Lot 42045 – Rio de Janeiro. 1851 (Feb 10). Folded cover from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, earliest usage of the « PAID/AT/RIO DE JANIERO »

Rio de Janeiro. 1851 (Feb 10). Cover from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, ‘Paquete a vapor « Teviot »‘ on the inaugural voyage of the RMSP service, at quadruple rate with ms « 4/-« , superb « PAID/AT/RIO DE JANIERO » crowned circle and double-arc ds on back, high « 1980 » Portuguese postage in blue and ‘Ley de 20-4 50’ oval for additional postage, closed tear on front, to our knowledge the earliest known usage of this crowned circle.