00:13The Bullseye postage stamps were the first stamps issued by Brazil on August 1st, 1843,
00:20having face values of 30, 60 and 90 rice.
00:24Brazil was the second country in the world, after the United Kingdom, to issue postage stamps valid within the entire country as opposed to a local issue.
00:33Like the United Kingdom's first stamp, the design does not include the country name.
00:38The unusual name derives from the ornamental value figures inside the oval settings and the arrangement of the stamps in the sheet,
00:45which permitted settenant pairs that looked like a pair of bullseyes.
00:50The unusual naming of Brazilian stamps continued with the later issue of smaller but rectangular designs,
00:57which were nicknamed snake eyes, and the issue of similar designs to the bullseyes,
01:03but smaller, of which the blue were called goat's eyes and the black cat's eyes.
01:09There were 1,148,994 30 rice stamps printed,
01:161,502,142 of the 60 rice value,
01:23and 349,182 of the 90 rice stamp.
01:29The 90 rice stamp issue were reserved for international mail only.
01:34The most important recent bullseye collection to be sold was that of Hugo Gogol in 2013.
01:42The Basil Dub is a notable stamp issued by the Swiss Canton of Basil.
01:47It was the first tri-colour stamp in the world and was issued on July 1,1845 with a value of 2.5 Rabin
01:56and was the only postage stamp issued by Basil.
01:59At the time, each Canton was responsible for its own postal service.
02:03There were no uniform postal rates for Switzerland until after the establishment of a country-wide postal service on January 1,1849.
02:13The only other cantons to issue their own stamp were Zurich and Geneva.
02:18The stamp, designed by architect Melkor Berry, featured a white embossed dove carrying a letter in its beak
02:25and was inscribed, Stadt Post Basil.
02:29The stamp is printed in black, crimson, and blue, making it the world's first tri-coloured stamp.
02:36It was valid for use until September 30, 1854, by which time 41,480 stamps had been printed.
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