PORTUGUESE INDIA COLLECTION, 1871/1962. in a vintage Mercado album (bit worse for wear but basically intact) with 100s of mint and used stamps incl. many elusive issues starting with dozens of native types incl better issues (some signed ) with 1876 fifth printing 300r Violet mint (signed Roig), 1877 600r Violet mint (signed), 1881 Surcharges, plenty of the Crown issues including over two dozen of the 1881-82 surcharges incl. some of the better values, for example the 4-+r on 10r Green unused, 1t on 10r Green used, 8t on 25r Rose unused (signed) etc., continuing on including the perforated bisects with the scarce 1r on 5t brown with (mint) and without (used) "Republica", better mint Ceres top values, etc., some small faults / toning as usual, VG-VF, please inspect

CV. 2,000

PORTUGUESE INDIA COLLECTION, 1871/1952. enticing collection on Scott pages and far more complete than usually seen, many premium sets and singles highlighted by (mint unless otherwise noted) 15 (signed Bloch), 16-17, 18-22 unused, 24-28, 45-55 mint or unused, pleasing array of the 1881/82 Surcharges incl 113a unused (ISPP cert), 153 unused (ISPP cert), also 172-73 used, 174-96, 197-222, strong 1913/15 Surcharges, 357-75, 407-10, 423, 424-53, 481-88 NH, J1-52, etc., usual mixed condition with some regums but without any of the toning so often seen, generally F-VF, a "collector's collection" of this challenging country and well worth careful inspection; Scott about $7,500

CV. 1,100