Brazil 1950 Airmail - Rui Barbosa
Brazil · 1950 · Cr$ 1,20
This airmail stamp features a portrait of Rui Barbosa de Oliveira, a prominent Brazilian polymath, diplomat, writer, and politician. The design is rendered in a deep blue, highlighting his distinguished appearance. The stamp was issued to facilitate airmail correspondence, a critical mode of communication in a country as vast as Brazil.
Issued in 1950, this stamp honors Rui Barbosa (1849-1923), a key figure in the late Brazilian Empire and the First Brazilian Republic, known for his advocacy for civil liberties and his role at the Hague Peace Conference.
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Photogravure
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