1869 BRAZIL to FRANCE, and unpaid SFL from Rio-de-Janeiro on JAN7,1969, and addressed to Bordeaux, routing via British packet SS DANUBE to Liverpool + train to London on FEB 5th + Channel packet to Calais FEB 3rd + train to Bordeaux on FEB 5th, rated COLLECT 20 Decimes (40¢) with London exchange office accounting h/s showing 1fr60c (32¢ = 16d Stg), original business letter enclosed written in French, VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1894 BRAZIL to GERMANY, nice 100r franking on a 100r stationery envelope pays the inflation UPU letter rate from Pernambuco on DEC5,1894 and addressed to Hamburg, routing via Portuguese packet SS NILE to Lisbon + train to Hamburg, part of backflap removed, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1902 BRAZIL to GERMANY, nice 100r franking on a 200r stationery envelope pays the inflation UPU letter rate from Sao-Paulo on JUN30,1902 and addressed to Stuttgart, routing via Rio-de-Janeiro on JAN 1st + Stuttgart arrival JUL 20th, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1922 BRAZIL 42,900r MONEY ORDER, issued at Catoguazes on SEP22,1922 and payable to the addressee at Thesouraria where it was cashed on OCT4,1922, a combination of money order stamps and postage stamps pays the original deposit, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1930 BRAZIL REGISTERED AIRMAIL to PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER, a colorful 23,700r inflation franking pays the registered airmail fee on a large cover (8” 10”) from Port-Alegra-Brazil on AUG30,1930 and addressed to the USA President in Washington-DC, routing via NYRBA (New-York, Rio, & Buenos-Aires Airlines) on SEP1st with Washington arrival SEP17th, some wrinkles from the heavy contents, a fabulous rate and NYRBA routing noting a scarce NYRBA green airmail etiquette, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1934 BRAZIL 18,000r AIRMAIL RATE to USA, fabulous inflation franking #385(x2),C20,C21(x2),C31(x4) pays the 17,900r airmail rate + 100r Airport fee on cover from Sao-Paulo on JAN18,1934 and addressed to CHICAGO, nice red and black adv logo for the Wilson Fridge Company of Brazil, small cover reduction at top, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1935 BRAZIL REGISTERED 9800r AIRMAIL to SWITZERLAND, nice inflation franking pays the 9400r airmail rate + 400r registration fee on cover from Sao-Paulo on AUG22,1935, addressed to Lucerne with routing via Condor Airlines to Natal-Brazil + Air France to Paris to Paris on AUG 25th + Air France to Lucern the same day, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1944 BRAZIL REGISTERED AIRMAIL to USA, nice 380rs + 2000r mixed currency franking (2000r = 200rs) for a total of 580rs, pays the 500rs USA airmail letter rate + 80rs registration fee, on cover from Rio-de-Janeiro on MAY12,1944 and addressed to York-PA, routing via Pan-Am Clipper to Miami on MAY 23rd + York arrival on MAY 27th, both Brazil and USA censor sealing tapes, originally showed short paid with postage due but the rate was correct albeit confusing with the provisional semi postal franking, VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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