DEUTSCHE POST on 4 April 2024 issued an 85-cent commemorative souvenir sheet marking the 150th anniversary of "Tag der Briefmarke - America's First" (Stamp Day - America's First mail delivery). It depicted the letter that was sent on 22 August 1843, from Rio de Janeiro to Santos, Brazil, aboard the ship S. Sebastião. The letter's route covered approximately 270 nautical miles (500 km). It used all available denominations of the "Ochsenaugen" (bull's eyes) stamps, a total of 240 réis. This letter is the only known surviving example with this combination of stamps, making it a philatelic rarity.
Additionally this cover carried three definitive stamps currently used in Germany.
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