Portuguese Guinea 5 Reis Black Stamp, 1881
Portuguese Guinea · 1881 · 5 Reis
This 1881 5 Reis black stamp from Portuguese Guinea features a profile portrait of Queen Maria II of Portugal, overprinted with black diagonal bars. It is one of the earliest issues for the Portuguese West African colony, utilizing stamps originally issued for Cape Verde.
Portuguese Guinea was a West African colony of Portugal until 1974, when it gained independence as Guinea-Bissau. This stamp represents an early postal issue for the colony, reflecting the common practice of overprinting existing colonial stamps for new territories.
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