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Auction: SW1002 - Latin America, including the Tito Collection - Part I
Lot: 1254

1834, April 19. Entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to London (Huth correspondence) via Channel Islands, with maritime carriage being completed by the "Caroline", showing neat "Guernsey/Ship Letter" h.s. (type S.2) reception and transit. Initially charged at double 3s 6d rate, being later amended to 1s 9d as single rate with 8d corresponding to the Rio-Guernsey and 3d to the Guernsey-Weymouth portions of the journey. This example pre-dates by four days the earliest usage recorded by Robertson, consequently this cover is believed to the earliest known with this unusual postmark. Starting Price US$ 500

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