Lot 40458 – 1873 Unfranked cover bearing special Coat-of-Arms “SERVIZIO POSTALE ITALIANO / MONTEVIDEO” pmk in blue

ITALIAN POSTAL SERVICE IN MONTEVIDEO

1873 Unfranked cover from Montevideo to Genova bearing special Coat-of-Arms “SERVIZIO POSTALE ITALIANO / MONTEVIDEO” pmk in blue, carried by G.B. Lavarello & C° – Genova, Piroscafo Nord-America – Postale Italo-America (neat blue pnk alongside), special “con Bastim Merchants” applied on arrival as well as Italian 40c postage due (slight perf. faults) tied by GENOVA 25 SET 73 cds, corresponding to normal port-to-port fee, an extremely rare example of this postal service from Uruguay

Expertise: Cert. Diena (2009)