Lot 40139 – 1866, 500r orange, horizontally misplaced perforation,

1866, 500r orange, horizontally misplaced perforation, on October 1876 envelope from Bahia to Pressy (Switzerland), tied by blurred cancel in blue with associated Bahia cds at right and « Franqueada » oval hs on dispatch, « 10 » Weiterfranco notation and « 4,50 » charge at top, both in red crayon and crossed out, Swiss transits of Geneva and Vandoeuvres on reverse; a very scarce destination in this issue and an interesting postal-history usage.