PORTUGAL 1912-1920

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1912 Ceres

5 c blue 10 c red 30 c brown on red 5 E green


(reduced size)

  1/4 c olive
  1/2 c black
  1 c green
  1 c brown
  1 1/2 c brown
  1 1/2 c green
  2 c red
  2 c yellow
  2 c brown
  2 1/2 c lilac
  3 c red
  3 c blue
  3 1/2 c green
  4 c green
  4 c orange
  5 c blue
  5 c brown
  6 c red
  6 c brown
  7 1/2 c brown
  7 1/2 c blue
  8 c grey
  8 c blue
  8 c red
  10 c brown
  10 c red
  12 c grey
  12 c green
  13 1/2 c blue
  14 c blue on yellow
  14 c violet
  15 c lilac
  15 c black
  16 c blue
  20 c brown on green
  20 c brown
  20 c green
  20 c grey
  24 c blue
  25 c red
  25 c grey
  25 c green
  30 c brown on red
  30 c brown on yellow
  30 c brown
  32 c green
  36 c red
  40 c blue
  40 c brown
  40 c green
  48 c red
  50 c orange
  50 c yellow
  50 c brown
  60 c blue
  64 c blue
  75 c red
  80 c red
  80 c violet
  80 c green
  90 c blue 
  96 c red
  1 E green on blue
  1 E violet
  1 E blue
  1 E grey 
  1 E red
  1 E 10 brown
  1 E 20 green
  1 E 20 brown
  1 E 25 blue
  1 E 50 grey
  1 E 50 violet
  1 E 60 blue
  2 E green
  2 E lilac
  2 E 40 green
  3 E red
  3 E 20 green
  3 E 20 olive
  4 E 50 yellow
  4 E 50 orange
  5 E green
  5 E brown
  10 E red
  20 E blue

These stamps were first issued with perforation 15 x 14. From 1919 onwards the perforation 12 x 11 1/2 was used.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1/4 c c vc  
1/2 c c vc  
1 c green * vc  
1 c brown vc vc  
1 1/2 c brown * c  
1 1/2 c green c vc  
2 c red * c  
2 c yellow c vc Two shades of yellow were issued
2 c brown vc vc  
2 1/2 c c vc  
3 c red c vc  
3 c blue vc vc Two shades of blue were issued
3 1/2 c c vc  
4 c green c vc  
4 c orange vc vc  
5 c blue * c  
5 c brown vc vc Two shades of brown were issued
6 c red c vc  
6 c brown vc vc Three shades of brown were issued
7 1/2 c brown * c  
7 1/2 c blue c c  
8 c grey c c  
8 c blue c c  
8 c red c c  
10 c brown c vc  
10 c red vc vc  
12 c grey * *  
12 c green c c  
13 1/2 c * *  
14 c blue on yellow * *  
14 c violet * *  
15 c lilac * c  
15 c black vc vc  
16 c c c  
20 c brown on green * c  
20 c brown c vc Also brown on lilac
20 c green c c  
20 c grey c c  
24 c c c  
25 c red c vc  
25 c grey c vc Shades of grey
25 c green c c  
30 c brown on red *** ***  
30 c brown on yellow ** *  
30 c brown c c Shades of brown
32 c * *  
36 c c c  
40 c blue * *  
40 c brown c vc  
40 c green c vc  
48 c c c  
50 c orange c c Orange on lilac: *
50 c yellow c c  
50 c brown c c Two shades of brown
64 c ** **  
75 c * *  
80 c red * *  
80 c violet c c  
80 c green c c  
90 c ** *  
96 c ** **  
1 E green on blue * *  
1 E violet * c  
1 E blue * *  
1 E grey * c  
1 E red c c  
1.10 E * **  
1.20 E green * *  
1.20 E brown ** **  
1.25 E c c  
1.50 E grey ** *  
1.50 E violet * *  
1.60 E * c  
2 E green * c Two shades of green
2 E lilac * *  
2.40 E *** ***  
3 E *** ***  
3.20 E green *** ***  
3.20 E olive * *  
4.50 E yellow * c  
4.50 E orange ** **  
5 E green ** *  
5 E brown * *  
10 E ** * Two shades of red
20 E *** ***   
Surcharged (1928)

  4 c on 8 c red
  4 c on 30 c brown
  10 c on 1/4 c olive
  10 c on 1/2 c black
  10 c on 1 c brown
  10 c on 4 c green
  10 c on 4 c orange
  10 c on 5 c brown
  15 c on 16 c blue
  15 c on 20 c brown
  15 c on 20 c green
  15 c on 24 c blue
  15 c on 25 c red
  15 c on 25 c green
  16 c on 32 c green
  40 c on 2 c orange
  40 c on 2 c yellow
  40 c on 2 c brown
  40 c on 3 c blue
  40 c on 50 c yellow
  40 c on 60 c blue
  40 c on 64 c blue
  40 c on 75 c red
  40 c on 80 c violet
  40 c on 90 c blue
  40 c on 1 E grey
  40 c on 1 E 10 brown
  80 c on 6 c red
  80 c on 6 c brown
  80 c on 48 c red
  80 c on 1 E 50 violet
  96 c on 1 E 20 green
  96 c on 1 E 20 brown
  1 E 60 on 2 E green
  1 E 60 on 3 E 20 green
  1 E 60 on 20 E blue

