Specialized Sale of Brazil 1843-1893

1843 60r black, fine impression, margins all around, tied by straight line "S.JOAO DEL REI" cancel on front of a complete FL (Teixeira correspondence) sent on 1 April 1844 to Rio de Janeiro, small erosion due to acidic ink of the cancel affects the bottom margin of the stamp and lettersheet below, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f., with Brian Moorhouse certificate. The Bulls Eyes were normally affixed on backs of letters; those on front of covers are rare, -
Cat. Val. $ 9,000