Portugal 1953 Centenary of Postage Stamps

Portugal · 1953 · 1E, 2E, 3.50E, 4.50E

This set of four stamps commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first Portuguese postage stamps. The designs feature portraits of Queen Maria II and King Pedro V, who reigned during the period when Portugal's first stamps were issued in 1853. Each stamp pairs a monarch's portrait with a depiction of one of the original definitive stamps.

Issued in 1953, this set celebrates a century of Portuguese philatelic history, looking back to the nation's entry into the postal reform movement that began with Great Britain's Penny Black in 1840.