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)

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

1853 Maria II 25r type I, mint o.g. with good to large margins, split from top down the majority of the right-hand side of the frame, faint horizontal bend, a scarce mint example; ex Salgado (Mundifil €2'000). (Image)

1853 Maria II 25r type I, group of five covers with single frankings, inc. pre-stamp postmarks adjacent from Coimbra (cover with disinfection slits), Guimaraes (in blue) and Amarante (in blue), with other two from Vizeu and Porto, all four-margined stamps, an attractive selection.

1853 Maria II 25r type I, two single franking covers from Lisbon to Porto in the first month of usage, one dated 13th July 1853 and other 31st July 1853, both four-margined stamps, some minor toning, fine.

1853 Maria II 50r green used, fine to very good margins, "1" circular cancel of Lisbon, very fine (Mundifil €1'800). (Image)

1853 Maria II 50r green used, large balanced margins, crisp "1" circular cancel of Lisbon, small thin, tiny tear at top in margin, fine (Mundifil €1'800). (Image)

1853 Maria II 50r green used, cut-to-shape with clear margins all around, "87" circular cancel of Figueira da Foz, very fine (Mundifil €1'800). (Image)

1853 Maria II 50r green used, good to large margins, neat "52" circular cancel of Porto, vertical crease at left and some reinforcement on the embossing behind (Mundifil €1'800). (Image)

1853 Maria II 50r green mint o.g., very close to good margins, fresh colour and embossing, a very fine example of this scarce mint stamp; cert. da Mota (2023) (Mundifil €8'000). (Image)

1853 Maria II 50r blue-green used, just about clear at top and fine to very good margins otherwise, "53" circular cancel of Amarante, thin, fine; cert. RPS (1956) (Mundifil €3'800). (Image)

1853 Maria II 100r lilac used, fine to good margins, "112" circular cancel of Vizeu, some improving restauration on reverse, a scarce postmark (Mundifil €3'500). (Image)

1855-56 Pedro V 5r (straight hair), types I and II, two used stamps close to good or very large margins, one cancelled "52" of Porto and other "15" of Batalha (ex Salgado), the former with small corner crease, the latter with repaired tear at top (Mundifil €3'400). (Image)

1855-56 Pedro V 5r (straight hair), type II, mint, three fine to good margins, some minor toning, fine and rare; cert. NFACP (1998) (Mundifil €15'200). (Image)

1855-56 Pedro V 5r (straight hair), type IV, red-brown, fine to very good margins, on newspaper wrapper piece cancelled by "1" circular cancel of Lisbon with 21.4.55 despatch cds adjacent, very fine (Mundifil €1'700+). (Image)

1855-56 Pedro V 5r (straight hair), type V, three used examples on a piece, cut-to-shape with just touched to clear margins, tied by crisp "208" circular cancels of Faro with "LISBON" s/l hs, very scarce; ex Steve Washburne. (Image)

1855-56 Pedro V 5r (straight hair), type VI, used with fine to large margins, cancelled with indistinct circular cancel, fine; ex Steve Washburne (Mundifil €1'700). (Image)

1855-56 Pedro V 5r (straight hair), type VI, red-brown, good to very good margins, "1" circular cancel of Lisbon, very fine; ex Salgado (Mundifil €1'700). (Image)

1855-56 Pedro V 5r, type VII, red-brown, fine to very good margins, "1" circular cancel of Lisbon, faint corner crease at top left and some minor discolouration at right, fine (Mundifil €1'700). (Image)

1855-56 Pedro V 25r (straight hair) type I, small group incl. used vertical block of six with large to very large margins and cancelled "13" of Azeitao (some embossing splitting, soiling and minor faults, ex Gaudet), and two four-margined singles with Lisboa cds or "102" numeral of Viana do Castelo, small faults. (Image)

1855-56 Pedro V 25r (straight hair) type I, dark blue, unused with fine balanced margins, lovely colour, very fine (Mundifil €800). (Image)

1855-56 Pedro V 25r (straight hair) type II, two covers with one to France with single large four-margined example from Lisbon, and other with good margined pair (filing fold affecting one stamp) from Moinhos to Porto (ex Salgado), a fine pair. (Image)