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

Inclinados 1844/46: 60 r. black, Types IIa, two horizontal pairs on Perkins Bacon paper with large margins mostly all round, second stamp showing the re-entry horizontal line at base clearly, used on 1846 entire letter written from New York to John Pedrick, the US Consul in Rio Grande, endorsed "pr. Kathleen via Rio"; tied on application by Forwarding Agent with notation on reverse ("Rec'd and forwarded by "Coleman Hutton & Co.") in manuscript, by "CORREIO GERAL DA CORTE" datestamps (Oct 28) in black. Carried at triple the Maritime rate of 240 reis, being one of just three covers recorded - see W.G. Taveira "Inclinados" page 356. A rare and spectacular cover, especially with the adhesives on the obverse of the cover. Note: A most unusual routing - there was no direct American Packet at this date. Provenance: Collection R. Seabra Benavides; DF, 1-5 Nov 1994, lot 11218; Marcos Chusyd, Soler y Llach, Barcelona, 5 Dec 2017, lot 2037.