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Auction: SW1002 - Latin America, including the Tito Collection - Part I
Lot: 1311

1824, May 14. Entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, carried by British merchant vessel, extraordinarily calling at Livorno for disinfection with black "Lazzaretto Di S. Rocco" wax seal on reverse, being later disembarked at Gibraltar bearing light strike of "De Gibr. S. Roque Anda. Baxa" in red, to be forwarded overland via Badajoz to Lisbon. Rated "90" to be paid by the addressee for mail from Spain. At that time no maritime postal routes existed between Brazil and Italy. An exceptional usage in this period representing a disinfected mail and the earliest cover known from Brazil with Italian transit. Starting Price US$ 300

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