Lot 40237 – 1877, 50r blue, two examples, one torn before application,

1877, 50r blue, two examples, one torn before application, used as additional franking on « Dom Pedro » 200r black registered stationery envelope at single rate to Uruguaiana, cancelled by « Encruzilhada/25 Dec 79 » cds, repeated at top; a rare combination franking and the earliest postmarked usage of this value on cover -a letter is known dated in ms inside three days earlier, but it does not possess any postmark confirming that it was posted on the same date or before than the example in this lot and, as it has to be considered and it was the case often, dated letters were posted few days later-.