5 Dec 2022 – 9 Dec 2022
325 lots
Lot 40001 | 1844, 30r black, type II, block of four used
Brazil » 1844-46 Slanting Figures
1844, 30r black, type II, block of four, showing the lower right cliché slanted to the bottom left with the consequence of the bottom designs being joined…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40002 | 1845, 60r black, greyish paper, worn impression, type II, block of 30
Brazil » 1844-46 Slanting Figures
1845, 60r black, greyish paper, worn impression, type II, a marvelous vertical block of 30 (3×10) from the lower right of the sheet displaying a great…
Estimation: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 40003 | 1844, 30r black, type II, intermediate impression,
Brazil » 1844-46 Slanting Figures
1844, 30r black, type II, intermediate impression, paying the single overland rate on back of 14 March 1849 entire letter from Petrópolis to Luar do Rosario…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40004 | 1845, 90r black, intermediate imrpession, type IIa, two stamps on cover
Brazil » 1844-46 Slanting Figures
1845, 90r black, intermediate impression, type IIa, two well margined examples applied on back of entire letter dated in Rio de Janeiro on 25 July 1850…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40005 | 1862 (June 30) Entire letter from Dom Pedro as Emperor to Rome and signed « Imperator »
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro
1862 (June 30) Entire letter from Dom Pedro as Emperor of Brazil, dated in his Palace at Rio de Janeiro, addressed to « Ao Illustrissimo Reverendissimo…
Estimation: 500 – 750 EUR
Lot 40006 | 1854 (June 30) Entire letter from Empress Dona Teresa Cristina to Rome signed « Imperatriz »
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro
1854 (June 30) Entire letter from Dona Teresa Cristina Maria of the Two Sicilies, the Empress consort of Emperor Dom Pedro, nicknamed « the mother of the…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40007 | 1866, six different colour proofs of the head of Dom
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, six different ABN colour proofs of the head of Dom Pedro, with the design used for the 10r, 50r, 80r, 100r & 500r, all mounted forming a composite…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40008 | 1866, two colour proofs in black and orange of the head
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, two ABN colour proofs in black and orange of the two designs used to represent the head of « Dom Pedro » in the first two issues, printed on India…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40009 | 1866, 50r (9) and 200r (8) single colour proofs originating from the early 200r+50r composite proofs
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 50r (9) and 200r (8) single imperforate colour proofs originating from the early 200r+50r composite proofs with ABN imprint below (some do not show…
Estimation: 500 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40010 | 1866, 13 ABN colour die colour proofs on thick card
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 13 ABN colour die colour proofs on thick card, including 10r black in pair, definitive colour in single and pair, 50c green in pair, 80c green single…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40011 | 1866, 10r vermilion, 100r green & 500r orange, plate
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r vermilion, 100r green & 500r orange, imperforate plate proofs on India paper, each very unusually cancelled by pen cross; ex Fuad Ferreira Filho.
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40012 | 1866, ABN imperforate plate proofs in definitive colours
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, ABN imperforate plate proofs in definitive colours (except for the 20r which is darker) on India paper, all showing ink stroke horizontally, very…
Estimation: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 40013 | 1866, 10r vermilion, an extraordinary ABN proof of
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r vermilion, an extraordinary ABN proof of an unadopted design, being quite primitive, executed on card; vertical crease not detracting from this…
Estimation: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 40014 | 1866, 10r black, ABN die proof on card in black, some
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r black, ABN die proof on card in black, some usual toning of not significance, very rare.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40015 | 1866, 10r vermilion, imperforate colour trial plate proof in block of four
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r vermilion, imperforate, block of four, vertical crease between stamps resulting in a small tear at base; this should not be confused with a proof,…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40016 | 1866, 10r vermilion-carmine, horizontal block of six with inverted imprint
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r vermilion-carmine, horizontal block of six from the lower right corner of the sheet, showing marginal Spanish A.B.N. inscription on two sides,…
Estimation: 500 – 750 EUR
Lot 40017 | 1866, 10r vermilion, horizontal block of ten mint
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r vermilion, horizontal block of ten from the base of the sheet, centred to top enabling part of the marginal imprint inverted to be displayed…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40018 | 1866, 10r vermilion, the exceptional block of 20 (5×4), n.h.
