Portugal Stamps
Definitives of 1895-1911
The definitive Portugal stamps of this period feature the portraits of King Luis I and King Manuel II. The new design types do not have the production complexities of previous definitive stamp issues, which makes them relatively easy to collect.
The twenty-two definitive Portugal stamps shown above were issued between 1895 and 1905. They are all perforated 11 1/2, and they all feature the portrait of King Carlos I.
The catalog attributes are as follows:
- 0002 1/2 R. (1895 - Sc. #110) - Gray.
- 0005 R. (1895 - Sc. #111) - Orange.
- 0010 R. (1895 - Sc. #112) - Light Green.
- 0015 R. (1895 - Sc. #113) - Brown.
- 0015 R. (1899 - Sc. #114) - Gray Green.
- 0020 R. (1895 - Sc. #115) - Gray Violet.
- 0025 R. (1895 - Sc. #116) - Sea Green.
- 0025 R. (1899 - Sc. #117) - Carmine Rose.
- 0050 R. (1895 - Sc. #118) - Blue.
- 0050 R. (1905 - Sc. #119) - Ultramarine.
- 0065 R. (1898 - Sc. #120) - Slate Blue.
- 0075 R. (1895 - Sc. #121) - Rose.
- 0075 R. (1905 - Sc. #122) - Brown on Yellow.
- 0080 R. (1895 - Sc. #123) - Violet.
- 0100 R. (1895 - Sc. #124) - Blue on Blue.
- 0115 R. (1898 - Sc. #125) - Orange Brown on Pink.
- 0130 R. (1898 - Sc. #126) - Gray Brown on Straw.
- 0150 R. (1895 - Sc. #127) - Brown on Straw.
- 0180 R. (1898 - Sc. #128) - Slate on Pinkish.
- 0200 R. (1895 - Sc. #129) - Red Lilac on Pinkish, Brown Violet on Rose.
- 0300 R. (1895 - Sc. #130) - Blue on Rose.
- 0500 R. (1898 - Sc. #131) - Black on Blue.
The fourteen definitive Portugal stamps shown above were issued during 1910. They are all perforated 14 1/2 x 15, and they all feature the portrait of King Manuel II.
The catalog attributes are as follows:
- 0002 1/2 R. (1910 - Sc. #156) - Violet.
- 0005 R. (1910 - Sc. #157) - Black.
- 0010 R. (1910 - Sc. #158) - Gray Green.
- 0015 R. (1910 - Sc. #159) - Lilac Brown.
- 0020 R. (1910 - Sc. #160) - Carmine.
- 0025 R. (1910 - Sc. #161) - Violet Brown.
- 0050 R. (1910 - Sc. #162) - Dark Blue.
- 0075 R. (1910 - Sc. #163) - Bister Brown.
- 0080 R. (1910 - Sc. #164) - Slate.
- 0100 R. (1910 - Sc. #165) - Brown on Light Green.
- 0200 R. (1910 - Sc. #166) - Dark Green on Salmon.
- 0300 R. (1910 - Sc. #167) - Black on Azure.
- 0500 R. (1910 - Sc. #168) - Olive Green & Violet Brown.
- 1000 R. (1910 - Sc. #169) - Dark Blue & Black.
The fourteen definitive Portugal stamps shown above were overprinted REPUBLICA during 1910.
The Scott catalog attributes are as follows:
- 0002 1/2 R. (1910 - Sc. #170) - Violet.
- 0005 R. (1910 - Sc. #171) - Black.
- 0010 R. (1910 - Sc. #172) - Gray Green.
- 0015 R. (1910 - Sc. #173) - Lilac Brown.
- 0020 R. (1910 - Sc. #174) - Carmine.
- 0025 R. (1910 - Sc. #175) - Violet Brown.
- 0050 R. (1910 - Sc. #176) - Dark Blue.
- 0075 R. (1910 - Sc. #177) - Bister Brown.
- 0080 R. (1910 - Sc. #178) - Slate.
- 0100 R. (1910 - Sc. #179) - Brown on Light Green.
- 0200 R. (1910 - Sc. #180) - Dark Green on Salmon.
- 0300 R. (1910 - Sc. #181) - Black on Azure.
- 0500 R. (1910 - Sc. #182) - Olive Green & Violet Brown.
- 1000 R. (1910 - Sc. #183) - Dark Blue & Black.
According to the Scott catalog, stamps of this issue, with inverted or double overprints, were unofficially and fraudulently produced.
The six postage due Portugal stamps shown above (Sc. #193-198) were overprinted and / or re-valued for regular letter postage during 1911.
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Definitives of 1895-1911
King Manuel II of Portugal
Acclamation Portrait
Manuel Maria Filipe Carlos Amélio Luís Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugénio de Saxe-Coburgo-Gota e Bragança (Lived: 1889-1932, Reigned: 1908-1910) ascended to the Portuguese throne as King Manuel II, following the assassination of his father and older brother on February 1, 1908.
His reign ended with the dissolution of the monarchy in the October 5, 1910 Revolution, and he lived the rest of his life in exile in England.
The last king of Portugal and his queen consort are buried in the Pantheon of the House of Braganza in Lisbon, Portugal