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Auction: SW1002 - Latin America, including the Tito Collection - Part I
Lot: 563

1850, Nov 20. Entire letter from Rio de Janeiro, carried by British vessel with blue ´´Ship Letter/Plymouth´´ framed handstamp, then consigned to the addressee, being a forwarding agent with ´´C.I. Hambro & Son/London´´ cachet and left, this being responsible to consign this mail to the London P.O. for onward transmission via Ostende to Copenhagen, with red Aachen transit on front and Hamburg cds´s including the Danish P.O. Rates include 8d. postage to London, 2s. 6d. to Copenhagen and 29 silbergroschen Danish reimbursement fee. A very rare cover. Starting Price US$ 400

Sold for
$460