Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 2

BRAZIL 1891-1920

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1891 Head of freedom facing the right

  100 r blue and 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
100 r	***	c	Exists with inverted center: RR

Probably genuine inverted center.

I know that the forger Mercier made a facsimile with two imperforate tete-beche stamps.
The forger Fournier made forgeries of the inverted center variety. The cancel "ITAJARY 23 ABR 1891 (S.CATHA)" was used on these Fournier forgeries. I've also seen the cancel "ADM DO SC. DO PARANA (EXP.) 18 JUL 92" on a pair of tete-beche forgeries made by Fournier.

"ITAJARY 23 ABR 1891 (S.CATHA)" cancel, wrongly listed under Uganda in the 'Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries". Next to it a "ADM DO SC. DO PARANA (EXP.) 18 JUL 92" forged Fournier cancel.

Fournier forgery with the "ITAJARY 23 ABR 1894 S.CATHA" cancel. Next to it some other Fournier forgeries, they appear to have the Parana cancel as shown above.

This stamp with inverted center is a forgery! Cut out and then pasted back center part. The cancel doesn't 'fit' anymore.

The genuine inverted stamps don't have a red box over the blue upper right corner box. The forged ones have.

Genuine left, forged right, images obtained from Bill Claghorn's forgery site http://members.tripod.com/claghorn1p/Brazil/Brz109A.htm.

1891 Newspaper stamps, inscription 'JORNAES'

Image obtained thanks to Rainer Schulz

  10 r blue
  20 r green
  100 r lilac

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	***	***
100 r	***	***

Overprinted in black or blue (1898)

  '200 1898' on 100 r lilac

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
200 r on 100 r	***	***	With black overprint: R

1891 Newspaper stamps, new design with stars, inscription 'JORNAES'

  10 r blue
  20 r green
  50 r green

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	*	c
20 r	*	*
50 r	***	***

Overprinted '1898' and value

Image obtained thanks to Rainer Schulz

  20 r on 10 r blue
  50 r (blue) on 20 r green
  100 r (red or blue) on 50 r green

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 on 10 r	**	**
50 r on 20 r	**	*
100 r on 50 r	***	***	With blue overprint: RR

I've seen imperforate stamps, these could be forgeries.

1893 Head of freedom, facing the left

  100 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
100 r	***	c

1894 Various designs (Madrugada? issue)

Mountain with star (bai of Rio de Janeiro)

  10 r (DEZ REIS) red and blue
  10 r (REIS 10 REIS) red and blue
  20 r orange and blue
  50 r blue
  50 r green (1900)

These stamps exist with various perforations and also printed on watermarked paper (1905).

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	*	c	DEZ REIS
10 r	*	c	REIS 10 REIS
20 r	*	c
50 r blue	*	c
50 r green	*	c

Head of freedom facing the right

100 r red and black

  100 r red and black
  100 r red (1900)
  200 r orange and black
  200 r blue (1900)
  300 r green and black
  500 r blue and black
  700 r violet and black

These stamps exist with various perforations and also printed on watermarked paper (1905). Postal forgeries exist of the values 300 r and 500 r (if anybody possesses pictures or information, please contact me!).

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 red and black	**	c	Two types; head slightly different
100 r red	***	c
200 r orange and black	**	c
200 r blue	***	c
300 r	***	c
500 r	***	c
700 r	***	*

Head of Mercury

  1000 r green and lilac
  2000 r grey and violet

These stamps exist with various perforations and also printed on watermarked paper (1905).

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
1000 r	***	*
2000 r	R	***

Postal forgeries exist, example: a postal forgery of the 500 r value:

Left genuine, right forgery

The above postal forgery has the 'S' of 'REIS' different (at both sides). Also compare the lines at both sides of the word 'CORREIO'. The 'C' in 'CORREIO' is also different as well as the wreath with leaves. I've also seen the 200 r blue and 300 r of this particular postal forgery.

1900 400 years of discovery of Brazil, different designs

  100 r red
  200 r blue and yellow
  500 r blue
  700 r green

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	***	***
200 r	***	***
500 r	***	***
700 r	***	***

1906 Inscription 'CONGRESSO PAN-AMERICANO'

  100 r red
  200 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
100 r	***	***
200 r	***	**

1906 Various famous persons

5000 r red

  10 r black (Aristides Lobo)
  20 r violet (Benjamin Consant, 2 shades)
  50 r green (Alvares Cabral, 2 shades)
  100 r red
  200 r blue (2 shades)
  300 r brown
  400 r olive (Prudente)
  500 r violet (2 shades)
  600 r olive (design identical to 400 r, 2 shades)
  700 r brown
  1000 r red (woman's head)
  1000 r green (1913)
  1000 r grey (design as 1000 r green, 1915)
  2000 r green (woman's head)
  2000 r blue (design as 2000 r green, 1915)
  5000 r red (woman's head)
  5000 r brown (1917)
  10000 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
10 r	c	vc
20 r	c	vc
50 r	*	vc
100 r	*	vc
200 r	*	vc
300 r	**	vc
400 r	**	*
500 r	***	c
600 r	***	*
700 r	***	*
1000 r red	R	*
1000 r green	***	*
1000 r grey	***	*
2000 r green	***	*
5000 r red	R	***
5000 r brown	RR	***
10000 r	R	***

Vertically imperforated 100 r and 200 r stamps are stamps from stamp booklets issued in 1922, example:

200 r with imperforated vertically

1908 100 years of opening of the harbors of Brazil

  100 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
100 r	**	*

1908 Inscription 'EXPOSICAO NACIONAL 1908'

  100 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
100 r	**	*

1909 Heads of persons, inscription 'PAN-AMERICANO' issued for medicine congress

  200 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
200 r	*	*

1915 Discovery of Cape Frio, inscription 'TRICENTENARIO CABO FRIO 1615 1915'

  100 r green on 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
100 r	*	*

1916 300 years foundation of the city of Belempara

  100 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
100 r	*	*

Apparently a forgery of this stamp.

Image obtained thanks to Rainer Schulz
Similar stamp in the value 300 Rs?

1917 Cross and sun

  100 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
100 r	***	***

1918 Head of freedom facing left or right, new designs

Head to the right  
  10 r brown
  20 r violet
  25 r olive
  50 r green

Head to the left
  100 r red
  200 r blue
  300 r orange
  500 r lilac
  600 r orange

1918 Sitting woman, inscription 'INSTRUCCAO'

  1000 r blue
  2000 r brown
  2000 r violet (1920)
  5000 r grey
  5000 r brown (1920)
  10000 r lilac (1928)

1920 Various designs, train 'VIACAO' (10 and 20 r), industry 'INDUSTRIA' (25 and 50 r), agriculture 'AGRICULTURA' (40 and 80 r) aircraft 'AVIACAO' (100, 150 and 200 r), ship 'NAVEGACAO' (600 and 1000 r) and mercury on globe (300, 400 and 500 r)

  10 r lilac
  20 r olive
  25 r lilac
  40 r brown (1922)
  50 r blue
  50 r brown (1922)
  80 r blue (1922)
  100 r red
  100 r orange (1922)
  150 r violet
  200 r blue
  200 r red (1922)
  300 r olive
  400 r blue
  500 r red
  600 r orange
  1000 r red

In 1928/29 more values were issued in other colours and values. Example:

(Reduced size)

1920 Visit of the King of Belgium

  100 r red

1922 Commemoration of the independence, various designs

  100 r blue
  200 r red
  300 r green

1923 Commemoration of the independence of Bahia

  200 r red

1924 Commemoration of the independence, cross

  200 r black, blue, yellow and red