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 ample to large margined example, some light soiling, used on 1844 entire letter to Rio de Janeiro tied by bold strike of circular "C. DO SERRO" handstamp (Ayres fig. 1562) in black with cruciform dates "18.9.1844" alongside in manuscript. Minor vertical file fold well away from the adhesive but a remarkable and extremely rare entire. Illustrated in Juchert "Bull's Eyes on Covers" on page 268. One of just two Bulls Eye covers recorded from Cidade de Serro. Cert. Moorhouse (2013).rnProvenance: Collection Luis Alemany, Corinphila sale 181, June 2013, lot 93.