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The Bull’s Eye Issue of Brazil

The Bull’s Eye Issue of Brazil

The Bull’s Eye issue was so named as the design of the value figures inside an oval setting had the appearance of a bull’s eye, and was issued on 1st August 1843; it was therefore the second stamp issue which was not a local issue after the Penny Black in 1840. The...

The Apple in the Eye of Brazilian Philately

In the world of babies, triplets, as you might expect, are a lot rarer than twins. Apparently there is a 0.1% chance of having triplets whereas a 0.45% chance of having twins, both of which are in fact better odds than winning the jackpot in a lottery. Which depending...

Brazil’s Bull’s Eyes by L. N. Williams

This is the third extract in a series of articles about philatelic rarities taken from the Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps, vol.1, pp.11-12, by L. N. Williams, published by David Feldman in 1992, with updates since its publication. The first issue of Brazil...