Lot 40120 – 1866, 200r black, with neat ABN “Compñía Americana

1866, 200r black, with neat ABN “CompAñía Americana de…” imprint in Spanish at base, and 20r brown lilac, tied by Pernambuco dotted lozenges on 25.9.1878 cover to Rio de Janeiro, embarked on the RMSP “Boyne”, backstamped on receipt; according to an agreement in the British-Brazilian Convention in 1853, Royal Mail packets transported Brazilian mail between few coastal ports including Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro, with a established single postal rate of 220 réis, with 120 réis debited to the RMSP; a scarce usage.