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Portuguese Congo
5th August 1894
| Note: | ||
Belgian Congo (1886) became ↓ |
French Congo (1891) became ↓ |
Portuguese Congo (1894) was part of ↓ |
Congo Republic (1960) became ↓ |
Middle Congo (1904) became ↓ |
Angola (1870) which became ↓ |
Zaire (1971) |
Republic of Congo (1959) |
the People’s Republic of Angola (1975) |
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| Sc1 | xxx |
no wmk, typo
Printed at the Mint, Lisbon
| Description | Perf | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREAKER | ||||||
| 5 reis yellow | 12½ | 1 | ||||
| 5r orange-yellow | 12½ | 1a | 8† | |||
| 5r orange-yellow | 13½ | 1b | 20† | |||
| 10r redish-violet | 12½ | 2 | 9 | |||
| 10r redish-violet | 13½ | 2a | 21 | |||
| 15r chocolate | 12½ | 3 | 10 | |||
| 15r chocolate | 11½ | 3a | 1 | |||
| 20r lavender, ord. paper | 12½ | 4 | 11 | |||
| 20r lavender, paper with enamel lozenges | 12½ | 4a | 12 | |||
| 20r lavender | 11½ | 4b | 2 | |||
| 25r green, ord. paper | 12½ | 5 | 13 | |||
| 25r green, paper with enamel lozenges | 12½ | 5a | 14 | |||
| 25r green | 11½ | 5b | 3 | |||
| 50r light blue | 13½ | 6 | 22 | |||
| 50r light blue | 11½ | 6a | 4 | |||
| 75r rose | 11½ | 7 | 5 | |||
| 75r rose | 12½ | 7a | 15‡ | |||
| 80r yellow-green | 11½ | 8 | 6 | |||
| 80r yellow-green | 12½ | 8a | 16‡ | |||
| 100r brown, yellow | 11½ | 9 | 7 | |||
| 100r brown, yellow | 13½ | 9a | 23 | |||
| 150r carmine, rose | 12½ | 10 | 17 | |||
| 200r dark blue, blue | 12½ | 11 | 18 | |||
| 300r dark blue, salmon | 12½ | 12 | 19 | |||
† Both SG8 and SG20 are described as "pale orange" in Gibbons [1]. There is no equivalent of the Sc1.
‡ SG15 and SG16 are perf 12½ with enamel-surface paper in Gibbons.
Originally part of Angola, Portuguese Congo issued its own stamps from 1894 until 1920 and then reverted to Angolan stamps.