Portugal 1853 Queen Maria II
Portugal · 1853 · 5 Réis
This is the first postage stamp issued by Portugal, featuring a profile portrait of Queen Maria II. The design is simple, with the Queen's effigy facing right, surrounded by an unadorned oval frame. The denomination '5 R' is at the bottom, and the word 'CORREIO' (Post) is at the top.
Issued during the reign of Queen Maria II, this stamp marks Portugal's entry into the postal reform movement that began with Great Britain's Penny Black in 1840. It replaced a complex system of distance-based postal rates with a standardized, prepaid system.
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