Used paper stamp from Brazil; red carmine ink with drawing of with a likeness of Oswalog Cruz; face value of 40; watermark: CORREIO BRASIL and Stars Type 1 (Sh) [Up]; perforation: comb 10 3/4 x 11 1/2; prinitng: photogravure; paper: bleached flax; face value 0.40 Brazilian cruzeiro.
Used paper stamp from Brazil; red carmine ink with drawing of with a likeness of Oswalog Cruz; face value of 40; watermark: CORREIO BRASIL and Stars Type 1 (Sh) [Up]; perforation: comb 10 3/4 x 11 1/2; prinitng: photogravure; paper: bleached flax; face value 0.40 Brazilian cruzeiro.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
Quite age/sun discoloured; remains of postmarks on both sides
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
https://colnect.com/en/stamps
Reference Comments
1989 Webster's Dictionary; Wikipedia
Research Facts
Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz (Portuguese pronunciation: [oz'vawdu 'k us]; August 5, 1872 – February 11, 1917), was a Brazilian physician, pioneer bacteriologist, epidemiologist and public health officer and the founder of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute.
Unit of currency in Brazil is the cruzeiro (Cr)
Portraits - Famous People in Brazil History; Famous People