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BRAZIL 1866-1890

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1866 Emperor Pedro II, perforated or rouletted

20 r lilac 80 r violet Rouletted Perforated 

  10 r red
  20 r lilac
  50 r blue
  80 r violet
  100 r green
  200 r black
  300 r yellow and green (1878)
  500 r yellow

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
Perforated 12
10 r ** *  
20 r ** *  
50 r ** *  
80 r *** **  
100 r ** c  
200 r *** **  
300 r R *** 1878
500 r R ***  
Rouletted
10 r R ***  
20 r R ***  
50 r R **  
80 r RR ***  
100 r *** *  
200 r *** **  
500 r RR ***  

Typical cancels:

 

1878 Emperor Pedro II, with white beard

10 r red 260 r brown 1000 r grey 

  10 r red
  20 r lilac
  50 r blue
  80 r red
  100 r green
  200 r black
  260 r brown
  300 r brown
  700 r brown
  1000 r grey

These stamps are rouletted.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 r ** *  
20 r ** *  
50 r ** *  
80 r *** ***  
100 r *** *  
200 r RR ***  
260 r RR R  
300 r R **  
700 r RR RR  
1000 r RR R  

Typical cancels:


(Cut from a postal stationary? 50 r red)

Forgeries


Forgery of the 700 r value. It appears to be a forgery made by the forger Oneglia.


A forgery of the 1000 r value, reduced size

 

1881 Emperor Pedro II, 'Cabeca Grande', small size, various frames

10 r black 

  10 r black
  10 r orange
  50 r blue (2 types)
  100 r green (2 types)
  100 r lilac ('CORREIO' added in design, 2 types)
  100 r lilac (smaller head)
  200 r brown
  200 r red

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 r black ** *  
10 r orange * *  
50 r R ** Two types
100 r green R ** Two types
100 r lilac *** * Two types
100 r lilac *** ** Smaller head
200 r brown R *** Two types
200 r red R **  


Forgery with 'RIO DE JANEIRO 26' cancel, I think this forgery was cut from a postcard with images of Brazilian stamps.

 

1884 Various designs

300 r blue
(Reduced size)

  20 r olive (number)
  50 r blue (number)
  100 r lilac (number)
  100 r lilac (number, design changed 1888, '100' on plain ground)
  300 r blue (stars)
  500 r green (crown)
  700 r violet (number)
  1000 r blue

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
20 r ** *  
50 r *** * 6.6 Million stamps issued.
100 r *** *  
100 r *** * '100' on plain ground
300 r R ** Issued 3rd January 1887,
1.2 million stamps issued
500 r R ** Issued 3rd January 1887,
960,000 stamps issued.
700 r *** ***  
1000 r RR R  

A similar stamp with inscription 'THESOURO' instead of 'CORREIO' in the value 100 r olive is a fiscal stamp.


'THESOURO' fiscal stamp

 

1889 Newspaper stamps, inscription 'JOURNAES'

Image obtained thanks to Rainer Schulz 

  10 r yellow
  10 r olive
  20 r yellow
  20 r green
  50 r yellow
  50 r orange
  100 r yellow
  100 r violet
  200 r yellow
  200 r black
  300 r yellow
  300 r red
  500 r yellow
  500 r green
  700 r yellow
  700 r blue
  1000 r yellow
  1000 r brown

The yellow stamps were issued in February of 1889, the other colours in Mai 1889.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 r yellow ** **  
10 r olive * *  
20 r yellow *** ***  
20 r green * *  
50 r yellow *** ***  
50 r orange * *  
100 r yellow *** ***  
100 r violet * *  
200 r yellow ** **  
200 r black ** **  
300 r yellow ** **  
300 r red *** ***  
500 r yellow R ***  
500 r green R R  
700 r yellow *** ***  
700 r blue R R  
1000 r yellow *** ***  
1000 r brown *** ***   
Overprinted '1898' and value to be used as postage stamps

Image obtained thanks to Rainer Schulz

Image obtained thanks to Rainer Schulz

  100 on 50 r orange
  200 on 100 r violet
  300 on 200 r black
  500 on 300 r red
  700 on 500 r yellow
  700 on 500 r green
  1000 on 700 r yellow
  1000 on 700 r blue
  2000 on 1000 r yellow
  2000 on 1000 r brown

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
100 r on 50 r *** *** Exists with violet overprint?
200 r on 100 r ** ** Exist with red overprint
300 r on 200 r ** * Overprint violet, blue (RR) or red (RRR)
500 r on 300 r *** ** Also exists with blue overprint (***)
700 r on 500 r yellow *** *** Green overprint
700 r on 500 r green *** ***  
1000 r on 700 r orange *** *** Green overprint
1000 r on 700 r blue *** *** Red overprint
2000 r on 1000 r orange *** *** Green overprint
2000 r on 1000 r brown *** *** Green overprint

Forgeries

Forgeries of these stamps (both stamps and overprints are forged), with forged 'CORREIO GERAL da CORTE' cancels:


Mercier forgeries, images obtained from Bill Claghorn's forgery site: http://members.tripod.com/claghorn1p/Brazil/Brz125x.htm.

In these forgeries, the "C" of "CORREIO" is different (the bottom part of the 'C' doesn't curl up so much as in the genuine stamps), the "O"s of this word have broader space in the center. The "B" and "R" of "BRASIL" are further apart, etc. etc. They have a "CORREIO GERALDACORTE" cancel (with no date?). On https://classiclatinamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Brazil-Forgeries_compressed_compressed.pdf these forgeries are said to be made by Mercier around 1910. I don't think this is correct, since Mercier went bankrupt much earlier and his stock was auctionned off. I think rather they were a product of the forger Oneglia. These forgeries are listed in the 1906 Oneglia pricelist. Further proof is that that 1843 Oneglia forgeries have the same "GERALDACORTE" cancel.

Possibly a second type of imperforate forgeries exists. I've also seen bogus '1898 PROVISORIO' overprints in several types.

 

1890 Stars

Image obtained thanks to Rainer Schulz Image obtained thanks to Rainer Schulz Image obtained thanks to Rainer Schulz 

  20 r green
  50 r green
  100 r lilac
  200 r violet
  300 r violet
  500 r olive
  700 r brown
  1000 r yellow

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
20 r * *  
50 r ** * Colour shades range from light green to blue,
7,820,000 stamps issued.
100 r RR ** 6 Million stamps issued.
200 r *** ***  
300 r R ** 2,405,500 stamps issued.
500 r *** *** 613,700 stamps issued.
700 r *** *** 736,000 stamps issued.
1000 r *** **   
Overprinted '1899' and value


(Reduced size)

  50 r on 20 r green
  100 r on 50 r green
  300 r on 200 r violet
  500 r on 300 r violet
  700 r on 500 r olive
  1000 r on 700 r brown
  2000 r on 1000 r yellow

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
50 r on 20 r ** **  
100 r on 50 r ** **  
300 r on 200 r *** ***  
500 r on 300 r *** ***  
700 r on 500 r *** ***  
1000 r on 700 r *** ***  
2000 r on 1000 r *** **  

 

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