Portuguese Congo

Portuguese Congo was a colony that corresponds to today's Cabinda, just north of Angola and now aprt of that country..

 File:Port Congo A.A.webp|10 reis value from the first issue. File:Port Congo 15r 2nd Carlos.A.webp|1898 15c value File:Port Congo 400r on 150r.jpg|1902 400r on 150r surcharge File:Port Congo PROVISORIO.jpg|1902 25r PROVISORIO 
 * In 1894, Carlos portrait keytypes with oval frame were issued with PORTUGAL / CONGO inscribed in the oval. There are various perfs.
 * In 1898-1903, Carlos round frame keytypes were issued, simply inscribed CONGO.
 * In 1902, old first issue values were surcharged in fancy type including the 2½r newspaper stamp.
 * In 1902, four second issue stamps were overprinted Provisorio.
 * In 1905, a 50 / REIS on 65r surcharge was issued.

 File:Port Congo surch on Angola.jpg|1911 overprint on Angola 5r stamp File:Port Congo REPUBLICA.A.webp|1911 REPUBLICA overprint on 75 reis value. File:Port Congo ovpt on Tim VDG.A.webp|1913 overprint on Timor 8a Vasco da Gama File:Port Congo 5c Ceres.A.webp|1914 5c Ceres File:Port Congo 75r sans serif REP.jpg|c.1914 75r sans serif REPUBLICA File:Port congo 130 on 5r.jpg|1915 130r on 5r surcharge 
 * In 1911, Angola REPUBLICA overprints were surcharged with new values, with old data blocked out and CONGO added.
 * Also in 1911, Congo stamps were overprinted REPUBLICA in serifed letters.
 * In 1913, REPUBLICA / CONGO surcharges on the Vasco da Gama issue were released. This was done on the sets from Macao, Portuguese Africa and Timor.
 * In 1914, the Ceres keytype was issued.
 * In 1914-18, sans serif REPUBLICA overprints on various stamps were issued.
 * In 1915, old 1902 overprinted and surcharged issues were overprinted REPUBLICA in serifed type.

Newspaper stamps
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 * In 1894, a 2½r stamp in standard colonial design was issued, perf 12½ and perf 13½.

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