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✉ BRASIL. 1807 (Dec. 13). RÍO DE JANEIRO to PROVIDENCE (U.S.A.). Entire letter carried by the British ship "Huron" en route to Reunion via Cape of Good Hope, disembarked at Cape Town and transfered to an american packet. SHIP LETTER/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE crowned mark, charged 70 cents, four times the basic rate plus 2 cts. ship fee. Red NEW YORK cds. and SHIP postmark. A most EXTRAORDINARY route and a very early usage of the Cape postmark. Col. Ex-Comelli.