Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 4

1860: Thick numerals 120 c. blue, the lower left half of a bisected example with large to huge margins, used on March 2, 1864 cover from Salto to Buenos Aires tied by 'fancy circular' of Salto with oval SALTO despatch and oval MONTEVIDEO (March 6) datestamps in black alongside. An exceptional usage to pay the 60 c. inland rate, unlisted in Gibbons or Scott, signed Miro; certs. A. Diena (1965), Holcombe (1997), Philatelic Foundation (2021).