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1892 King Charles I, in an oval

  5 r yellow
  10 r lilac
  15 r brown
  20 r lilac
  25 r green
  50 r blue
  75 r red
  80 r green
  100 r brown
  150 r red on red
  200 r blue on blue
  300 r blue on red

These stamps have perforation 11 1/2 x 13 1/2. Stamps in similar designs were issued for most Portuguese colonies (country name different for each country), click here for more information on this issue.

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
5 r * *  
10 r ** **  
15 r *** ***  
20 r *** ***  
25 r ** *  
50 r *** **  
75 r *** ***  
80 r *** ***  
100 r *** ***  
150 r R R  
200 r RR RR  
300 r RR RR  

Reprints of these stamps were made in 1905.

 

1897 King Charles I, new type, value in black (except 75 r and 500 r)

  2 1/2 r grey
  5 r orange
  10 r green
  15 r brown
  15 r green
  20 r lilac
  25 r green
  25 r red
  50 r blue
  65 r blue
  75 r red
  75 r brown on yellow (value in red)
  80 r lilac
  100 r blue on blue
  115 r brown on red
  130 r brown on yellow
  150 r brown on yellow
  180 r black on red
  200 r lilac
  300 r blue on red
  500 r black on blue (value in red)

These stamps have perforation 11 1/2. Stamps in similar designs were issued for most Portuguese colonies (country name different for each country), click here for more information on this issue.

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
2 1/2 r * c  
5 r c c  
10 r * c  
15 r brown *** **  
15 r green ** *  
20 r * *  
25 r green ** *  
25 r red c c  
50 r * * Two shades of blue were issued
65 r * *  
75 r red c *  
75 r brown on yellow * *  
80 r * *  
100 r * *  
115 r * *  
130 r * *  
150 r * *  
180 r * *  
200 r * *  
300 r *** ***  
500 r ** **  

 

From 1910 on the stamps of Portugal were used.

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