Lot 40102 – 1866, 100r green (4) on internal cover with marginal imprint complete

1866, 100r green, type IV, die III, pair showing at base the ABN imprint in English complete, with two additional examples overlapping the pair at left and right and so “framing” and leaving the imprint clear, tied by segmented cork cancels on 9.10.1872 cover from Rio de Janeiro to Santos, endorsed “Por S. José” and with dispatch cds at right, some toning but a scarce usage; ex Koester.