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AZORES Part 1

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(From 1932 on the stamps of Portugal were used)

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Stamps of Portugal overprinted "ACORES", (in small or large size)

Note: I have seen the stamps of 1868, 1871 and 1880 with overprint "ACORES" (small and large overprint, all uncancelled), but with an additional small horizontal line, covering the value at the top. I do not know if these are essays or forgeries.

 

1868 King Louis I stamps of Portugal, with curved value labels

Imperforate

Genuine with '50' cancel

50 r green 100 r lilac
The cancels on these stamps look suspicious to me....

 
  5 r black
  10 r yellow
  20 r brown
  50 r green
  80 r orange
  100 r lilac

The 25 r red was not officially issued.

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 RRR RRR Reprint: **
10 r RRR RRR Reprint: **
20 r R R Reprint: **
25 r - - Reprint: **
50 r RR RR Reprint: **
80 r RR RR Reprint: **
100 r RR RR Reprint: ** 
Perforated (12 1/2)


  5 r black (overprint red)
  10 r yellow
  20 r brown
  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 *** *** Reprint: *
25 r *** *** Reprint: c
50 r R R Reprint: **
80 r RR RR Reprint: **
100 r RR RR Reprint: **
120 r R R Reprint: **
240 r RR RR Reprint: ***

Cancels:
Before 1869 Angra used the numeral cancel "48". Horta used "49", Ponta Delgada used "50" (all with more than 2 interrupted lines)
After 1869 Angra used the numeral cancel "42". Horta used "43", Ponta Delgada used "44" (all with 2 interrupted lines).

Reprints of the 25 r and 50 r imperforate stamps:


Reprint made in 1885, note the horizontal black line at the top.

And some forged overprints:

Looks like a forged overprint!
(Forged overprints)

 

1871 King Louis I, with straight value labels, the overprint exists in small and large size, perforated

Large overprint:

5 r black 50 r blue 50 r blue 80 r orange 100 r blue 150 r yellow 300 r violet

  5 r black (overprint red)
  10 r yellow
  10 r green
  15 r brown
  20 r brown
  25 r red
  50 r green
  50 r blue
  80 r orange
  100 r lilac
  120 r blue
  150 r blue
  150 r yellow
  240 r lilac
  300 r violet

Te above overprints exist in two types, small 'O' and 'S', or large 'O' and 'S'. Some values exist in both types (5 r, 10 r yellow, 20 r, 25 r, 50 green, 80 r, 100 r, 120 r and 240 r).

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 yellow ** ** Reprint: *
10 r green *** ***  
15 r ** **  
20 r *** ** Reprint: *
25 r ** * Reprint: c
50 r green *** ** Reprint: *
50 r blue *** *** Reprint: *
80 r *** *** Reprint: *
100 r *** *** Reprint: *
150 r blue R R  
150 r yellow R R  
200 r R R Reprint: *
240 r RR RR Reprint: ***
300 r *** ***  

Small overprint (1882-1885):

15 r brown 80 r orange, small overprint 100 r lilac, small overprint 300 r violet, small overprint 

  10 r green
  15 r brown
  20 r yellow
  20 r red
  50 r blue
  80 r orange
  100 r lilac
  150 r blue 
  150 r yellow
  300 r violet 
  1000 r black

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
10 r *** ***  
15 r * *  
20 r yellow *** ***  
20 r red *** ***  
50 r RR RR  
80 r *** *  
100 r ** *  
150 r blue RR RR  
150 r yellow ** **  
300 r *** ***  
1000 r *** ***  


1885 reprints.

Forgeries, examples:


Two forged 'ACORES' overprints.

 


The forger Fournier made forgeries in four different types of the 'ACORES' overprints, above are shown the forged overprints that can be found in the 'Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'.

Azores part 2

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