Brazil Postage Due Stamp, 1889

Brazil · 1889 · 100 Réis

This is one of Brazil's first postage due stamps, featuring a simple yet functional typographic design. The large numeral '100' is centrally placed within an ornate, circular frame, clearly indicating the amount of postage to be collected upon delivery. The text 'TAXA DEVIDA' (Postage Due) and 'BRAZIL' are prominently displayed, ensuring its purpose is unmistakable.

Issued in 1889, this stamp represents the formalization of collecting unpaid postage in Brazil during the final year of the Empire of Brazil, just before it became a republic.