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Young “suia” Indian girl, Native reserve of Xingu
Mercator card 16, notably aging. Unused. Grade: 2
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Yamoricuma dance
Not postally used, this Mercator card 48 is heavily aged and has a 1978 message on the back. The English part of the caption reads: “During the ‘Yamoricuma’ dance the women indian wear the ritual vestiment called ‘uluri’ (a little loincloth)”. Grade: 4
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Yamoricuma celebration
Unused Mercator card 11. Captions in Portuguese and English: “Trumai girls and women arriving for the ‘Yamoricuma’ celebration in homage of an already extinguished women-warrior tribe (Xingu River).” Grade: 1
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Salvador – BA – Pataxo Indian
Unused. Grade: 1
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VI Vendo e Aprendendo
Ad card, unused, for an exhibition. Grade: 1
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150 Anos do Selo Postal Brasileiro – 30 reis
Unused commemorative card issued by Correios, with special round chop on the reverse and serial numbered 01199. Grade: 1
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Rua Jardim Botanico – 1955 – Melhoramentos (A)
Unused card, newer than the 1955 date in the caption, but we’re not certain by how much. We assume the photo is in Rio de Janeiro, and we know the card comes from the Melhoramentos publishing house. You might like to compare this card with our entry 20203381. Grade: 1
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Rua Jardim Botanico – 1955 – Melhoramentos (B)
Unused card, newer than the 1955 date in the caption, but we’re not certain by how much. We assume the photo is in Rio de Janeiro, and we know the card comes from the Melhoramentos publishing house. You might like to compare this card with our entry 20203380. Grade: 1
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Viaje pela COMETA
Unused card, OK on the front but heavily foxed (mottled) and aged on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Boa Vista – RR – aerial view and Macuxis Bridge
Mailed in 1982, with stamp and large full postmark, this postcard fits more message on the reverse than we think we’ve ever seen before. The message is all in Portuguese but the captions are in Portuguese and English. Grade: 2
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Callitaera aurora – Brasiliana 79
The reverse of this unused card is blank, and we know the scientific name of this (Borboletas = Butterflies) to be Callitaera aurora despite its being printed in a microscopic typeface. Grade: 1
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Locomotiva Fowler no. 1
Unused, official Correios e Telegrafos commemorative card with serial number 010197. Aging. Grade: 2
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40 Anos da Sociedade Botanica do Brasil – Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth
Unused, official Correios e Telegrafos commemorative card with serial number 13317. Aging. Grade: 2
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Serie Fauna Brasileira – Tucanos
With scientific name Ramphastos t. tucanus. Unused, official Correios e Telegrafos commemorative card with serial number 013718. Aging and with a bit of smudging on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Serie Fauna Brasileira – Tucanos – Tucano de Bico Preto
With scientific name Ramphastos v. vitellinus. Unused, official Correios e Telegrafos commemorative card with serial number 017706. Aging somewhat. Grade: 1
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Serie Beija-Flores: Topetinho Vermelho
Issued in May, 1981, this official Correios e Telegrafos maximum card has serial number 000719 along with the scientific name of the bird: Lophomis magnifica. The card is aging, but clean. Grade: 1
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Serie Fauna Brasileira – Tucanos – Tucanucu (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card from May 1983, showing Ramphastos toco. Aging and with minor postmark ink transfer on the back from having been stacked. Serial number is 010949. Grade: 2
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Serie Fauna Brasileira – Tucanos – Tucano de Bico Verde (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card from May 1983, showing Ramphastos dicolorus. Aging and with minor postmark ink transfer on the back from having been stacked. Two of these are available, with serial numbers 018296 and 018297. Grades: 2
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Serie Fauna Brasileira – Tucanos – Tucano de Bico Preto (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card from May 1983, showing Ramphastos v. vitellinus. Aging and with minor postmark ink transfer on the back from having been stacked. Serial number is 022844. Grade: 2
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Serie Preservacao da Fauna – Fregata Atoba (Maximum Card)
Both the Portuguese caption and the postmark on this maximum card leave us a little uncertain but we think (after a search) this unused card was issued in 1985. It involves Parque Nacional Marinho Dos Abrolhos and at least two species of sea birds, Sula dactylatra and Sula leucogaster. There’s more in the caption but this will do for now. The unused card issued by Correios e Telegrafos carries serial number 039008. Aging somewhat. Grade: 1
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Serie Preservacao da Fauna – Fregata Atoba (Maximum Card)(Brazil)
This unused card was issued in 1985. It involves Parque Nacional Marinho Dos Abrolhos and at least two species of sea birds, Sula dactylatra and Sula leucogaster. There’s more in the caption but this will do for now. (The postmark in 20203393 wasn’t so clear, but this one is.) Two of these maximum cards are available, issued by Correios e Telegrafos and bearing serial numbers 006153 and 006158. Aging somewhat. Grades: 2
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Serie Preservacao da Fauna – Batuirucu (Maximum Card)
