Auction No. 37 Saturday, 24 October 2026 / 11:00 am start

Portugal 1855-2020 MLH/used on printed leaves in 6 ...

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Lot Details

Portugal 1855-2020 MLH/used on printed leaves in 6 vols starting with 1855 5r red-brown (worn plate) "straight hair" (SG 10a, Cat. £1,900) with generous margins all round with others to 100r before 1856/58 "curly hair" to 25r incl 5 shades of 5r, 1862/64 King Luis to 100r, 1866/67 "curved labels" imperf (13) to 120r & perf (15) noting 240r pale dull lilac (Cat. £700). 1870/84 "straight labels" perf. 12½ (28) incl 300r bright mauve & 2 shades of lilac, 1000r F/U, perf 13½ with vals to 300r (15). Comprehensive "journal" & King Luis 1880/87 types incl 500r black (Cat. £425) with all perf. 11½ to 50r & most perf. 13½. Also 1892/94 King Carlos perf. 13½ (22) incl shades used to 100r plus 300r MLH, perf. 11½ (12) & "Provisorio" ovpts (13) to 100r with "1893" used to 50r plus 80r MLH & surcharges 20r, 50r, 75r all used. See separate lots for Prince Henry 1893 & St Anthony 1895 sets. Thence close to complete incl "Ceres" sorted by papers, perfs etc noting commems with 1898 da Gama used (Cat. £85), 1924 Camoens MLH (Cat. £90), 1925 Branco MLH/used, 1926 First Independence issue MLH (Cat. £300), surcharges MLH (Cat. £60) & 1927 Second Independence issue MLH (Cat. £125). Continues 1928 Third MLH (Cat. £180), 1931 St Anthony used (Cat. £75), Pereira used (Cat. £150), 1933 surcharges with both sets used, 1940 set & M/S MLH (Cat. £380) & Rowland Hill set & M/S MLH (faults). 1941 Costumes used & M/S MLH (Cat. £250), 1944 Exhib set used, M/S MLH (Cat. £70), 1945 Navigators MLH (Cat. £50), Carmona set used, M/S MLH (Cat. £325), Naval School set & M/S MLH (Cat. £90), 1946 Castles & M/S MLH (Cat. £400), Banking M/S (Cat. £250), 1946 St Mary set & M/S MLH (Cat. £100), 1949 Portraits used & M/S MLH (Cat. £200) & UPU MUH. Nothing missing thereafter until last vol. Airs incl 1936/41 used (Cat. £175) with the Parcel stamps & PD's having a few gaps. Catalogue vals are pencilled below all issues in volume 1 to 1967. Just those shown in above description exceed £6,000 & collection total must be over 4 times that so this is a rare opportunity to acquite such a comprehensive collection at such an attractive starting price! (1000s)