1836 (Oct 20) consignee‘s letter from RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL to London, endorsed 'p.John‘ and 'Consignees of a Case‘ and contents mentioning "sending samples of earthenware", struck on reverse with step type "PENZANCE / SHIP LETTER" in black (Robertson S4). On the front extremely rare postmark ”(CROWN) / EXEMPT SHIP LR” IN RED (Robertson EX1). Charged ‚3/-‘ on arrival triple postage from Penzance with reverse showing arrival cds (Jan 27, 1837) in red. According to existing rules, letters not exceeding one sheet and bearing the consignee‘s name on the ship manifest and merchandise carried on the same ship, were exempt from maritime postal charge. The sole recorded example of the rare ”exempt” ship mail postmark on mail from Brazil. (Image)
Opening EUR 800.00
Sold...EUR 1,100.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 50017
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Brazil - 1843 "Bull's Eyes" 60r & 90r, the sensational assembly made up of 84 items, comprising:
60 réis: one negative glass cliché in brown-red dated Feb-34, and ten glass support clichés with the image reversed in predominantly dark brown and red, of which two dated August 1941, and two of higher interest with notes including "passable qq. copie rereretouché" (fair -result- some copies 'rereretouched', which probably caused some frustration in Sperati) and "tiré 10/42" ('issued' in Oct-42), the other showing a quite clear impression and annotated "23 x 5 x 1'30" " (5% of a chemical substance, light exposure of 1 min 30 secs under 23°C temperature); six clichés on celluloid with three being negative, in shades from black and red, including notes "expo. (...) 15" verm x 2" (we presume that he only exposed to light the cliché to light for 15 secs twice (?)) and indicating that it was 'issued' in Oct-42, which is a coincident date in other two clichés being negative; two trial exposures on photographic paper and 21 essays or 'die' proofs on wove paper also including multiple impressions and combined with cancellations.
90 réis: an exceptional master negative which also exhibits a static cancellation highlighted in yellow -an extraordinary feature in the Sperati archive-, with the denomination and the four spandrels being extensively retouched, annotated in pencil "Alpha" which refers to a type of celluloid from the "Ilford" brand which he coukd not obtain during WWII as a result of the restrictions on circulation of merchandise (this is dated 1941 and also 10/42, which makes this use rare in this period), and other notes about the usage of a double film in formol and otehr element for one night; also one glass cliché with "17° x 5% x 2' " (exposure to light during 2 mins under 17°C, with a 5% of a chemical substance) and cliché on celluloid, both in black, as well as three trial exposures on photo paper from the negative master of this lot, which was also used in the three essays on paper also presented here (one in pair) and numbered from 5 to 7 incl. one 6bis.
Cancellations: four types including framed "Maceio", "Pelotas" straight-line, "Correio Geral da Corte" cds and "Victoria straight-line, with two negative glass clichés, one dated 11/43, and 11 clichés on film/celluloid, some in negative and/or with two strikes with dates of production ranging from 10/42 to 6/45and 19 essays on pelure or mainly medium white wove abundant notes in pencil by Sperati.
Certainly the largest assembly of the Sperati production for Brazil recorded, of great delight and fascination as the "Bull's Eyes" represent the first issue of the American continent; only few trial exposures were gathered in the "Ultimate" collection with no previous elements of the process of reproduction, and in the Musée de la Poste of Paris no clichés or matrices are found for Brazil; the B.P.A. does not mention any matrix or cliché in its book. (Image)
Opening EUR 12,000.00
Sold...EUR 12,000.00
Closed..Dec-06-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 12000
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60788
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1
1843, 30r black, worn impression, wide even margins on all sides, infrequently fresh with large part original gum, very fine and rare, most unusual without any of the usual blemishes; (tiny black paper adherence on back only mentioned for the online picture of the reverse); signed A. Diena and Mondolfo; ex Hubbard and Angelo Lima. (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,000.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60789
Symbol: H
Cat No: 1
1843, 30r black, intermediate impression, a superb example boasting a great freshness, large balanced margins all around and clean strike of the "Correio Geral Da Corte" cds leaving the denomination clear, highly desirable. (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60790
Symbol: H
Cat No: 1
1843, 30r black, intermediate impression, margins varying from ample to large, cancelled by indistinct and very rare framed "...RO" postmark, very fresh and fine; signed Calves. (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60791
Symbol: H
Cat No: 1
1843, 30r black, worn impression, well margined, showing the dividing frame line at base, lightly cancelled by "Correio Geral da Corte" cds, very fine; signed Roumet. (Image)
Opening EUR 250.00
Sold...EUR 260.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60792
Symbol: H
Cat No: 1
1843, 30r black, intermediate impression, a very pleasant example displaying good margins and neat strike confined to the upper right corner of the "Correio Geral Da Corte" cds, very fine. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60793
Symbol: G
Cat No: 1, 2
1843, 30r black, worn impression together with 60r black, intermediate impression, both displaying large margins all around and tied to piece by Pernambuco "shield" datestamp; the strike of the postmark below has been slightly painted with the letters "EO" in a small portion where it should read "PERN.°", barely detracting from this scarce combination franking. (Image)
Opening EUR 700.00
Sold...EUR 900.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60794
Symbol: C
Cat No: 2
1843, 60r black, early impression, large part original gum, good impression and full even margins, a choice original-gum example. (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 700.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60795
Symbol: H
Cat No: 2
1843, 60r black, worn impression, a magnificent example of great freshness, excellent margins, used with "Correio Geral de Goyaz" cds; a scarce cancellation which is very difficult to find so neatly struck, a true exhibition item; signed A. Diena. (Image)
Opening EUR 250.00
Sold...EUR 650.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60796
Symbol: H
Cat No: 2
1843, 60r black, worn impression, relief impression and very good margins all around, showing almost complete strike of "Sabará" straight-line handstamp, a clean and most appealing example. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 420.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60797
