Portuguese India King Carlos I Definitive
Portuguese India · 1895 · 1½ Reis
This definitive stamp features a left-facing portrait of King Carlos I of Portugal. The design is enclosed in an ornate frame with the denomination '1½ REIS' at the bottom and 'INDIA' inscribed at the top, indicating its use in the Portuguese colony.
Issued for Portuguese India during the reign of King Carlos I, this stamp reflects the colonial administration's practice of using the monarch's portrait on postage for its overseas territories.
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