price US$ 2,000

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