1827-52, group of 12 pre-stamp covers, incl. cover from Lisbon to France with Cadiz forwarding agent cachet, cover from Lixa to Brazil, cover from Vianna do Minho to Brazil, incoming with "BARRA DO PORTO" cachet, cover to France, registered cover with "SEGURA / LISBOA" hs, registered cover with "SEGURO / COIMBRA" hs, cover from the Austrian Consulate to Spain and domestic covers from Baecellos, Coimbra (2 diff. hs) and Ponte da Barca, a fine group.

1853 Maria II 5r, type I reddish brown, mint o.g. with fine to good margins, good embossing, thin and some toning, scarce (Mundifil €5'200). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r reddish brown, type I, unused without gum, large balanced margins, fresh colour and good embossing, tiny thin spot, very fine example; cert. da Mota (2023) (Mundifil €3'400). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r type I reddish brown, used pair, three margins, neat "48" circular cancel of Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), vertical crease between stamps, very fine (Mundifil €4'800). (Image)

1855-56 Maria II 5r type I with large to very large margins, "1" numeral cancel, very fine (Mundifil €1'600). (Image)

1855-56 Maria II 5r type I with good to large margins, nice "77" numeral cancel, very fine (Mundifil €1'600). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r type I reddish brown, used pair, repaired margin at left otherwise very close to large margins, indistinct circular cancels, a scarce pair (Mundifil €4'800). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r reddish brown, type I, used right marginal with large to huge margins, with 1st postal reform barred circular "1" cancel of Lisbon, fresh colour and good embossing, light horizontal crease, very attractive example; cert. da Mota (2023) (Mundifil €1'600). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r reddish brown, type I, used with large to very large margins, with 1st postal reform barred circular cancel, fresh colour and good embossing, couple of faint tone spots a slight peripheral thin in margin, fine; cert. da Mota (2023) (Mundifil €1'600). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r type I reddish brown, used with good to large margins, "1" circular cancel of Lisbon, very fine (Mundifil €1'600). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r type I reddish brown, used with good to large margins, "1" circular cancel of Lisbon, very fine (Mundifil €1'600). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r type I reddish brown, used with close to large margins, neat "56" circular cancel of Braga, partial embossing splitting on profile and tiny surface drop-out at top, fine (Mundifil €1'600). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r type I reddish brown, used with nice balanced margins, neat "50" circular cancel of Ponta Delgada (Azores), thin, fine appearance (Mundifil €1'600). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r reddish brown, worn impression, fine to good margins, neat blue "52" circular cancel of Porto, very fine (Mundifil €1'600). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r reddish brown, type I, used with good to large margins, with 1st postal reform barred circular "52" cancel of Porto in blue, fresh colour and good embossing, small pinhole and slightly split right frame caused by the embossing, slight peripheral thin in margin and some slight toning, fine; cert. da Mota (2023) (Mundifil €1'600). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r type I reddish brown, used, just touched at lower right otherwise good margins, neat "52" circular cancel of Porto in blue, very fine (Mundifil €1'600). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r type I reddish brown, used pair, mixed margins, on large part newspaper wrapper paying the double weight for printed matter from Lisbon to Odemira, tied by 1st postal reform "1" circular cancels, blue 22nd August 1853 despatch adjacent, very rare with only a few Maria II double weight wrappers known; ex Salgado (Mundifil €4'800 for a pair). (Image)

1853 Maria II selection on a stockpage incl. four-margined 25r on cover with blue Porto numeral, three used 5r, eleven used 25r and two unused, four used 50r and one 100r, three with certs, plus 1953 reprint sheetlet of all four values (cert. da Mota), mixed condition but attractive examples. (Image)

1855-56 Maria II small used group incl. 5r (3, one with large margins but thinned with crease, one with slight creasing and one extensively repaired), 25r (4), 50r (large margins, faint crease) and small piece with cut-to-shape 25r & 50r. (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r type II reddish brown, used vertical pair with close to large margins, "52" circular cancels of Porto in blue, light horizontal creasing affecting both stamps, a scarce multiple; ex Gaudet and "Cascais" (Mundifil €5'400). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r type II brown, used with good to large balanced margins, "52" circular cancel of Porto, small corner crease and some minor staining, fine; ex Salgado (Mundifil €1'800). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r type II deep brown, used with fine to large margins, light circular cancel, thin spots otherwise fine (Mundifil €1'800). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r type II deep red brown, used with nice balanced margins, crisp "56" circular cancel of Braga, partial splitting around the frame due to the embossing, thins, attractive example; ex Salgado (Mundifil €1'800). (Image)

1853 Maria II 5r type II reddish brown, with fine to good margins, tied to part newspaper fragment by "1" circular cancel of Lisbon, 15.11.54 despatch cds below, very fine and rare usage of the die II; cert. NFACP (1997); ex Felino and "Cascais" (Mundifil €1'800 for used). (Image)

1853 Maria II 25r blue, type I, mint part o.g. with large balanced margins, fresh colour and good embossing, slight toning otherwise fine; cert. da Mota (2023) (Mundifil €2'000). (Image)