Lot 40263 – 1877, 200r black, in combination with 10r, 20r (2), 50r & 100r on cover to France

1877, 200r black, in combination with 10r vermilion, 20r violet (2), 50r blue (marginal imprint at right) and 100r green, all used to pay the double rate based on the U.P.U. Convention of 13.3.1880 envelope from Sao Paulo to Orleans (France), tied by segmented cork cancels with associated dispatch cds, red French entry cds at right, on reverse a decorative sender’s commercial label on which the cds of Rio de Janeiro and Orleans were struck, some soiling and portion of paper loss at top left of envelope; a unique “Barba Branca” franking, with the added significance of the exceptional five different denominations and colours.