Lot no. 488

1874, Estero Viktor Emanuel II. 30 (with lower left corner "unmodified") and 40c. tied by a superb strike of the rare barred "MONTEVIDEO" to insufficently paid registered envelope transported on the ship "Europa" to Aulla, upon arrival a good strike of two-line "Da Montevideo coi Postali Italiani" applied, some soiling and minor imperfections on the adhesives, but one of only four known registered letters carried by Lavarello from Montevideo to Italy, only two of these known with the barred "MONTEVIDEO" cancel and this is the only known with this franking as also mentioned in "Sassone Gli Annullamenti" on page 629, signed Colla with certificate (2009) and certificate Scheller (2009)