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Postage stamps and postal history of Macau

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issued for all the Portuguese territories, with some commemoratives for anniversaries in Macau. Macau's 1976 acquisition of "special territory" status gave it more autonomy in its handling of the post, and starting in 1981 it issued a variety of more-appealing designs relating to local geography and
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of 1913 was a fresh start for all the Portuguese territories, ultimately adding up to 29 value/color combinations (up to 5 patacas) through 1924. Even so, in 1915 additional Republica overprints were needed on the surcharges of 1902 (themselves overprinted on 1888 and 1894 issues. Between 1931 and
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In the wake of the revolution of 1910, the government overprinted stocks of the Carlos stamps with "REPUBLICA" and shipped those out to Macau. The turbulent situation required some creativity on the part of local officials, and in 1911, they produced 2a and 5a values by overprinting the new value
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on the 100-reis value; in 1885 an 80-reis value of the crown design went on sale. Also in 1885, five values were re-issued in new colors. Shortages of values continued through 1887, resulting in a variety of surcharges on both postage stamps and
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of commemoratives, and a new series of Carlos designs, were all denominated in avos. Shortages of particular values were a regular occurrence from 1900 through 1910, resulting in nearly 40 types of surcharges, as well as
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status was a change in the inscription on the stamps: from "MACAU" along with "REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA" in smaller print somewhere on the stamp, to "MACAU, CHINA".
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in 1913). In response leftover Luis stamps were surcharged in various avos values, in both Latin and Chinese characters, along with the word "PROVISORIO".
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In 1948, a new definitive series consisted of 12 values with different pictorial designs depicting local scenery. Subsequent issues included many of the
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stamps pressed into regular service by overprinting obliterating bars on the "PORTEADO" and "RECEBER" text of those stamps.
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them on the diagonal. In 1913, they also applied a Republica overprint to a variety of older stamps going back to 1898.
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with an embossed profile. Luis died soon after, and in 1894 a new series of 12 values featured a portrait of
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used a design with an allegorical figure representing "Portugal" and Vasco da Gama's flagship
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diagonally in upper right and lower left corners of 4a and 10a stamps, then
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Yang's Catalog of the Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery of Macau
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1933, nine lesser-used values of the Ceres stamps were surcharged.
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An 1898 stamp of Macau commemorating the quatercentenary of
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to this template: there are already 1,434 articles in the
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Vasco de Gama
discovery of the sea route to India
stamps
Macau
reis
surcharge
revenue stamps
Luis I
Carlos I
avos
rupees
pataca
Vasco da Gama issue
postage due

bisecting
Ceres series
definitive series

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