TETE

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1914 Vasco da Gama stamps of Macao, Portuguese Africa and Timor overprinted 'REPUBLICA TETE' and value

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On stamps of Macao

  1/4 c on 1/2 a green
  1/2 c on 1 a red
  1 c on 2 a lilac
  2 1/2 c on 4 a green
  5 c on 8 a blue
  7 1/2 c on 12 a brown
  10 c on 16 a brown
  15 c on 24 a 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
1/4 c on 1/2 a ** **  
1/2 c on 1 a ** **  
1 c on 2 a ** **  
2 1/2 c on 4 a * *  
5 c on 8 a * *  
7 1/2 c on 12 a * *  
10 c on 16 a * *  
15 c on 24 a * *   
On stamps of Portuguese Africa
  1/4 c on 2 1/2 r green
  1/2 c on 5 r red
  1 c on 10 r lilac
  2 1/2 c on 25 r green
  5 c on 50 r blue
  7 1/2 c on 75 r brown
  10 c on 100 r brown
  15 c on 150 r 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
1/4 c on 2 1/2 r * *  
1/2 c on 5 r * *  
1 c on 10 r * *  
2 1/2 c on 25 r * *  
5 c on 50 r * *  
7 1/2 c on 75 r * *  
10 c on 100 r * *  
15 c on 150 r * *   
On stamps of Timor
  1/4 c on 1/2 a green
  1/2 c on 1 a red
  1 c on 2 a lilac
  2 1/2 c on 4 a green
  5 c on 8 a blue
  7 1/2 c on 12 a brown
  10 c on 16 a brown
  15 c on 24 a 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
1/4 c on 1/2 a ** **  
1/2 c on 1 a ** **  
1 c on 2 a ** **  
2 1/2 c on 4 a ** **  
5 c on 8 a ** **  
7 1/2 c on 12 a ** **  
10 c on 16 a ** **  
15 c on 24 a ** **  

 

1914 Ceres issue, inscription 'REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA TETE'


(Reduced sizes)

  1/4 c olive
  1/2 c black
  1 c green
  1 1/2 c lilac
  2 c red
  2 1/2 c lilac
  5 c blue
  7 1/2 c brown
  8 c violet
  10 c brown
  15 c lilac
  20 c green
  30 c brown on green
  40 c brown on red
  50 c orange on red
  1 E green on blue

These stamps have perforation 15 x 14.

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 *  
1/2 c c *  
1 c * *  
1 1/2 c * *  
2 c c *  
2 1/2 c c c  
5 c c c  
7 1/2 c * *  
8 c * *  
10 c c *  
15 c * *  
20 c * *  
30 c ** **  
40 c *** ***  
50 c ** **  
1 E ** **  

 

After 1920 the stamps of Mozambique were used

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