Lot 40679 – 10 c. green, Montevideo Printing, covering the single

1876 (Oct 31) Entire letter addressed from Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) sent via Montevideo to Genoa (Italy), favoured from Brazil to Montevideo where posted by forwarding agent “Costa Patva & Co./Montevideo” with corresponding hs on back (unrecorded by Rowe), carried by French SGTM steamship to Marseilles, charged with “80”c due to France and 14 décimes due total, with Italian 40c and 1L dues tied on arrival; a very rare cover originating from Brazil with involvement of forwarding agent, enhanced by the wonderful condition; cert. Hernández Rocha (2008); ex Scott.