On 1 January
1868, Portugal issued postage stamps for the islands of Madeira, consisting of
the current stamps of Portugal overprinted "MADEIRA". Subsequent stamps
were also overprinted, through 1881. The first stamps inscribed for Madeira
were part of the Vasco da Gama Issue of 1898. Subsequently Madeira used stamps
of Portugal, with two exceptions; the first was the Pombal Issue of postal tax
stamps in 1925, and a variant on the Ceres design, issued 1 May 1928. The 21
values of Ceres stamps were obligatory on all mail for eight days in 1928 and
1929. The funds raised went to help build a museum. The Ceres stamps were the last
to be produced for Madeira until 1980, when Portugal began issuing stamps
inscribed "Portugal Madeira" that were valid in both Madeira and
continental Portugal, similar to those issued for the Azores.
I sent a blank
envelope to the Funchal main post office with an International Reply Coupon.
After 33 days it came back with a stamp from the series Festa da Flor from
2015.
Stamps from
Madeira can bought through the website of CTT, the Portuguese postal company: ctt.pt.
Date sent: 17
April 2017
Date postmark: 17
May 2017
Date received:
20 May 2017
Number of days:
33
Envelope in
collection: 87
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