Lot 40682 – 1876 Cover from Montevideo to Bordeaux, the largest 1868-72 10c multiple on cover

1876 (Jan 2). Cover from Montevideo to Bordeaux endorsed « Royal mail/By Land/Via Lisboa », sent via the RMSP « Minho », franked by vertical strip of three of 1868-72 10c, tied by blue Montevideo cds’s, French entry, « T » marking and infrequent double rate of « 34 » decimes on arrival alongside, London and Bordeaux cds’s on reverse; two vertical creases with one causing a small tear between the lower stamps; to our knowledge, the largest multiple of this value on cover, with no more examples recorded; ex Fontaina García.