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Auction: SW1002 - Latin America, including the Tito Collection - Part I
Lot: 1231

1882, April 13. 3Kr. Austrian postal stationery card from Graz to Rio de Janeiro, additionally franked with 1867 2Kr., 3Kr. (2) and 5Kr., making up a decorative four-colour franking, tied on dispatch by registration datestamp, redirected back to Graz on arrival after application, over three Austrian adhesives, of "Barba Branca" 20r. two pairs covering the postcard UPU rate, tied by cork cancels and Rio de Janeiro cds, then delivered to the French "Equateur" which corroborated by "Ligne/Paq. Fr. N° 2" cds at base. This postal artefact was dispatched with the purpose of testing the time required to forward mail between  Austria and Brazil. A stunning exhibition item franking representing the only Austrian-Brazilian combination franking recorded in the classic and early post-classic period. RHM 38. Starting Price US$ 1,000

Sold for
$6,500