Lot 10113 – Austria. 1864 (Dec 21). Entire from Vienna to Rio de Janeiro, sent unpaid

Austria. 1864 (Dec 21). Entire from Vienna to Rio de Janeiro, sent unpaid and endorsed “Via France”, routed via Paris with Strasbourg entering cds, “F/21” hs referring to the 1860 Brazil-France Convention for unpaid letters from Austria, with “8” decimes hs due to France, carried to Bordeaux and put aboard French Ligne du Brésil SS “Navarre” to Rio de Janeiro, with ms “280” reis erased and changed to “430” reis, very fine.

Note: According to the Brazil-France Convention of July 7th 1860, the single rate for mail carried by French packet between France and Brazil was 280 reis and 430 reis from Austria, so in this case the clerk made a mistake thinking the cover came from France but corrected it.