Auction 321 - 332 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia, St. Helena, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Swaziland, Brazil 1843 –1870 - Day 1

60 reis black, Early Impression, a fine used example on yellowish paper with large margins all round, ironed vertical crease at left and tinyacid ink fault at right from cancellation, tied to small piece by complete strike of "CORREIO DE CAMPINAS" circular handstamp (Ayres fig. 1564) in red-brown. Illustrated in "Bull's Eyes" by H. Bunselmeyer Ferreira on page 39. Scarce and despite faults, a very attractive piece.rnProvenance: Collection R. Seabra Benavides ('Tijuca'), Torres, London, Autumn 2001; Luis Alemany, Corinphila sale 181, June 2013, lot 332.