Monument to Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airmail Stamp

Brazil · 1929 · 2$000 Mil Reis

A brown airmail stamp featuring the Monument to Father Bartolomeu de Gusmão in Santos, Brazil, with an airplane flying in the sky above the monument.

This stamp commemorates Father Bartolomeu de Gusmão, a Brazilian-Portuguese priest and inventor known for his pioneering work on aerostats, making it a fitting subject for an early Brazilian airmail issue.