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r vermilion, block of 20 (5×4), an absolutely exceptional multiple as a result of its vivid colour and the extraordinarily fine condition, with…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40019 | 1866, 10r vermilion, horizontal block of 18 (6×3) with inverted imprint
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r vermilion, horizontal block of 18 (6×3) from the base of the sheet, displaying bilingual A.B.N. & Co. marginal imprint in Spanish and English…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40020 | 1866, 10r vermilion, horizontal block of 27 (9×3)
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r vermilion, horizontal block of 27 (9×3), refulgent colour, displaying the typical irregular asymmetry of the spacing in the vertical perforation,…
Estimation: 750 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40021 | 1866, 10r vermilion, complete sheet of 100
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r vermilion, full sheet of 100, with complete margins showing 12 ABN imprints in English and Spanish, being inverted at base, and « 2 » reversed…
Estimation: 2’500 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40022 | 1866, 10r vermilion, the only vertical block of eight
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r vermilion, vertical block of eight, cancelled by dotted mute cork cancels, the only vertical used block of eight recorded, being unique with…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40023 | 1866, 10r vermilion, horizontal block of ten, « Sapocaia » hs
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r vermilion, horizontal block of ten, showing seven strikes of framed « Sapocaia » hs (Ayres 1492) and blue Rio de Janeiro cds at right, some hinge…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40024 | 1866, 10r vermilion, horizontal block of ten, used
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r vermilion, horizontal block of ten, used with three strikes of circular segmented cork cancel and part of cds at top, closed tear at base affecting…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40025 | 1866, 10r vermilion, uncancelled and correctly paying a newspaper to Portugal
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 10r vermilion, uncancelled and correctly paying the printed matter rate to Portugal on 31.1.1873 « O Commercial » newspaper from Rio Grande do Sul…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40026 | 1876, 20r black, die proof on India paper, die sunk on card
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r black, die proof on India paper, die sunk on card, with die number 310 and ABN Co. imprint below, pencilled at base « 25709 », very rare; ex Dr….
Estimation: 500 – 750 EUR
Lot 40027 | 1866, 20r imperforate plate proof in ash shade, block of four
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r imperforate plate proof in ash colour on medium India paper without gum, upper sheet-margin block of four showing Spanish « Compañia Americana…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40028 | 1866, 20r brown lilac, marginal block of nine (3×3)
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r brown lilac, marginal block of nine (3×3) from the left of the sheet, unused without gum, displaying the complete ABN imprint in Spanish at left,…
Estimation: 250 – 300 EUR
Lot 40029 | 1866, 20r brown lilac, horizontal block of 24 (8×3), unused without gum
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r brown lilac, horizontal block of 24 (8×3), unused without gum, the fourth largest multiple known, of which two are recorded (the third largest…
Estimation: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 40030 | 1866, 20r brown lilac, the extraordinary complete sheet of 100
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r brown lilac, the extraordinary complete sheet of 100, unused without gum, sheet margins on three sides, without printing plate number at top,…
Estimation: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 40031 | 1866, 20r brown lilac, vertical block of six, cancelled
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r brown lilac, vertical block of six, cancelled by segmented cork cancels and two different red handstamps at left, faint and almost imperceptible…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40032 | 1866, 20r brown lilac, strip of three, pon cover to Portugal
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r brown lilac, strip of three, paying the single rate to Portugal by French packet (Brazil-France Convention of 1860) on 29.12.1868 entire letter…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40033 | 1866, 20r brown lilac, in mixed franking with 1876
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r brown lilac, in mixed franking with 1876 roulette 50r blue, 100r green and 200r black, on 19.3.1877 envelope from Rio de Janeiro to Ballymoe…
Estimation: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 40034 | 1866, 20r brown carmine, block of nine (3×3), mint
