uncommon1900-1945

Floriano Peixoto 50th Death Anniversary

Name: Floriano Peixoto 50th Death Anniversary
Brand: Brazil

Brazil · 1944 · 500 Réis

A green stamp featuring a portrait of Floriano Peixoto, Brazil's second president, with the dates 1894-1944 and 'BRASIL' at the top.

Issued in 1944, this stamp commemorates the 50th anniversary of the death of Floriano Peixoto, a key figure in the early Brazilian Republic, often called the 'Iron Marshal'.

Printing Method

Engraved

Themes

heads-of-state military commemorative history portraits

Image: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/35902845@N08">Mark Morgan</a> from Port of Spain, Trinidad · License: Public domain

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