cover PEKING: 1890 (21 March) envelope to Nictheroy (same day arrival), bearing 1889 100r. red-lilac (inscribed "BRAZIL"), tied by clear "RIO DE JANEIRO/TARDE" c.d.s. Only three examples of the "BRAZIL" 100r. are believed to exist on cover, the stamp having been withdrawn the day after issue due to the fall of the Monarchy.