Auction 222 - All World

1843: 30 reis black, Intermediate Impression, a delightful horizontal pair from Plate 3, stamps 1 and 2 from the bottom pane, with large margins on three sides and close but clear with full outer frameline at top right, showing part of adjoining frameline of next stamp at right, used on 1844 entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to Rezende and tied by CORREIO GERAL DA CORTE datestamp in black (November 27). The front panel with slight acid ink fault repaired in the 'José' of the addressee, otherwise in a wonderful state of preservation for a Bullseye entire. Illustrated in Juchert 'Bull's Eyes on Covers' on page 80 - of the 13 covers listed with two 30 reis adhesives used from Rio de Janeiro at least four bear stamps that have been repaired. A wonderful 'No. 1' cover and a very rare and most appealing entire for the connoisseur.rnrnProvenance: Siegel Auction sale 263, New York, Sept. 1963, lot 486; Carmichael & Todd, Nov. 1995; Collection Henry Gessler, Corinphila sale 165, Nov-Dec. 2010, lot 301.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS