Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

"El Sol de Mayo" 1856 (Oct 1): Carrier 60 c. deep blue, thin figures, a fine example (position 30 with "ç" in DILIGENCIA on the plate of 35 subjects) just touched on two framelines but sheet marginal at right (one of just two examples of this stamp on letter showing sheet margin), in a rich shade, uncancelled on 29 December 1857 entire letter from Montevideo to Mercedes. A stamp of superb appearance, the entire with two file folds and some splits at folds otherwise a marvellous example of this rare adhesive on letter. R. A. Siegel / Walter Britz census #1a-COV-12 of the 37 covers recorded. Rare. Signed Calves, formerly had Moorhouse certificate Scott = $ 5'000.
Provenance: Cherrystone, New York, 13-14 July 2005, lot 2079; Collection "Tito", Spink Investphila, Lugano, 16 March 2012, lot 1007.