Lot 30957 – 1853, Portugal First Issue 50 reis on cover to Denmark
Lot 30957 – 1853, Portugal First Issue 50 reis on cover to Denmark
Lot 30957 – 1853, Portugal First Issue 50 reis on cover to Denmark
Portugal
Estimate
10’000 – 15’000 CHF
Auction date
Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
20d 12h 39m 21s before pre-bidding ends
Description
1853,
Portugal First Issue 50 reis yellow green, very fine with ample
to large margins all around tied by “42” numeral with corresponding
“SETUBAL” dispatch straight-line alongside on cover to Aalborg, DENMARK
sent via Lisboa (7.10.53), Spain, France, Thurn und Taxis p.o Hamburg,
Danish p.o (K.D.O.P.A HAMBURG).
ONLY TWO 50 REIS COVERS ARE RECORDED TO DENMARK
(both from the
same correspondence, this cover and another from September 1853).
Torlades & Co were actually also the senders of the only known cover
to Finland (which is part of the Figueiredo collection).
Certificates: Pascal Scheller (2010), Sergio Sismondo (2012),
Paulo Dias (2013).
Provenance: Angelo Lima Catalogue ref: Yvert 3
Auction
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