uncommon1900-1945

Brazil Portugal Centenaries

Name: Brazil Portugal Centenaries
Brand: Brazil

Brazil · 1940 · Cr$ 1,00

The stamp depicts two allegorical figures, one male and one female, representing Brazil and Portugal, with a sailing ship in the background, commemorating their centenaries.

Issued in 1940, this stamp commemorates significant centenaries related to Brazil and Portugal, likely the 300th anniversary of the Portuguese Restoration (1640) and the 100th anniversary of Emperor Pedro II's majority (1840).

Printing Method

Engraved

Themes

centenary historical-figures ships brazil-portugal-relations commemorative

Image: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/35902845@N08">Mark Morgan</a> from Port of Spain, Trinidad · License: Public domain

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