$165.00
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Zeppelin cover from Cochabamba, Bolivia to Lorch, Germany via Brazil. Posted on 20th March with Brazil cachet in green, showing the 25c 5g letter rate plus 1b 50c uprated Zeppelin surcharge. Receiving mark and LAB handstamp to reverse. Light creasing at base.$975.00
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Four large margins. A crisp, early impression in a very deep shade. Cancelled by part Correio Geral da Corte circular date stamp. Feint horizontal crease. Unusually, this stamp has never been hinged, nor does it have any marks or notations to the reverse. RPSL Certificate.
$50.00
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Large margins, lightly cancelled and lightly mounted. Expertiser's mark to reverse.$50.00
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On thick paper, printed by the Brazilian mint in 1910. MNG as printed.$125.00
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A good four margin example with 1860's (Aug '63?) Messageries Imperiales double-ring cancel in red. Lightly mounted.$140.00
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Two premium examples of the 1000r blue in both shades. A couple of small hinge remnants to reverse but otherwise very clean. Both with four margins.$150.00
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The two shades of Brazil's 1871 200r Telegraph showing the scarcer darker green shade. The light green with gum (small mark on reverse), the darker green MNG. Both with four margins.$85.00
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Fresh with four clear margins. A nice example (these Telegraph stamps are often found with thins).$375.00
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Thin paper mounted to card, as issued, without gum. Printed by C. Leopoldo Heck. Four margins, evidence of prior hinging.| /
$160.00
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Entire handstamped with Alexander Wagner oval forwarding agent mark and additional Thomsen & Co. Rio Grande do Sul oval cachet, further handstamped with a circular, red 'Paid All' CDS upon arrival in New York. Tied with 200r Dom Pedro cancelled with segmented cork cancel in black with further Rio de Janeiro CDS. Handwritten contents in English.$55.00
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A couple of pin prick ink marks. About 75% gum.
$265.00
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Unissued essay presumed to be printed in 1878. These are full sheets (as opposed to cut down examples which occasionally appear). The green copy is the scarcest of the five sheets. Contact me for an in depth study on these.
$125.00
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A fresh example with no toning. Lightly mounted with a small hinge remnant.| /
$175.00
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Scarce as a multiple of eight. Hinge remnants on two stamps, slight toning.$40.00
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$40.00
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A fresh pair, previously lightly mounted.$95.00
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Vertical pair with double cork cancels showing part ABNC imprint at base. RHM puts a 30 x premium (!) on the 80r value as a pair, so I presume multiples must be infrequently found.$95.00
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Uncommon SON Itaqui cancellation dated 6th January 1882. A stamp which is often confused with the 'Large Head' Scott 85, issued in 1884. Very well centered. Pencil notation to reverse.
$65.00
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Large part original gum with hinge remnant. Light gum mark towards upper left perfs. A couple of shortish perfs.$70.00
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Fresh strip of four on piece with two double ring Jundiahy (Jundiai) cancellations, dated July 1886. RHM 64 'Quadras'.$40.00
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Thick paper. Nicely centered. Hinge remnant.$25.00
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$49.00
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$60.00
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Waterlow punched proof illustrating "an indigenous person in the act of boarding an airship" (the literal translation from the decree), with PORVIR (Future) inscribed on the balloon. Patchy, dry gum.
$675.00
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Waterlow vignette of "an indigenous person in the act of boarding an airship" (the literal translation from the decree), with PORVIR (Future) inscribed on the balloon. This is the vignette for the 50r, 100r, 200r, 400r and 500r values with Waterlow die number hand written above in ink. Mounted to card, minor surface aging. A unique and attractive item.$45.00
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ABNC plate proof, mounted to card with paper adhesion to reverse. An attractive revenue design.$125.00
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Experimental telegraph for use between stations in Rio de Janeiro. Well-centered and with a nice clear SON strike from 1901. Infrequently seen. Hinge remnant.$95.00
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Issued on 3rd July 1906, the IMPOSTO DE CONSUMO watermark is easily identifiable with such a large block. An 8 x 3 block with gutter margin inbetween. Toned.$65.00
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$350.00
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A full set of punched ANBC specimen stamps, including all listed shades plus shades of the 50r and 500r (not listed in Scott but catalogued in RHM). There were multiple printings of these stamps over the period of issue and the the specimen overprint can be found in a wide variety of fonts, inks and placements. Particularly tough to find are the 50r green (not the blue green), the 100r vermilion, 700r and the three high values. All stamps shown are with small fonts.
$130.00
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Combined proof, colour trial and specimen! Attractive sunken proof on India paper, punched and overprinted specimen.
$75.00
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Top value marginal block displaying ABNC imprint, sheet number and 10th August 1914 print date, overprinted Specimen in red.
$80.00
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Uncommon as mint not hinged.
$170.00
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Unissued Waterlow colour trial sheetlet of nine, punched and specimen overprinted in preparation for the Centenary of Independence and National Exposition issue. MNG as printed.
$80.00
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Printed in typography as opposed to the engraved issued stamp. Waterlow colour trial block of four without hole punch and specimen overprinted in preparation for the Centenary of Independence and National Exposition issue. MNG as printed.
$45.00
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A quality used set with a nice Sao Paulo cancel on the top value, the key stamp of the set. A few hinge remnants.$275.00
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Very lightly mounted. A scarce stamp.
$110.00
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Immaculate gum. Only 3,950 overprinted. An under catalogued stamp.
$475.00
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A scarce set. The 300r value has been lightly mounted in the past; all others are MNH.
$150.00
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Never issued for postage. Only 1600 copies overprinted - a very undercatalogued stamp and infrequently available.
$490.00
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$490.00
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$50.00
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$295.00
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$45.00
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Looks MNH but has the barest trace of a hinge. 10,100 printed.$45.00
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15,050 printed.$55.00
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Italic overprint; 10,100 printed.$55.00
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$120.00
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A fine used set.