Symbol: H
Cat No: 2
1843, 60r black, worn impression, a fresh and large margined example with dividing frame line at top, cancelled by Pernambuco "shield" datestamp, very fine. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 150.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60798
Symbol: H
Cat No: 2
1843, 60r black, worn impression, vertical pair, crisp impression, good to very large margins enabling the outer frame line to be displayed at left, exhibiting almost complete strike of the framed "Grampará" octagonal handstamp in red, this causing two small acidic ink erosions as usually found which have been skillfully closed, with traces of black ink at left; an attractive showpiece. (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 950.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60799
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: 3
1843, 90r black, worn impression, clear to predominantly wide margins, unused without gum, a pleasant example of this very scarce stamp in unused condition. (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 850.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60800
Symbol: H
Cat No: 3
1843, 90r black, worn impression, ample even margins all around, lightly cancelled by "Correio Geral Da Corte" cds. (Image)
Opening EUR 250.00
Sold...EUR 650.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60801
Symbol: H,DCE
Cat No: 1-3
1843, "Bull's Eyes" group of six stamps, including 30r unused without gum (small thin spot and tiny cut in margin), 30r lightly used with trace of ink, 60r represented in two fine examples used with "Correio Geral Da Corte" cds, 60r with Maranhao cds in brownish red (thinned), and 90r regummed. (Image)
Opening EUR 1,400.00
Sold...EUR 2,600.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60802
Symbol: C,J
Cat No: 7
1846, 10r black, fine impression, a magnificent block of nine (3x3), particularly rich colour and fresh, margins ranging from clear to wide, large part original gum, couple of light hinge rests, outstandingly fine and scarce; cert. Sismondo (2002). (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 400.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60803
Symbol: H,J
Cat No: 7
1846, 10r black, intermediate impression, a marginal horizontal block of six from the left of the sheet, showing pronounced misalignment of transfers and re-entries at top left, good to mainly very large margins, cleanly cancelled by "Correio Geral Da Corte" cds in red, extremely fine. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 160.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60804
Symbol: H
Cat No: 11
1845, 180r black, fine impression, two single examples used with red indistinct cancels, one slightly cleaned on greyish paper (ironed-out crease, cert. RPS from 1977), just touched at right, good margins on other three sides, the other being well margined on yellowish paper but with small repair at bottom. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 180.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60805
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: 12
1845, 300r black, semi-worn impression, an unused example without gum as usual, good colour and full clear balanced margins all around; a magnificent example of the rarest value in the "Inclinados" in unused condition, described by the renowned Brazilian expert Peter Meyer as "peça de luxo" (superb); extremely difficult to find in this outstanding state of preservation without the faults and repairs which plague the high denominations, as well as with these margins; cert. Meyer (2012). (Image)
Opening EUR 1,800.00
Sold...EUR 2,200.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60808
Symbol: C
Cat No: 39
1854-61, 280r red, a magnificent marginal pair from the left of the sheet, showing an infrequently intense colour, very good margins and full original gum, superb. (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 170.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60809
Symbol: H,DFE
Cat No: 39
1854-61, 280r red, an appealing pair of items including rare vertical strip of three (thin spot at base) very lightly used with traces of black handstamp (signed Fulpius and P.F. cert. from 2000, where it was erroneously described as "unused og"); and single franking on cover front from Rio to Bordeuax carried by the "Estremadure" (signed Bühler); all well margined, a fine pair. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 220.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60810
Symbol: C
Cat No: 40
1854-61, 430r yellow, pair in refulgent colour, large even margins, a difficult pair with full original gum, very desirable. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 175.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 175
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60811
Symbol: C,H,G
Cat No: 40
1854-61, 430r yellow, an appealing pair of items, including single used with Bahia oval cancel, two examples representing a scarce franking on piece of letter carried via England, both tied by cork cancels and very uncommonly in addition with Liverpool ship cds, all largely margined and very fine. (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 130.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60812
Symbol: C,J
Cat No: 53
1866, 10r vermilion, a magnificent marginal block of 24 (4x6) from the right of the sheet, showing full inverted ABN imprint in Spanish, large part original gum with the usual light tone spots which plague this issue, an impressive and very scarce showpiece; ex Chusyd. (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 240.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60813
Symbol: H
Cat No: 53
1866, 10r vermilion, showing a very fine strike of rare bee fancy cancel, this being a type with three antennas unrecorded by Ayres, and used at Ouro Preto, a rare and very attractive cancel both for collectors of Brazil and thematics; ex Chusyd. (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 240.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60817
Symbol: G
Cat No: 68, 73
1878-79, 10r vermilion, irregular block of six in conjunction with 200r black of the same issue, used on large fragment of back cover from Rio Grande do Sul, apparently sent to Portugal, tied by segmented cork cancels in blue on dispatch with matching cds at right, Rio transit cds adjacent and incoming blue maritime cds struck on arrival; a most scarce franking to pay the 260r rate based on the 1877 Berne Convention, also featuring a rare multiple of the 10r; ex Chusyd. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60819
Symbol: F,WWW
Cat No: 79, 81
1881, "Small Heads", two covers, one (refolded but not reduced) bearing a -in our opinion- rare block of four with some separated perforations at right 50r paying the internal double weight rate with two Rio de Janeiro cds's on back (20.4.66) and distribution marking, with some light aging as usual; the other franked by single 200r and sent from Roseira to Villa de Jaguary; each with Sismondo certificate (2005). (Image)
