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Auction: SW1002 - Latin America, including the Tito Collection - Part I
Lot: 1270

1839, Jan 22. Entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to London, with the British brig "Seagull" being responsible for the maritime conveyance to Falmouth, rated at 7s double rate including maritime and overland carriage, bearing superb "Rio-Janeiro/Ja 22 1839" double arc representing the earliest recorded use of a British P.O. postmark in Brazil. Illustrated on page 281 of "Catálogo Enciclopédico de Selos & História Postal do Brasil". Starting Price US$ 250

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