Madeira

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Madeira is an island group west of the straits of Gibraltar and northern Africa. It was colonized by Portugal in the 1400s.


 * In 1868, imperf Portuguese stamps depicting King Luiz were overprinted MADEIRA.
 * In 1868-70, the perfed versions of the above issue were also overprinted MADEIRA.
 * In 1871-80, the revised Luiz designs were also similarly overprinted.
 * In 1880-81, the then-current Portuguese definitives were again overprinted.
 * In 1898, the Vasco da Gama omn ibus set was issued.
 * In 1928, a Ceres design was issued, different from that used in other colonies.



In 1976, Madeira was granted autonomy by Portugal. 
 * In 1980, Madeira bwgan issuing its own stamps. The first issue commemorated old colonial stamps. These were inscribed Madeira / Portugal. By 1984, PORTUGAL was rendered larger than MADEIRA.



Newspaper issue

 * In 1876, the then-current Portuguese 2½r stamps was overprinted MADEIRA



Postal tax

 * In 1925 a Pombal colonial set was issued.



Postal tax due

 * In 1925, the Pombal colonial postal tax set was overprinted MULTA.



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