Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

90 reis black, Early Impression, a used horizontal strip of three, all three single stamps rejoined by hinges, close to large margins all round and vertical creased between the adhesives in margin only, all cancelled by bold strikes of circular "CORREIO GERAL DA CORTE" datestamp (5 August 1843) in black. The earliest recorded multiple usage of the 90 reis adhesive. Photograph of the cover the stamps were erroneously lifted from accompanies the lot. Rare. Cert. Moorhouse (2013).
Provenance: Collection R. Koester, Christie's, London, 25 July 1988, lot 220; Everaldo Santos, Afinsa, Madrid, 14 March 2001, lot 76; Luis Alemany, Corinphila sale 181, June 2013, lot 209.