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Duque de Caxias Portrait
common1945-1980

Duque de Caxias Portrait

Brazil · 1973 · Cr$ 2,00

A portrait of Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, a prominent Brazilian military leader, set against a plain background.

This stamp commemorates Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, a national hero known as 'The Peacemaker' for his crucial role in Brazil's military and political history during the 19th century.

Printing Method

Photogravure

Catalog Numbers

sg1601
scott1409
michel1472

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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