Mozambique Company, Vasco da Gama, 1898
Mozambique Company · 1898 · 100r
This stamp commemorates the 400th anniversary of Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India. The design features a portrait of the famed Portuguese explorer, set within an ornate frame, with a caravel sailing ship depicted below.
Issued by the Mozambique Company, a Portuguese chartered company that administered central Mozambique from 1891 to 1942, this stamp reflects the colonial-era practice of celebrating national heroes and historical milestones of the ruling power.
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