$725.00
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A colourful 'world tour' cover with stamps and franking from Europe, North, Central and South America. Departed Bergau, Germany on July 7th 1909, destined for Paris. Then to London on the 16th July and onwards to Mexico on the 20th. On September 19th the letter went to New York and south to San Miguel, El Salvador on October 4th before arriving in Pernambuco on October 20th, finally arriving back at Burgau via Buernos Aires on January 11th 1910. Destination signatures (presumably by postmasters?) to the reverse. Vertical crease. A remarkable and highly attractive cover.
$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.$45.00
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ABNC plate proof, mounted to card with paper adhesion to reverse. An attractive revenue design.$25.00
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$49.00
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$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.$125.00
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Casa de Moeda presentation booklet displaying the imperf Victory set on card. These booklets are frequently found with oxidised stamps; these are fresh on bright, white card. Signed and dated in ink by the Director of Posts and Telegraph. Only 6,500 booklets with English descriptions printed.$125.00
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Casa de Moeda presentation booklet with descriptive narrative in Russian, displaying the imperf set on card. These booklets are frequently found with oxidised stamps; these are fresh on bright, white card. Signed and dated in ink by the Director of Posts and Telegraph. Only 2,500 Russian booklets printed.$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'.$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.$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.$490.00
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$490.00
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$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.$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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Thick paper. Nicely centered. Hinge remnant.$45.00
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15,050 printed.$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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A quality used set with a nice Sao Paulo cancel on the top value, the key stamp of the set. A few hinge remnants.$55.00
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Italic overprint; 10,100 printed.$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.$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.$95.00
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Condor-Lufthansa New Year card from Brazil to Switzerland. Neatly typed message on the reverse with a nicely cancelled Brazil Scott 448 and B7. Superb condion. No folds, bends or scuffs.$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.$120.00
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A fine used set.