Portugal Ceres Definitive Issue

Portugal · 1912 · Varies (definitive series)

This definitive series features a portrait of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, grain, and fertility. The design, created by Constantino de Sobral Fernandes, was intended to symbolize the Republic's agricultural wealth and prosperity. The series was issued in various denominations and colors for use in Portugal and its colonies.

Issued shortly after the establishment of the First Portuguese Republic in 1910, the Ceres series replaced the previous stamps featuring the portrait of the deposed King Manuel II. It became an iconic and long-running symbol of the new republican era in Portugal.