Bidspirit auction | Pre-philately. The marks BARRA DO

Pre-philately. The marks BARRA DO PORTO 1831 to 1842. Set of 4 letters with the mark BARRA DO PORTO, which served to illustrate the book of ”Marcofilia da cidade do Porto”, many of them being from the earliest known date of the application of the mark. Letter from Pernambuco, 14.4.1831, to Braga, entry through Porto, marked Barra do porto PRT-BA1, maritime postage of 320, additional 50 to Braga; Letter from Rio de Janeiro 1.5.1832 to Figueira da Foz, entrance through Porto, marked Barra do porto PRT-BA1, maritime postage of 160, additional 30.; Letter from Bahia 10.1.1835 to Porto, by the ”4th of August” marked Barra do Porto PRT-BA3 in green Rar 5, maritime postage of 160; letter from France 2.3.1842, to Oporto, mark of dispatch of Bordeaux, P.P., ”pelo Flavia”, postage 160, mark PRT-BA5 rar5.