Portuguese Congo

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

 File:Port Congo A.jpg|10 reis value from the first issue. File:Port Congo REPUBLICA.jpg|1911 REPUBLICA overprint on 75 reis value. 
 * 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.


 * 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 acao, 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.

File:Port Congo REPUBLICA.jpg|1911 REPUBLICA overprint on 75 reis value. 

Newspaper stamps

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





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