Lot 40255 – 1877, 100r green (9), the third largest franking on cover

1877, 100r green, three singles, one pair and marginal block of four from the base of the sheet with partial imprint, used on money registered cover of April 16, 1879 from Diamantina to Rio de Janeiro, tied by segmented cork cancels, the block in addition by the registration cds of Rio, French-type cds’s of Diamantina and Ouro Preto; carried at 900 réis rate comprising 200 réis for double internal postage, 200 réis registration fee and 500 réis corresponding to money remittance of 25,000 (accompanied by « Valle » in ms) and being 2% of the declared value as per decree of 27.6.1866; vertical crease, a stunning franking representing the third largest recorded of this value; cert. Fevereiro (2021); ex Comelli and Alemany Indarte.