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Auction: SW1002 - Latin America, including the Tito Collection - Part I
Lot: 1169

1827, Aug 23. Entire letter from Montevideo to Villa da Feira (Portugal), with composite maritime rate of 180 réis, 100 r. being paid for the distance Montevideo-Rio de Janeiro plus 80 r. for Rio de Janeiro-Lisbon, bearing red "Montv°" postmark on dispatch and sepia transit "R°. De Jan°." postmark with inverted "N". At that time, the postal connection between the Cisplatina Province and Portugal was based on the Rio de Janeiro P.O. Only from 19.7.1828 mail originating from Brazil received the same treatment in Portugal as given to mail from other foreign countries. One of just four covers known bearing the Montevideo postmark during the Brazilian occupation, with the added extraordinary significance of being combined with a Brazilian postmark. RHM P-UR-O1+P-RJ-35 = R$ 21,200+. Starting Price US$ 1,500

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