This unused card was issued in May 1985. It involves Parque Nacional Marinho Dos Abrolhos and Pluvialis squatarola, which breeds in the Arctic. Issued by Correios e Telegrafos with serial number 019593. Aging somewhat. Grade: 2
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Serie XXIII Olimpiadas – Los Angeles: corrida 100m rasos
Issued by Correios e Telegrafos in 1984, we have two of these unused maximum cards with serial numbers 002376 and 009436. Some minor age spotting. Grades: 2
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Serie XXIII Olimpiadas – Los Angeles: corrida de revezamento (Maximum Card)
Issued by Correios e Telegrafos in April 1984, we have this unused maximum card with serial number 007683. Some minor age spotting. Grade: 2
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Serie XXIII Olimpiadas – Los Angeles: salto em altura (Maximum Card)
Issued by Correios e Telegrafos in April 1984, we have this unused maximum card with serial number 027151. Some minor age spotting. Grade: 2
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Serie XXIII Olimpiadas – Los Angeles: salto em distancia (Maximum Card)
Issued by Correios e Telegrafos in April 1984, we have this unused maximum card with serial number 015283. Some postmark ink transfer (from stacking) on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Serie XXIII Olimpiadas – Los Angeles: salto com vara (Maximum Card)
Issued by Correios e Telegrafos in April 1984, we have this unused maximum card with serial number 015455. Some postmark ink transfer (from stacking) on the reverse, and age spotting. Grade: 2
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Fungos – Pleurotus sp. (Maximum Card)
In English, Fungos = fungi, and so it is, on this unused maximum card issued in 1984 by Correios e Telegrafos, with serial number 037229. There is some postmark ink transfer on the reverse, caused by stacking at source. Grade: 2
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Brapex V – Laelia purpurata (Maximum Card)
Unused, aging maximum card issued in 1982 by Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telegrafos with serial number 015362. There’s postmark ink smudging on the back (minor), and the front unusually has two separate marks — one of them commemorating the exhibition. Considering everything, we still assign: Grade: 1
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Brapex V – Cleistes revoluta (Maximum Card)
Unused, aging maximum card issued in 1982 by Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telegrafos with serial number 016942. Noticeable age mottling on the reverse. The front unusually has two separate marks — one of them commemorating the exhibition. Grade: 2
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Lubrapex 82 – Fandango Paranaense A (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card issued in 1982 by Correios e Telegrafos, with serial number 017893. Aged noticeably, but generally clean. You might compare this with our entry 20203405, which is the same card but different postmarks. This one: Grade: 1-
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Lubrapex 82 – Fandango Paranaense B (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card issued in 1982 by Correios e Telegrafos, with serial number 004727. Aged noticeably, but generally clean. You might compare this with our entry 20203404, which is the same card but different postmarks. This one: Grade: 1-
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Lubrapex 82 – Fandango Paranaense (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card issued in 1982 by Correios e Telegrafos, with serial number 015837. Aged noticeably, but generally clean. Grade: 1
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Lubrapex 82 – Fandango Paranaense C (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card issued in 1982 by Correios e Telegrafos, with serial number 000607. Aged noticeably, but generally clean. You might compare this with our entry 20203408, which is the same card but different postmarks. Grade: 1
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Lubrapex 82 – Fandango Paranaense D (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card issued in 1982 by Correios e Telegrafos, and two are available, with serial numbers 007835 and 007865. Aged noticeably, with minor postmark ink transfer on the reverses, from stacking at source. You might compare this with our entry 20203407, which is the same card but different postmarks. Grades: 2
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Serie Trajes e Uniformes Militaires: Sec. XVII (Maximum Card)
This series of official maximum cards came out in August 1985 and we have two of this design, serially numbered 003971 and 003973. They are in identical condition: aging somewhat, with minor postmark ink transfer on the reverses, from having been stacked when the ink was wet. Grades: 1
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Serie Trajes e Uniformes Militaires: Sec. XVI (Maximum Card)
This series of official maximum cards came out in August 1985 and we have two of this design, serially numbered 009539 and 009540. They are in identical condition: aging somewhat, with very minor postmark ink transfer on the reverses, from having been stacked when the ink was wet. Grades: 1-
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Serie Trajes e Uniformes Militaires: Sec. XVII – Cena da guerra holandesa (Maximum Card)
This series of official maximum cards came out in August 1985 and we have one of this design, serially numbered 003339, unused, aging noticeably. Grade: 2
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Serie Trajes e Uniformes Militaires: Sec. XVI – Capitao (Maximum Card)
This series of official cards from Correios e Telegrafos came out in August 1985 and we have one of this design, serially numbered 026947, unused, aging noticeably. Grade: 2
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Serie Descobrimentos – Espanha 84 – Cristovao Colombo (Maximum Card)
This series of official maximum cards from Correios e Telegrafos came out in 1984 and we have one of this design, serially numbered 035590, unused, aging noticeably. Grade: 1-