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 Valadares – Sepia manuscript, LF VLD-ms1, in a letter dated from Valadares (23.03.46) to Porto
(27.03.46), with a postage of 25 réis, sepia manuscript, corresponding to the 2nd distance (10 to 20 leagues) and weighing up to 2 octaves, paid for by the recipient. Copy without defects or repairs and in good condition. Catalogue value € 130.00.(Image 1)
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 Pre-Philately. Secure letter, from the Royal Service, sent from Arcos on 10 February 1817, marked in
Viana do Minho, VCT-S 2 (R6), for Queijada.(Image 1)
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 Portugal. 1828. Pre-philatelic letter with the mark of SEGURA/Viana do Minho LF VCT-S2 (Rar.6) in
sepia, dated 15 May 1828, for Viana do Minho. Exempt from postage, as it is from RS. Well-beaten mark (Cat €180).(Image 1)
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 Letter from SN Real, dated from the sub-prefecture of Alemquer, 25.5.1835, marked SEGURA/Vª FRANCA DA
REST (VFX-S2 rar5), in blue, for Azambuja.(Image 1)
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 Postal history. Pre-philately. Letter dated 6.4.1842, fromYour Grace of CERVEIRA, VNC ms3 rar3, postage
25 reis, addressed to Porto. Vila Nova da Cerveira only had handwritten and abbreviated word marks.(Image 1)
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 Postal history. Pre-philately. Postage amendment. Letter sent from Vª Real on 7.3.1840, to Lisbon where
it was received on 13.3. In Vila Real the postage of 40 reis (5th distance, weight 2/8) was applied, annulled in Lisbon because it was addressed to D. Francisco de S. Luiz, better known as Cardinal Saraiva, appointed Cardinal-Patriarch of Lisbon
under pressure from D. Maria in 1840, benefiting from exemption from postage.(Image 1)
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 Pre-philately. Letter dated from Lisbon on September 6, 1847, delivered to a carrier “to be delivered
at the inn of souls”, violating the postal regulation on the transportation of letters.(Image 1)
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 Postal history. Pre-philately. Letter sent from Lisbon on 16 July 1846. Postal fraud. It bears the
inscription “POSTAGE PAID” on the front, in the same handwriting as the sender, with no indication that it had passed through the Lisbon post office.(Image 1)
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 Pre-philately. French invasions. Letter sent from Lisbon on 20.1.1808, Pico after the French armies had
entered Lisbon, marked “Bureau General/ Armée D'Observation de La Gironde” Armèe 1 (R9). This mark was the precursor of the “Armée de Portugal” known since May 1808. Postage payable in France of 11 decimes. Letter shows signs of soiling on the front
and back. Mark MR.(Image 1)
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 Lisbon * Marks of the English postmaster in Lisbon – On the envelope, LF LX1 in a letter from Lisbon
(14.05.36) to Paris (04.06.36) via England to the attention of an English forwarder in London, having paid on arrival in London (30.05.36) by the forwarder the English postage of 3s/6d (handwritten in red) for the sea route to London. On re-shipment
from London (01.06.36) to Paris the forwarder paid 1s/6d (handwritten in sepia) for the sea postage to France. On arrival in Paris the French land postage of 28 decimes was paid, handwritten in sepia. Well preserved copy.(Image 1)
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 Postal history. Pre-philately. LISBON F. 1824. Letter from Lisbon, aboard the “Windsor Castle, on the
Tagus”, sent to Falmouth without passing through Lisbon, where it was marked on the back with LISBON F/MA 6,1824, a mark applied to letters arriving from Lisbon, without having passed through the packet agent in Lisbon, postage 4/4 to Plymouth.(Image 1)
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 FWA Postal History. Spain. Letter written in Malaga on 7.10.1859, by hand or in an envelope to Lisbon,
from where it was forwarded by FWA GARLAND LAIDLEY, who marked it in red on the back, to Porto, again under cover and received on 14.10. MB and R.(Image 1)
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 Pre-philately. Maritime Mail. Letter sent from Angra on 14 September 1823 to Lisbon by the yacht “N.
Srª da Guia e Almas”, together with a shipment of wheat. In Angra, it was received at the post office for postage to be paid, and was inscribed “Postage of 120 reis paid”, which made it exempt from any other postage in Lisbon. The pre-franking,
contemplated in the decree creating the maritime mail, was very unusual. MR.(Image 1)
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 Madeira – In black, LF FUN3, on the cover of a letter dated from Madeira (08.09.28) to Lisbon, with a
postage of 40 réis, handwritten in sepia, corresponding to a letter from the Islands weighing up to 4 octaves, payable by the recipient. Copy with a well-beaten mark, without defects or repairs.(Image 1)
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 Pre-philately. Letter written in Benguela on 3.7.1829, destined for Rio de Janeiro, where it was
received on 8.7. Carried by the Brig "Desengano", where it was received and then delivered to the recipient in Rio, without having passed through the postal authorities of Angola and Brazil.(Image 1)
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 Mozambique - Letter circulated from Marseille (France, October 9, 1858) to Mozambique Island.(Image 1)
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 Pre-philately. Letter from Vitoria, Spain, dated July 31, 1827, with the Cº de VITORIA mark in red, to
Roios, in Trás-os-Montes. The sender indicated, “via Madrid, Badajoz, and Lisbon, and even by the Post Office of Moncorvo”. Postage of 90 reis for a letter from Spain, handwritten in Lisbon.(Image 1)
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 Porto * Designation of origin marks * Maritime Corr.º – In black, LF PRT-CM2 on a letter dated from
Pernambuco (03.09.25) to Lisbon, stamped on arrival with 80 réis, struck in black, to pay the postage of a letter sent from Brazil weighing up to 4 octaves. Copy without defects or repairs, very well preserved. Catalogue value € 350.00.(Image 1)
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 Sea Mail. Letter from Maranhão, 23.1.1824, transported by the “Joaninha” to Porto, arriving on 15.3,
where it was marked “MARITIME POST”, and the postage of 200 reis was applied. Heavy letter, which contained letters to be forwarded inside.(Image 1)
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 Pre-philately. Letter written in Rio de Janeiro on March 9, 1830, delivered on board the “Rio Ave”, and
destined for Lisbon. However, it entered Portugal through Porto, where it took the “Barra do Porto” PRT-BA 1 (R3), and the printed postage of 160 reis. From Porto, it was sent by land to Lisbon, where it arrived on June 12. The reason why territorial
postage was not applied in Lisbon is unknown, having been delivered at Rua do Ferregial. Ex- Santos Viegas(Image
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