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
4 c on 8 c c c  
4 c on 30 c c c  
10 c on 1/4 c c c  
10 c on 1/2 c c c  
10 c on 1 c c c  
10 c on 4 c green c c  
10 c on 4 c orange c c  
10 c on 5 c c c  
15 c on 16 c * *  
15 c on 20 c brown *** ***  
15 c on 20 c green c c  
15 c on 24 c c c  
15 c on 25 c red c c  
15 c on 25 c green c c  
16 c on 32 c c c  
40 c on 2 c orange c c  
40 c on 2 c yellow * *  
40 c on 2 c brown c c  
40 c on 3 c c c  
40 c on 50 c c c  
40 c on 60 c * *  
40 c on 65 c * *  
40 c on 75 c c c  
40 c on 80 c c c  
40 c on 90 c * *  
40 c on 1 E c c  
40 c on 1.10 E c c  
80 c on 6 c red * *  
80 c on 6 c brown * c  
80 c on 48 c * *  
80 c on 1.50 E * c  
96 c on 1.20 E green * *  
96 c on 1.20 E brown * *  
1.60 E on 2 E * *  
1.60 E on 3.20 E * *  
1.60 E on 20 E * *   
Overprinted 'ASSISTENCIA' in red (postal tax stamp, 1912)
  1 c green

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 c c c  

In 1929 the values 10 c brown, 15 c black, 40 c brown, 40 c green, 96 c red and 1.60 E blue were overprinted 'Revalidado' to make them valid for postal use again (they were previously set out of use).

3 E red
These stamps exist with overprint 'ACORES' to be used in Azores

 

1913 Inscription 'LISBOA FESTAS DA CIDADE'

  1 c green
  2 c brown

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 c c c  
2 c c c  

 

1923 Frist flight from Portugal to Brazil

  1 c brown
  2 c orange
  3 c bleu
  4 c green
  5 c brown
  10 c brown
  15 c black
  20 c green
  25 c red
  30 c brown
  40 c brown
  50 c yellow
  75 c lilac
  1 E blue
  1.50 E brown
  2 E green

This issue was mainly issued for stamp collectors, it was only valid for 3 days. Remainders were offered in large quantities to stamp collectors.

 

1924 400th birthday of poet Luiz de Camoes, value in black

'CAMOES EM CEUTA'  
  2 c blue
  3 c orange
  4 c grey
  5 c green
  6 c red

'CAMOES SALVANDO OS LUSI ADAS DO NAVFRIGIO'
  8 c brown
  10 c violet
  15 c green
  16 c lilac
  20 c red

Portrait of Camoes
  25 c violet
  30 c brown
  32 c green
  40 c blue
  48 c brown

Writing 'Lusiadas'
  50 c red
  64 c green
  75 c violet
  80 c brown
  96 c red

Camoes last moments
  1 E blue
  1.20 E brown
  1.50 E red
  1.60 E blue
  2 E green

Funeral site of Camoes
  2.40 E green on blue
  3 E blue on blue
  3.20 E black on green
  4.50 E black on yellow
  10 E brown on grey

Statue of Camoes
  20 E violet on grey

These stamps were only valid for postage from 11 to 13 November 1924.

Some of these stamps received an overprint 'CRUZ VERMELHA Porte Franco 1927': 40 c, 48 c, 64 c, 75 c 4.50 E (overprint in red) and 10 E. They are franchise stamps for the Red Cross. In 1928 another set of franchise stamps was issued by overprinting the postage stamps with 'Porte Franco 1928' and a cross in red color: 15 c, 16 c, 25 c, 40 c, 1.20 E and 2 E. A similar overprint followed in 1929: 'Porte Franco 1929' and cross in red color on the values: 30 c, 40 c, 80 c, 1.50 E, 1.60 and 2.40 E. This was repeated in 1930: 40 c, 50 c, 96 c, 1.60 E, 3 E and 20 E, in 1931: 25 c, 32 c, 40 c, 96 c, 1.60 E and 3.20 E and in 1932: 20 c, 40 c, 48 c, 64 c, 1.60 E and 10 E. The red cross stamps of 1927 were overprinted with a large red cross and a red '1933', '1934' or '1935' on the values: 40 c, 48 c, 64 c, 75 c, 4.50 E, 10 E. In 1936 the following postage stamps were overprinted with 'Cruz Vermelha Porte Franco 1936' on 25 c, 40 c (overprint red), 50 c, 1 E and 2 E.

