Bidspirit auction | Funchal * 1898/1905 – King

Funchal * 1898/1905 – King Carlos I, Mouchon type. New colours and values. MF33, 130 réis, brown on yellow, smooth paper to light dotted, perforation 11 ¾. Stamp on envelope sent from Funchal (29.07.1900) to Old Calabar / Nigeria, with transit in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (31.07.00), Las Palmas (01.08.00) and Freetown / Sierra Leone (22.09.00), to pay the second rate of a letter to abroad, weighing between 15 and 30g, according to the table of rate, published in the D.G. No. 123 of 04.06.1898. Stamp without repairs, with light rust in the perforation, with perfin “BB/C – BLANDY BROTHER & Cº”. Scarce destination. Fine and scarce.