Lot 40253 – 1877, 100r green,

1877, 100r green, the irregular vertical block of 13, with each stamp cancelled with quartered cork cancel and red « S. R. » in manuscript for « Serviço Registrado » denoting usage on registered mail, which was used in Rio de Janeiro before the introduction of the corresponding postmark; the largest used multiple recorded, unique; some hinge reinforcements, and the pair at base can not be confirmed with full confidence to belong originally to the block, although a block of 11 would continue to be the largest used multiple (the second largest is a block of 10); described and listed by the expert Paulo Comelli as a block of 13; ex Comelli and Alemany Indarte.