Cover from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon. It was originally stampless. The 90 réis Bull’s Eyes vertical pair was added to the cover.
Date posted: 3 September 2008
Cover notified by Paulo Comelli
Cover from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon. It was originally stampless. The 90 réis Bull’s Eyes vertical pair was added to the cover.
Date posted: 3 September 2008
Cover notified by Paulo Comelli
Brazilian red 280 réis, vertical strip of 3 - Vertical Issue - on cover from Bahia to Marseille, cancelled by “Correio da Bahia - 12.07.1866 – Brazil” postmark. In spite of having two Certificates of Authenticity given by two different Italian Experts, one in 7.07.1962 and the other in 27.05.1963, in my opinion this cover is originally without stamps. The vertical strip of 3 of 280 réis stamps was fraudulently added to the cover and the postmark applied over the stamps is a fake.
Date posted: 29 October 2008
Cover notified by Paulo Comelli
Folded letter from Bahia to France, bearing a 10rs + 90rs + 300rs Slanted Numerals stamps, via England, conveyed by English packet “Express”, arrival date September 4, 1848. In my opinion this Letter is originally without stamps. The Brazilian Slanted Numerals (10 + 90 + 300) stamps were fraudulently added to the cover and the red postmark applied over the stamps is a fake.
Date posted: 29 October 2008
Cover notified by Paulo Comelli
Folded cover from Rio de Janeiro to Registro do Parahybuna dated of 15.06.1880, with 200 réis postage as double rate for overland mail, bearing a Brazilian vertical pair of 50 réis of D. Pedro White Beard plus 100 réis roulette Black Beard. A rubber device stamp instead of metal device stamp was used to imprint the dump continuous bars type postmark over the pair of 50 réis stamps. The original stamp was removed and fraudulently replaced by the vertical pair of 50 réis, and the black dump continuous bars type postmark is a fake.
Date posted: 29 October 2008
Cover notified by Paulo Comelli
Registered engraved envelope from Campinas to Gand (Belgium) dated on 26.02.1886 with 600 réis postage, being 400 réis for double rate + 200 réis for registration accordingly to U.P.U Convention. The Brazilian red 300 réis prepaid Postal Stationary envelope is bearing a 300 réis D. Pedro White Beard stamp, tied by the black circular CAMPINAS postmark. “PAQUEBOT” postmark partially applied over the stamp.
Facts:
a) It was only in 1894 in a few countries that the word “PAQUEBOT” came to be used unofficially in the Post Office hand-stamps to designate mail posted on board ship.
b) It was only in the U.P.U. Congress at Washington in 1897 that the word “paquebot” was officially adopted for international use on all correspondence received at ports from ships at sea.
Conclusion: The PAQUEBOT postmark was applied fraudulently later on over the cover that was correctly posted in 1886 at the Brazilian Post Office.
Date posted: 29 October 2008
Cover notified by Paulo Comelli
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