 

1925 Camilo Castello Branco issue, value in black

House of S.Miguel de Seide  
  2 c orange
  3 c green
  4 c blue 
  5 c red
  6 c lilac
  8 c brown

Working room of Camilo Castello Branco
  10 c blue
  16 c red
  20 c violet
  25 c red
  30 c light brown
  32 c green
  48 c brown

Portrait of Camilo Castello Branco
  15 c olive
  40 c green and black
  80 c brown
  1.60 E blue 
  4 E 50 red and black

Teresa de Albuquerque
  50 c grey
  64 c brown
  75 c grey  
  96 c red
  1 E violet
  1.20 E green

Mariane and J.da Cruz
  1.50 E blue on blue 
  2 E green on green 
  2 E 40 red on yellow 
  3 E red on blue
  3 E 20 black on green 
  10 E brown on yellow

Simao Botelho
  20 E black on yellow


These stamps exist with overprint 'ACORES' to be used in Azores

 

1926 First liberation issue, various designs, center black, inscription '1926'

  2 c orange
  3 c blue
  4 c green
  5 c brown
  6 c orange
  15 c green
  16 c blue
  20 c violet
  25 c red
  32 c green
  40 c brown
  46 c red
  50 c brown
  64 c green
  75 c red
  96 c red
  1 E violet
  1.60 E grey
  3 E lilac 
  4.50 E green
  10 E red

Surcharged
  2 c on 5 c brown
  2 c on 45 c red
  2 c on 64 c green
  3 c on 75 c red
  3 c on 96 c red
  3 c on 1 E violet
  4 c on 1.60 E grey
  4 c on 3 E lilac
  6 c on 4.50 E green
  6 c on 10 E red

These stamps exist with overprint 'ACORES' to be used in Azores:

 

1927 Second liberation issue, various designs, center black, inscription '1927'

  2 c brown (Goncalo Mendes de Maia in battle)
  3 c blue (castle)
  4 c orange (design as 2 c)
  5 c olive (portrait of man)
  6 c brown (battle scene)
  15 c brown (design as 3 c)
  16 c blue (design as 5 c)
  25 c grey (design as 2 c)
  32 c green (design as 6 c)
  40 c green (woman)
  48 c red (design as 2 c)
  80 c violet (design as 3 c)
  96 c orange (design as 40 c)
  1.60 E grey (design as 5 c)
  4.50 E yellow


These stamps exist with overprint 'ACORES' to be used in Azores

 

1928 Third liberation issue, various designs, center black, inscription '1928'

4.50 E 

  2 c blue (Gualdim Paes)
  3 c green (men attacking castle)
  4 c red (battle scene)
  5 c olive (medieval battle scene)
  6 c brown (Joana de Gouveia throwing stone)
  15 c black (design as 3 c)
  16 c violet (design as 4 c)
  25 c blue (design as 2 c)
  32 c green (design as 6 c)
  40 c brown (design as 5 c)
  50 c orange (design as 4 c)
  80 c grey (design as 3 c)
  96 c red (design as 6 c)
  1 E brown (design as 5 c)
  1.60 E blue (design as 2 c)
  4.50 E yellow (Matias de Aberqueque)


These stamps exist with overprint 'ACORES' to be used in Azores

 

1929 Telegraph stamp, overprinted 'CORREIO' and surcharged

  1$60 on 5 c brown

 

1931 New permanent set, the so-called 'Lusiadas' issue

  4 c light brown
  5 c brown
  6 c grey
  10 c violet
  15 c black
  16 c blue
  25 c green
  25 c blue (1934?)
  30 c green (1933)
  40 c orange
  48 c brown
  50 c brown
  75 c red
  80 c green
  95 c red
  1 E lilac
  1.20 E olive
  1.25 E blue
  1.60 E blue
  1.75 E blue
  2 E violet
  4.50 E orange
  5 E light green

 

1931 Inscription 'VII CENTENARIO DE ST.ANTONIO DE LISBOA', various designs

  15 c lilac (birthroom of St.Antonio)
  25 c green on green (baptise room of St.Antonio)
  40 c brown on yellow (cathedral of Lisbon)
  75 c red (statue of St.Antonio)
  1.25 E grey (church in Coimbra)
  4.50 E violet (grave of St.Antonio)

Surcharged (1933)
  '15 c' on 40 brown on yellow
  '40 c' on 15 c lilac
  '40 c' on 25 c green on green
  '40 c' on 75 c red
  '40 c' on 1.25 E grey
  '40 c' on 4.50 E violet

 

1931 500 years death commemoration of D.Nuno Alvares Pereira

  15 c black
  25 c green and black
  40 c red
  75 c red
  1.25 E blue
  4.50 E lilac and grey

Surcharged (1933)
  15 c on 40 c red
  40 c on 15 c black
  40 c on 45 c green and black
  40 c on 75 c red
  40 c on 1.25 E blue
  40 c on 4.50 E lilac and grey

 

Later issues


So-called 'Caravelle' issue (1943); I've seen the following values: 5 c black, 10 c brown, 15 c grey, 20 c violet, 30 c brown, 35 c green, 50 c violet, 1 E red, 1.75 E blue, 1.80 E orange, 2 E lilac, 2.50 E red, 3.50 E blue, 5 E orange, 6E light green, 10 E grey, 15 E green, 20 E brown and 50 E red.

Other permanent design:


(Knight riding on a horse)

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