Lot 980
Brazil - Cuiaba. 960 Reis (1821). KM-350; Eliz-p.177, Type 3. Counterstamp Type C on Bolivia 1801-PP 8 Reales. Toned. Rare. NGC graded VF-30.
Cuiaba is the present capital of the state of Mato Grosso. It is located almost 1,000 miles west of Rio de Janeiro, and it distance, with the impossible travel conditions of the time, necessitated some form of local coinage. Since it was too difficult to transport the dies this distance, counterstamps were the logical solution. Cuiaba or Cuyaba, is the rarest of all the Brazilian counterstamps.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,750.
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| Realized $2,520 |
