Lot 53366 – 1873 Unfranked cover bearing special Coat-of-Arms « SERVIZIO POSTALE ITALIANO / MONTEVIDEO » pmk in blue

ITALIAN POSTAL SERVICE IN MONTEVIDEO

1873 Unfranked cover from Montevideo to Genova bearing special Coat-of-Arms « SERVIZIO POSTALE ITALIANO / MONTEVIDEO » pmk in blue, carried by G.B. Lavarello & C° – Genova, Piroscafo Nord-America – Postale Italo-America (neat blue pnk alongside), special « con Bastim Merchants » applied on arrival as well as Italian 40c postage due (slight perf. faults) tied by GENOVA 25 SET 73 cds, corresponding to normal port-to-port fee, an extremely rare example of this postal service from Uruguay

Expertise: Cert. Diena (2009)