1843, 90r black, late impression, large margins, showing the "cracked plate" - "chapa quebrada" variety consisting in colourless area below the "9" at left within the 'eye', where a black flaw is located with traces of the printing ink extending to the left margin, and the frame line being broken in two places at left, cancelled by framed "PARANAGUÁ." hs in black (Ayres 1384). The lower margin has been repaired as a result of a portion of paper missing in the area at right, still though and exceedingly scarce variety; no examples of this rarity were found in the Luis Alemany Indarte and Hugo Goeggel collections. (RHM $20'000). (Image)

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)

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)

1845, 300r black, early impression, outstandingly strong colour, ample to large margins, lightly cancelled leaving the design clear with traces of black and red cancellations used in conjunction (infrequent); a choice quality example of this very scarce stamp not affected by blemishes, highly desirable; cert. Roumet (1995). (Image)

1845, 300r black, semi-worn impression, detailed design and rich colour, clear to predominantly very large margins, lightly cancelled by indistinct black postmark, very fine and rarely found sound; cert. Sismondo (2002), signed A. Diena and Calves. (Image)

1866, 10r vermilion, horizontal block of ten cancelled by segmented cork cancel in blue and folded "Revista Commercial da Praça da Bahia" sent to Porto (Portugal) by the "Boyne" paying the printed matter rate with single 10r, taxed with "20" reis marking on arrival, very fine; ex Chusyd. (Image)

1866, 200r black, plate proofs in block of four, ungummed thin white paper, couple of thin spots and usual faint tone spots, scarce; ex Chusyd. (Image)

1878-79, a wonderful mint block of 25 (5x5), displaying complete sheet margin and complete English ABN imprint at top, outstandingly fresh with original gum, in an excellent state of preservation; a very rare multiple; ex Chusyd. (Image)

1881, "Small Heads", including the 50r with o.g., the 100r without gum and rounded corner perforation at top right (cert. Sismondo, 2005) additionally a 200r used with thin spot at top; all well centred for this issue. (Image)

1882-84, 10r black, three singles used as additional franking on 1883, 16 October 50r green stationery card from Porto Alegre to Paris, tied by blue cds's on departure showing arrival cds alongside; some usual faint tone spots, a scarce external usage. (Image)