Lot 40256 – 1877, 100r green (10) on internal money letter

1877, 100r green, four singles, vertical strip of three and vertical strip of four, tied by scarce « Caraguatuba/20 Feb 81 » cds’s on money registered letter to Rio de Janeiro, with « Vale a quantia de cinquenta mil réis » annotated on reverse, declaring the value of 50,000 réis, for which 1,000 réis franking was to be paid, therefore with part of the franking lacking (at top right), red Rio backstamp; vertical crease though the larger strip and two stamps repaired including one torn off after overlapping the edge of the cover at right, still though the second largest franking of this value, also including one of fewer than five vertical strips of four known on or off cover (being unique on cover); ex Dr. de Amaral Machado.