BRAZIL

Covers and stamps / Brazil

BRAZIL: 1871 (Sept 6): Entire to Barcelona, endorsed "Voie de Lisboa" and bearing mixed issue franking 1851 Verticais 300 r. black with clear to good margins plus 1866 Dom Pedro 20 r. red-lilac tied by mute cork cancels, "RIO DE JANEIRO" despatch cds, framed "P.P." at top and to right straight-line '1 PESETAS' charge handstamp applied on arrival. Reverse with "P. TRANSATLANTICO (71)" datestamp (Sept 27) and BADAJOZ entry cds of the next day. Central filing crease with a little discolouration. Cert. Moorhouse ?2013?