Lot 40253 – 1877, 100r green,

1877, 100r green, the irregular vertical block of 13, with each stamp cancelled with quartered cork cancel and red “S. R.” in manuscript for “Serviço Registrado” denoting usage on registered mail, which was used in Rio de Janeiro before the introduction of the corresponding postmark; the largest used multiple recorded, unique; some hinge reinforcements, and the pair at base can not be confirmed with full confidence to belong originally to the block, although a block of 11 would continue to be the largest used multiple (the second largest is a block of 10); described and listed by the expert Paulo Comelli as a block of 13; ex Comelli and Alemany Indarte.