Lot 40659 – 1846 Cover from Montevideo to Rio de Janeiro with postmarks of three postal administrations

1846 (Nov) Cover from Montevideo to Rio de Janeiro, bearing “MONTEV°.” straight line in red-purple, with British “RIO-JANEIRO” double-arc ds denoting carriage by British packet adjacent, “120” reis in ms hardly visible at top right, with Brazilian “Correio Geral Da Corte” datestamp on reverse, ink erosions to cover and small portion of paper loss at top; a rare combination of three different postal administrations and during the Great War, in addition it is very difficult to find the Montevideo and the British Rio de Janeiro postmarks struck together on front.