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Auction: SW1002 - Latin America, including the Tito Collection - Part I
Lot: 1274

1851, Feb 10. Entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to Porto, carried by the RMSP "Teviot" on its return inaugural voyage from Buenos Aires-Southampton, paying double 2s rate on dispatch, with superb "Paid/At/Rio de Janeiro" crowned circle with matching double-arc on back, Portuguese postage being 540 réis plus "80" in manuscript for overland mail. Oval "Ley De 20-4 50/25-Rs" applying additional postage of 25 réis (5% of the postage charged at Lisbon for rates being higher than 100 réis). Illustrated on page 281 of "Catálogo Enciclopédico de Selos & História Postal do Brasil". Of consummate beauty, further enhanced by being the earliest recorded usage of this crowned postmark. S.G. CC3. Starting Price US$ 400

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