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ZAMBEZIA

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Later called 'QUELIMANE', now part of Mozambique

1895 King Charles I (Carlos I) in an ellipse

  5 r yellow
  10 r lilac
  15 r brown
  20 r violet
  25 r green
  50 r blue
  75 r red
  80 r green
  100 r brown on yellow
  150 r red on red
  200 r blue on blue
  300 r blue

Stamps in similar designs were issued for most Portuguese colonies (country name different for each country), click here for more information on this issue.

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 *** ***  
15 r *** ***  
20 r *** ***  
25 r *** ***  
50 r *** ***  
75 r *** ***  
80 r *** ***  
100 r *** ***  
150 r *** ***  
200 r R R  
300 r R R   
Surcharged with fancy letters (1902)

  '65 REIS' on 10 r lilac
  '65 REIS' on 15 r brown
  '65 REIS' on 20 r violet
  '65 REIS' on 300 r blue
  '115 REIS' on 5 r yellow
  '115 REIS' on 25 r green
  '115 REIS' on 80 r green
  '130 REIS' on 75 r red
  '130 REIS' on 150 r red on red
  '400 REIS' on 50 r blue
  '400 REIS' on 100 r brown on yellow
  '400 REIS' on 200 r blue on blue

Click here for stamps of other colonies with similar surcharges.

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
65 r on 10 r *** ***  
65 r on 15 r *** ***  
65 r on 20 r *** ***  
65 r on 300 r *** ***  
115 r on 5 r *** ***  
115 r on 25 r *** ***  
115 r on 80 r *** ***  
130 r on 75 r *** ***  
130 r on 150 r *** ***  
400 r on 50 r ** **  
400 r on 100 r ** **  
400 r on 200 r ** **   
Overprinted 'REPUBLICA' and surcharged with fancy letters (1914)


(General broad 'REPUBLICA' overprint)


With local red thin overprint. 

  '115 REIS' on 5 r yellow
  '115 REIS' on 25 r green
  '115 REIS' on 80 r green
  '130 REIS' on 75 r red
  '130 REIS' on 150 r red on red
  '400 REIS' on 50 r blue
  '400 REIS' on 100 r brown on yellow
  '400 REIS' on 200 r blue on 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
With local red thin 'REPUBLICA' overprint (1914)
115 r on 5 r * *  
115 r on 25 r * *  
115 r on 80 r * *  
130 r on 75 r * *  
130 r on 150 r * *  
400 r on 50 r ** **  
400 r on 100 r ** **  
400 r on 200r ** **  
With general broad red 'REPUBLICA' overprint (1915)
115 r on 5 r * *  
115 r on 25 r * *  
115 r on 80 r * *  
130 r on 75 r * *  
130 r on 150 r * *  

 

1895 Newspaper stamp

  2 1/2 r brown

Newspaper stamps in this design were issued for most Portuguese colonies (country name different for each country), click here for more information.

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
2 1/2 r ** **   
Surcharged with fancy letters (1902)


(click here for stamps of other colonies with similar surcharge)

  '130 REIS' on 2 1/2 r brown

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
130 r on 2 1/2 r *** ***   
Overprinted 'REPUBLICA' and surcharged with fancy letters (1914)


General 'REPUBLICA' overprint


(Reduced view, local 'REPUBLICA' overprint) 

  '130 REIS' on 2 1/2 r brown (surcharge red or green)

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
With local thin 'REPUBLICA' overprint (1914)
130 r on 2 1/2 r * * Overprint 'REPUBLICA' in green reading upwards,
error: 'REPBUBLICA' in red: RR
With broad general 'REPUBLICA' overprint (1915)
130 r on 2 1/2 r *** *** Overprint 'REPUBLICA' in red reading downwards

 

1898 King Charles I (Carlos I)

  2 1/2 r grey
  5 r orange
  10 r green
  15 r brown
  15 r green
  20 r lilac
  25 r green
  25 r red
  50 r blue
  50 r brown
  65 r blue
  75 r red
  75 r lilac
  80 r lilac
  100 r blue on blue
  115 r brown
  130 r brown on yellow
  150 r brown on yellow
  200 r lilac
  300 r blue on red
  400 r blue on yellow
  500 r black on blue
  700 r lilac on yellow

Stamps in similar designs were issued for most Portuguese colonies (country name different for each country), click here for more information on this issue.

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
2 1/2 r * *  
5 r * *  
10 r * *  
15 r brown ** *  
15 r green * *  
20 r * *  
25 r green ** *  
25 r red * *  
50 r blue ** *  
50 r brown ** **  
65 r R R  
75 r red *** ***  
75 r lilac ** **  
80 r *** ***  
100 r ** *  
115 r * *  
130 r *** ***  
150 r *** ***  
200 r *** ***  
300 r *** ***  
400 r *** ***  
500 r *** ***  
700 r R R   
Surcharged (1905)

Click here for a picture of a similar surcharge on a different country

  '50 REIS' on 65 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
50 r on 65 r ** **   
Surcharged and overprinted 'REPUBLICA' (1915)
  '50 REIS' on 65 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
50 r on 65 r *** ***   
Overprinted 'PROVISORIO' in fancy letters (1902)

  15 r brown
  25 r green
  50 r blue
  75 r red

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 * *  
25 r * *  
50 r * *  
75 r *** **   
Overprinted 'REPUBLICA' and 'PROVISORIO'


(reduced size)

  50 r blue
  75 r red

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

With local thin red 'REPUBLICA' overprint (1914)

50 r * *  
75 r *** **  

With broad general red 'REPUBLICA' overprint (1915)

50 r * *   
Overprinted 'REPUBLICA' in red except otherwise stated

  2 1/2 r grey
  5 r orange
  10 r green
  15 r green
  20 r lilac 
  25 r red (overprint green)
  25 r green
  50 r brown
  75 r lilac
  100 r blue on blue
  115 r brown
  130 r brown on yellow
  200 r lilac 
  400 r blue on yellow
  500 r black on blue
  700 r lilac on 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

With local thin red 'REPUBLICA' overprint (1917)

2 1/2 r * *  
5 r ** **  
10 r *** ***  
15 r *** ***  
20 r *** ***  
25 r green *** ***  
100 r * *  
115 r * *  
130 r ** *  
200 r ** *  
400 r ** **  
500 r ** **  
700 r *** **  

With broad general 'REPUBLICA' overprint (1911) in red
(except 25 r in green)
2 1/2 r * *  
5 r * *  
10 r * *  
15 r c *  
20 r c *  
25 r red * * Green 'REPUBLICA' overprint
50 r c c  
75 r * *  
100 r c c  
115 r * *  
130 r * *  
200 r * *  
400 r * *  
500 r * *  
700 r * *  

 

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