The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 32, August 12, 2007, Article 6

CHRISTENSEN SALE #54 BRAZILIAN COUNTERSTAMP INFORMATION FOUND

Responding Pete Smith's request for a copy or scan of the catalog
description for lot 46 of Henry Christensen's 54th sale, E-Sylum
readers came through in spades, forwarding images of the catalogue
entry and other information and offers of help on the object of
Pete's quest, a Brazilian counterstamp.  Many thanks to Bill Rau,
David Levy, Alan Luedeking, Ralf W. Böpple and Ted Buttrey, a.k.a.
Prof. T.V. Buttrey, Dept. of Coins & Medals, Fitzwilliam Museum,
Cambridge University.

Ralf W. Böpple writes: "The lot description reads:

 "46 CEARA. Star C/M Star on obv of an 1815 Bahia 960 Reis of
 Brazil, which was struck over a Spanish Amer 8 Rs. ca 1834.
 Fonr 8830. A study of Prober's major opus. pp. 138-140,
 indicates that this is one of the few "good" c/m's. Ex Fine.
 (325.00-375.00")

"According to the PR, it brought $275.00.  Unfortunately, I cannot
help with the Prober book. I have seen it only once, in a George
Kolbe sale a few years ago, and I was the underbidder. So many
books on counterstamps in my library, and you guys ask for the one
that's on the top of my want list!"

Alan Luedeking adds: "Note that Christensen's reference to Prober
pp. 138-140 is incorrect. The correct page range in Prober is 133-135,
with p. 134 being blank. Moreover the reference is not to Prober's
"Carimbos de Minas" (a short work) but to a similar chapter in his
work "Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de Prata", Sao Paulo, 1947."

David Levy writes: "I published the book 'The 960s Overstrikes' in
2002 which contains a lot of information on brazilian counterstamping
and I´d be very glad in give any help."

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