Queen Maria II 100r lilac stamp, 1853
Portugal · 1853 · $5
Queen Maria II 100r lilac stamp, 1853 The first Portugal stamps, for the prepayment of postage on letter mail, were released during 1853. This issue features the profile of Queen Maria II who reigned as Queen of Portugal from 1826 to 1828, and again from 1834 to 1853. She first became the ruler at just seven years old. Deposed two years later, she returned to the throne at age 15 and reigned until her death. One of the rarest denominations within this issue is 100 Reis stamp. As philatelist
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