Estado Português da India
Portuguese India – Historical Men & Monuments
1946-48
Old St. Paul’s Church, Old Goa. With Priest in the foreground. 1798. John Johnson.
A Portuguese Indian Government order, numbered 11371 and dated 31st May 1946, issued a new set of stamps dedicated to historical men and monuments of the territory. This was also the first occasion when Portuguese India issued a miniature sheet of the same set with the denomination of 1 Rupiah and 8 tangas. The stamps were designed by Alberto de Souza and lithographed at Litografia National, Porto. The printing was done on chalked surface paper with the perforation of11½
St. Francis Xavier & Others
Alberto de Sousa, Litografia Nacional S.A., Porto
Definitive, Chalked surface paper, Offset lithography, Perforation 11½.
1946
Sg:PT-IN 555
Saint Francis Xavier
(1506-1552)
1 R. Black | Grey. Perf 11½
Sg:PT-IN 556
Luis Vaz de Camoes
(1524-1580)
2 R. Lilac red | Pink. Perf 11½
Sg:PT-IN 557
Garcia de Orta
(1500-1569)
6 R. Brown yellow | Yellow. Perf 11½
Sg:PT-IN 558
St. João de Brito
(1647 -1693)
7 R. Lilac | Violet. Perf 11½
Sg:PT-IN 559
Arch of Victory
9 R. Chocolate | Sepia. Perf 11½
Sg:PT-IN 560
Afonso de Albuquerque
(1453-1515)
1 T. Green | Light green. Perf 11½
Sg:PT-IN 561
Vasco da Gama
(1469-1524)
3½ T. Blue | Light blue. Perf 11½
Sg:PT-IN 562
Francisco de Almeida
(1450-1510)
1 Rp. Brown yellow | Chocolate. Perf 11½
Historial Men
Alberto de Sousa, Litografia Nacional S.A., Porto
Definitive, Chalked surface paper, Offset lithography, Perforation 11½.
1948
Sg:PT-IN 564
João de Castro
(1500-1548)
3 R. Blue | Light blue. Perf 11½
Sg:PT-IN 565
St Francis Xavier
(1506-1552)
1 T. Emerald. Perf 11½
Sg:PT-IN 566
José Vaz
(1651-1711)
1½ T. Greyish lilac. Perf 11½
Sg:PT-IN 567
Luis de Ataide
(1517)
2½ T. Brick red | Salmon red. Perf 11½
Sg:PT-IN 568
Duarte Pacheco Pereira
(1460-1533)
7½ T.Brown | Red brown. Perf 11½
St. Francis Xavier & Others
Alberto de Sousa, Litografia Nacional S.A., Porto
Miniature Sheet, Chalked surface paper, Offset lithography, Perforation 11½.
1948
Sg:PT-IN MS563
Historial Men
Alberto de Sousa, Litografia Nacional S.A., Porto
Miniature Sheet, Chalked surface paper, Offset lithography, Perforation 11½.
1948
Sg:PT-IN MS569
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