Lot 40032 – 1866, 20r brown lilac, strip of three, pon cover to Portugal

1866, 20r brown lilac, strip of three, paying the single rate to Portugal by French packet (Brazil-France Convention of 1860) on 29.12.1868 entire letter from Pernambuco to Figueira, uncancelled on dispatch and tied in transit at Lisbon by violet maritime cds applied on mail carried by French ship, front showing first rate “150” réis paid by the addressee and French “Pernambouc/Paq. Fr. J N°3”; a very fine cover; ex Dr. de Amaral Machado.