$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.
$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.
$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.$65.00
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8,100 overprinted. Hinge remnant.
$130.00
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Just 3,390 stamps issued. This stamp appears MNH: under a strong, angled light a very feint hinge 'kiss' is detectable.
$190.00
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7,950 stamps overprinted.
$480.00
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Increased demand for the 5,000r and 10,000r values led to subsequent overprints on the high value. Only 4,013 sets issued.
$220.00
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Original set of Zeppelin stamps with only 5,865 sets issued.
$150.00
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$95.00
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(Forged sets will show the three concentric circles touching the head of the figurine)
$75.00
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(Forged sets will show the three concentric circles touching the head of the figurine)
$175.00
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From the second printing of which only 9024 were printed. A very fresh example, well centered and scarce in unmounted mint condition.
$115.00
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Type II 'no line in cloud' variety. There are three printings to this issue. The first printing is claret with 13,888 printed. The third (most common) is dark red with 69,272 printed. This is the second (and hardest to find), cherry red printing with only 9024 printed. Looks MNH but has just the tiniest trace of prior hinging. Fresh with clear gum.$95.00
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Second printing. A few small tone spots to the upper perfs.
$225.00
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Second printing. Scarce in unmounted mint condition and with excellent centring.
$160.00
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Scott has this listing somewhat muddled. The 300r is from the third printing (Scott's 'Type I'), as is the 700r. Very fresh.