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Brazil: Counani, Collection, of over 65 stamps and 8 cover and cards; includes the early negative print issues on colored paper as well as the later 1893 tete-beche sheets of 4, various stamp imprint "usages", etc.; nice group for the specialist. Estimate $200 - 300.
Counani is a region somewhere between French Guyana and Brazil, the borders were not really established well in the 19th century between these two countries. A certain Jules Gros proclaimed himself president of the 'Republic of Independent Guyana'. This 'republic' was ended in 1877. However, in 1892 a new person, Adolphe Brezet, tried to establish a new republic, but he also failed to do so. Some 33 different stamps were issued from 1887 to 1893.
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Realized: $900