PORTUGAL 1866-1872

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Portugal 1853-1865

1866 King Louis I, Head embossed, curved value labels

Imperforate

20 r olive 50 r green 80 r orange 120 r blue

  5 r black
  10 r yellow
  20 r olive
  25 r red
  50 r green
  80 r orange
  100 r lilac
  120 r blue

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 r *** ** Reprint: *
10 r *** *** Reprint: *
20 r *** *** Reprint: *
25 r *** * Reprint: *
50 r R *** Reprint: **
80 r R *** Reprint: **
100 r RR *** Reprint: **
120 r RR *** Reprint: ** 
Perforated 12 1/2

25 r red 100 r lilac 120 r blue 

  5 r black
  10 r yellow
  20 r olive
  25 r red
  50 r green
  80 r orange
  100 r lilac
  120 r blue
  240 r lilac

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 r *** ** Reprint: *
10 r *** *** Reprint: *
20 r R R Reprint: *
25 r *** * Reprint: *
50 r R *** Reprint: **
80 r R R Reprint: **
100 r RR *** Reprint: **
120 r R *** Reprint: **
240 r RR RR Reprint: ***

A very peculiar 'dots in circle' cancel:


These stamps exist with overprint 'ACORES' to be used in Azores.

Reprints


Reprint of the 5 r with curved value label.

Forgeries:


Forgery

A very dangerous forgery exists of the 120 r value. The "2" of the right upper "120" has a flattened right hand upper side. The "1" of this "120" also is slightly higher than in the genuine stamp. The right hand frame has some extra shading at the bottom. Sometimes the ear has blue ink in it. Source: http://www.tabacaria.org/Selos/DLuiz/LuizItalian.htm.This forgery is known as 'Italian forgery' and appeared in the 1970's.

Some other forgeries with imperfect numbers, the "G" of "PORTUGAL" almost closed and the embossed head different also exist (also cancelled). They are printed on very yellowish paper and exist both perforated and imperforate. They have typical cancels as also used by Oneglia forgeries (bars with "1"):


Imperforate forgeries made by Oneglia

 

1870 King Louis I, Head embossed, straight value labels

5 r black 10 r yellow 20 r brown 50 r green 50 r blue 80 r yellow 

  5 r black
  10 r yellow (1871)
  10 r green (1879)
  15 r brown (1875)
  20 r brown
  20 r red (1884)
  25 r red
  50 r green (1871)
  50 r blue (1879)
  80 r yellow
  100 r lilac
  120 r blue
  150 r blue (1876)
  150 r yellow (1880)
  240 r lilac
  300 r lilac (1875)
  1000 r black (1884)

These stamps have perforation 12 1/2, 13 1/2 or 14.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 r * *  
10 r yellow *** ***  
10 r green *** **  
15 r ** **  
20 r brown *** *  
20 r red *** **  
25 r * c  
50 r green *** **  
50 r blue *** **  
80 r *** *  
100 r ** *  
120 r *** ***  
150 r blue R R  
150 r yellow *** *  
240 r RR RR Reprint: ***
300 r *** ***  
1000 r *** ***   
Overprinted 'PROVISORIO' (1893)


  15 r brown
  80 r yellow

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
15 r * *  
80 r *** ***   
Overprinted 'PROVISORIO 1893'

  80 r yellow
  '50 rs.' on 80 r yellow
  '75 rs.' on 80 r yellow

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
80 r *** ***  
50 r on 80 r *** ***  
75 r on 80 r *** ***  

The higher valued stamps of this and the next issues with star-shaped holes were used for telegraphic purposes (they are much cheaper than stamps used for mail-purposes).

For more information concerning this embossed issue for the colonies of Portugal, click here.

50 r blue 300 r violet, small overprint
These stamps exist with overprint 'ACORES' (large of small size) to be used in Azores.


Oneglia forgery of the 5 r value

Forgeries made by Oneglia (or possible another forger) exist. The numbers and letters are very badly done. The easiest way to recognize them is that there should be two pearls below the 'E' of the upper 'REIS', but in the forgeries there are three pearls below this letter. More information and pictures can be found at: http://www.tabacaria.org/Selos/DLuiz/LuizOneglia.htm. I've also seen such a forgery of the 20 r brown value (http://emblogadafilatelica.blogspot.com/search/label/Falsos%20Filat%C3%A9licos). This forgery is not listed in Oneglia's 1906 pricelist by the way... And Oneglia usually only sold cancelled stamps, so I doubt that the above forgery was actually made by Oneglia.

 

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