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r brown carmine, block of nine (3×3), with full original gum which is slightly rust spotted on reverse, small perf. reinforcement hinge at base,…
Estimation: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 40035 | 1866, 20r brown carmine, the irregular block of 15 mint
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r brown carmine, the irregular block of 15, strong colour, of outstanding freshness possessing full original gum with few light hinge remnants,…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 40036 | 1866, 20r brown carmine, block of four, intense rich
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r brown carmine, block of four, intense rich colour, each stamp cancelled by segmented cork cancel and two pen strokes; the largest used block…
Estimation: 500 – 750 EUR
Lot 40037 | 1866, 20r brown carmine, three stamps on cover front at printed matter rate to France with unique cancellation
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r brown carmine, pair and single on cover front to Paris, conveyed to England by the RMSP « Liffey », with franking remaining uncancelled on dispatch…
Estimation: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 40038 | 1866, 20r violet slate, mint block of four
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r violet slate, mint block of four, slightly centred to the right; the third largest unused multiple of RHM 24b, three known, with any block being…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40039 | 1866, 20r violet slate, together with 200r black on cover to Argentina
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r violet slate, together with 200r black to pay the single weight as per the Paris Convention of 1860 on 7.7.1874 cover from Pernambuco to Buenos…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40040 | 1866, 20r group of seven stamps featuring better usages
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 20r group of seven stamps featuring the three shades with interesting usages, including two on piece with complete « Barra/De/S. Joao » oval in blue,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40041 | 1866, 50r black, die proof on India paper, die sunk
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 50r black, die proof on India paper, die sunk on card, with die number 306 and ABN Co. imprint below, pencilled at base « 25792 », an impressive and…
Estimation: 600 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40042 | 1866, 50r green and 50r black, the two colour proofs executed with perforation 12
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 50r green and 50r black, the two colour proofs executed with trial perforation 12, original gum, a rare duo; ex Fuad Ferreira Filho.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40043 | 1866, 50r blue, unused block of four without gum
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 50r blue, unused block of four without gum, very fresh on slightly bluish paper, the largest unused multiple on bluish paper; ex Dr. de Amaral Machado.
Estimation: 500 – 750 EUR
Lot 40044 | 1866, 50r blue, horizontal block of six mint
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 50r blue, horizontal block of six, infrequently strong colour and original gum, centred to the left, with some usual tone perforations; the second…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40045 | 1866, 50r blue, the vertical mint block of six
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 50r blue, the vertical mint block of six, centred to the left and possessing original gum, couple of evry small and light thin spots not detracting;…
Estimation: 1’200 – 1’600 EUR
Lot 40046 | 1866, 50r blue, thick paper of 110 microns, block of four used
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 50r blue, thick paper of 110 microns, block of four, very well centred and cancelled by neat cork cancel of diamonds, the only block of four recorded…
Estimation: 500 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40047 | 1866, 50r blue, horizontal block of six used
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 50r blue, horizontal block of six, very fresh, still preserving parts of its original gum, lightly cancelled by dotted cancels; one of just three…
Estimation: 300 – 600 EUR
Lot 40048 | 1866, 50r blue, horizontal block of eight used
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 50r blue, horizontal block of eight, each stamp showing pen cross cancel, fresh impression, two stamps affected by vertical crease and the characteristic…
Estimation: 500 – 750 EUR
Lot 40049 | 1866, 50r blue, horizontal block of eight with postmark
Brazil » 1866-83 Dom Pedro » 1866 « Black Beard » Issue
1866, 50r blue, horizontal block of eight, cancelled by cork segmented cancels; tiny thin spot at top right; the third largest used multiple, of which…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 EUR



















































