Lot 40145 – 1866, 500r orange, horizontal pair, 100r green and 200r on cover front

1866, 500r orange, horizontal pair, 100r green, type IV, die III, and 200r, on registered cover front to Santos, all cancelled by violet segmented cork hs, the 100r & 200r tied by oval « Registrada » hs, with neat franmed « Amparo. » postmark at left and date of dispatch above as « 11-11-72 »; the franking would have presumably paid a single weight 50,000 réis money registered letter (1,000 réis corresponding to a 2% of the value); few usual toned perforations and horizontal crease, a very scarce franking; ex Dr. de Amaral Machado.