Lot 61727 – 1859 60c grey lilac on cover with Arredondo hs in brown

1859 60c grey lilac, a large margined example of great freshness, paying the single weight up to to 4 “adarmes” (1/4 oz) on undated cover from Arredondo to Montevideo, tied by superb double “ADMON DE CORREOS/ARREDONDO/REP-O-DEL-URUGUAY” crossed oval in brown, a type which come into use in 1859; about ten franked covers are so far known with this cancellation, being probably unique struck in brown (usually struck in green and blue), very fine; cert. Hernández Rocha (2008), signed Díaz Paulos; ex Caspary, Hernández Rocha and Scott.