Why Collect Brazil?

Picture of Dom Pedro stamp with a mute cancellation that looks like a bug.Classic Dom Pedro stamp with a bug-shaped cancellation. 

Many of us remember discovering Brazil — a country of exotic animals and fascinating history — through the National Geographic magazine. Brazil has a philatelic history that reflects this sense of adventure and mystery, beginning with the fabled Bull’s Eyes in 1843, the first stamps issued in the Western Hemisphere. Brazil was the second country in the world to issue postage stamps, three years after Great Britain and four years before the United States.  Brazil has a philatelic past as rich as any nation and with ample room for specialists of all inclinations. Here are some of the attractions for collectors of Brazil:
  • Hand-crafted cancels of great beauty;
  • complex postal history linking Europe with the Americas;
  • a wealth of collectable varieties and errors;
  • an array of pioneer and semi-official airmails; and
  • a carnival of beautiful topical stamps.

Brazil philately has it all!

 

About the Brazil Philatelic Association
The Brazil Philatelic Association explores all aspects of Brazilian philately and has published more than 200 issues of its quarterly journal, Bull’s Eyes, since becoming an active affiliate of the American Philatelic Society (APS) in 1970.

Over the years, the BPA has met as a group at stamp shows in Washington, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Birmingham, Orlando, New York, and Copenhagen.

In 2025 we are initiating a bi-monthly series of Zoom calls so members can meet and learn from each other.

 

BPA Officers

President:  John Hawkins
Vice President for Brazil:  Klerman Wanderly Lopes
Secretary:  Don Jacobson
Webmaster:  Don Jacobson

Contact Information
For more information you may contact us by email.