Brazil – Empire issues

 File:Brazil 90r bullseye.jpg|1843 90r Bull's Eye File:Brazil 60r inclinado.jpg|1844-46 60r Inclinado File:Braz 30r goats e.webp|1850 30r Goat's eye File:Braz280 colorido Spiro forgery.jpg|280r Colorido forgery by Spiro 
 * Brazil's first stamps were engraved numeral of value designs, nicknamed Bull's Eyes, issued in 1843. There is a range of impressions down to very worn. There are forgeries.
 * In 1844-46, new somewhat smaller designs with slanted numerals was issued, nicknamed the Inclinados. These also have been forged.
 * In 1850, small rectangular numeral designs in black were issued. These are nicknamed Goat's Eyes. There are a range of impressions to very clear to very worn. These also were forged.
 * In 1854 two Goat's eye values were issued in blue. This and the following issue are called the "Coloridos".
 * In 1861, the 280 reis Goat's eye value was issued in red, the 430r value in yellow.
 * In 1866, previous stamps were issued perf 13½. Forgeries exist as are stamps with forged perfs.

 File:Braz perf banknote.jpg|1866 100r Banknote File:Braz roul banknote.jpg|1877 10r rouletted Banknote File:Braz 1881 50r small head.jpg|1881 50r small head; compare shape of base of bust with 1882 stamp File:Braz 50r Pedro small.jpg|1884 50r large head File:Brazil 1881 100r small head.jpg|1881 100r small head; compare distance of base of bust to vignette frame with 1882 stamp File:Braz 1882 lg head 100r.jpg|1882 100r large head File:Braz 1881 200r.jpg|1881 200r small head; compare shapes of front of base of bust File:BRAZ 1884 10r orange.jpg|1884 10r File:BRAZ 1884 20r olive green.jpg|1884 20r value 
 * In 1866, engraved portrait designs of Pedro II were issued, perf 12, on normal and bluish paper. This is the first Banknote issue.
 * In 1876-77, the designs were issued rouletted.
 * In 1878-79, new rouletted designs were issued.
 * In 1878, a 300r bicolor value was issued, perf 12.
 * In 1881, three small stamps with small Pedro II heads in profile was issued.
 * In 1882-84, four small stamps were issued now with proportionately larger heads. For the values in similar colors to the 1881 stamps, compare the shapes of the bases of each bust.
 * In 1884-85, a 20r numeral design was issued along with profile portraits in new colors or with new frames.

 File:Braz numeral scroll top.jpg|1887 50r numeral File:Braz 1887 500r.jpg|1887 500r crown File:Braz 1888 100r.jpg|1888 100r value File:Braz 1000r sugarloaf.jpg|1888 1000r value 
 * In 1885, a 100r value with numeral in a lined rectangle was released.
 * In 1887, a 50r numeral design, 300r Southern Cross design and 500r crown design were issued.
 * In 1888, three numeral designs with different frames was released including a 100r design similar to that of 1885 except with the numeral of value in an unlined rectangle.