Lot 40100 – 1866, 100r green, type IV, die III, tied by « Araraquara » on cover

1866, 100r green, type IV, die III, tied by « Araraquara » straight-line hs (Ayres 1128) with ms date below « 5-12-73 » on entire letter to Rio de Janeiro; on front the upper corners were cut-square off and skillfully reinstated, (only one trace of ink besides the ms date was added, otherwise the usage is genuine); an extremely rare usage of this primitive postmark from the pre-adhesive period.