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1871/76, Luis 80 reis orange, tied by barred oval "100" with adjacent oval "OVAR", to lettersheet, endorsed "por Vapor ‘Jerome’”, to Para, Brazil, with reverse side c.d.s. "CORREIO DE LISBOA 22 JAN 77". The stamp with unobtrusive corner crease, otherwise fine. A rare rate which was valid only during the year before Brazil's UPU membership and only for mail carried on Portuguese or private ships.

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1871/76, Luis 80 reis orange, 2 copies, tied by barred oval "1" with adjacent c.d.s. "LISBOA 15/12 1876", to entire letter with frontside sender's mark and content from Bilbao, Spain, to Buenos Ayres, Argentina. A scarce franking.

Under Brazilian-Portuguese Treaty, a special rate of 80 réis to Brazil and then special rate of 80 réis to Argentina from Brazil.

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1871/76, Luis 300 reis lilac on glazed paper, together with 1887, 20 reis rose, tied to open out linen envelope with declared value of 200 francs and orange label "Valor declarado" from "LISBOA 10 NOV 91" to Paris with transit- and arrival marks. A fine and scarce entire.

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1866, King Luis I, 5 r.-120 r., complete set used 85 reis twice,), mostly fine to very fine, some values signed Diena

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1853/1884, collection of used classics, almost entirely imperforate issues, including 1853 Maria II Embossed 5 r., selection of 1855/56 Pedro V imperforates of both "Straight Hair” and "Curled Hair” types, range of subsequent 1862-4 printings including shades, most singles but note a handful of pairs/strips, some small faults, but most fresh four-margin examples, ideal for expansion, two Nucleo Filatélicio certificates accompany.

1853/1945, used, unused and mint never hinged with some better items on Yvert album pages

1990/2000, mint never hinged lot of luxury souvenir collections and silver wall decoration designed by Leitão & Irmão's, in large box

1853, Maria II. 5 r. light brown, imperforate, ample to large margins all around, cancelled by circular grid, some light soiling, else fine. Cert. Nucleo Filatelico.

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1853, 50 r. deep yellow green, large margins all around, centrally-structured "1” grid cancel of Lisbon, good colour, fresh and very fine.

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1853, 50 r. green, large margins on three sides, clear at left, good colour, centrally-struck "1” barred numeral cancel of Lisbon, well-centered for these difficult stamps, very fine.

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1855, 5 r. red brown, Straight Hair, margins large to very large, cancelled with neat "1” barred numeral of Lisbon, a couple negligible imperfections, else attractive and very fine

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1868/1930, interesting unused collection with many better items including Parcel post and postage due, Horta and Ponta Delgada, mostly good condition

1885, 2 r. black with red overprint SPECIMEN, without gum, tiny thin spot on top, otherwise fine and rare

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1870/1970 (ca.),  filling a stockbook, many hundreds of stamps, from singles to large multiples, replete with errors and varieties from the breadth of Portuguese Colonies, with examples from Portuguese India, Timor, Macau, Congo, Inhambane, Lourenco Marques, Téte, Quelmane, Mozambique, Zambezia, Nyassa, Sao Tome, and Angola, several hundred stamps, noting doubled, inverted, and shifted overprints, misperforations, imperforate singles and multiples, surcharges with omitted values, bisects, unissued denominations, Nyassa with two singles and one block of inverted centres (toned), the later issues including shifted printings,  some post-independence including Katanga inverted overprint pair, condition mixed in places, and some potentially dubious varieties, but many fine examples, a fascinating collection ideal for further study.

1938/74 (ca.), mint never hinged collection with very few unused, without Macao, including 7 different 1939 New York Exhibition stamps, Timor A268-V268, etc. Very nice condition.

1888, King Luis I 10 reis green, fresh colours, tied by cds. "CANTON * MAY 25.93” to reply pre-printed card with message to Macau, reverse arrival mark, small corner creases, otherwise fine

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 719

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