Lot 40103 – 1866, 100r green, type IV, die III, strip of four on back of cover to France

1866, 100r green, type IV, die III, strip of four applied on back of envelope from Pernambuco to Bordeaux prepaying the single rate under the Brazil-France Convention of 1874, tied by segmented cork hs with Pernambuco French-type cds (9.1.1875) on front, where also the “Pernambouc/Paq. Fr. J. N° 4” and red “P.D” within circle were struck, endorsed “Vapeur Mendoza” on front, backed up paper loss of envelope at base; less than five covers are recorded bearing a strip of four and two with a block of four, which are the second largest multiples on cover.