EXTENSIVE EARLY TO MODERN, MINT & USED COLLECTION: Housed in 7 large stock books, a mainly used collection from earliest to c.2012. Some 'bullseye' forgeries and a good range of 1845 & 1850 types, Dom Pedro issues, 1884-86 set used to 1000r, good 1920s ranges incl. Air opts, 1931/32 Zeppelin issues, 1932 set of 11 mint to 10000r, better 1930s sets inc. Tourism both mint & used, etc. & 1940s mini. sheets, etc. Also includes a good selection of covers & Airmails from the period. Later sets to 2000s, often both mint & used sets. Vol. 6 contains a range of Fiscals. (Very many 100s) (Image)

19th CENTURY STAMPLESS MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1849 EL to London with "RIO-JANEIRO" d.s. on front and rated '2/9'(d) and sent on H.M.S Adventure, 1850 EL to London ex Pernambuco and rated '8'(d) 1853/59 E/EL to Glasgow or Edinburgh with "RIO-JANEIRO" or "PERNAMBUCO" cds and London d.s. on rear and both rated '1/-', 1857 E to Genoa with framed "GB/1F60c" mark on front and rated '10' decimes. 1859 printed EL to France ex Pernambuco sent unpaid and with octagonal "GB/2FPK" (Salles 1.172) accountancy mark and Calais transit d.s. on front with London, Paris-Marseilles TPO and Montpellier cds and 1868 E to Oporto with (British PO in) Pernambuco cds on rear and with "300" reis charge mark on front. (7 covers) Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, FRANCE, PORTUGAL, SCOTLAND (Image)