Mozambique

''Mozambique Company was a separate stamp issuing entity. See that article for its issues.''

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Mozambique is a country in East Africa on the Indian Ocean. It was colonized by Portugal in the early 1500s.

 File:Moz 20r crown.webp|1885 20r imperial crown File:Moz 1886 25r Luiz.webp|1886 25r Luiz File:Moz 1894 500r.webp|1894 300r first Carlos File:Moz st Anth.webp|1895 50r St. Anthony File:Moz 1898 25r second Carlos.webp|1898 25r Carlos File:Moz 5 on 40 Luiiz.webp|1898 5r on 40r surcharge File:Moz 1902 400r surc.webp|1902 400r on 50r fancy surcharge 
 * In 1877-85, Mozambique's first stamps were issued, the imperial crown keytypes. These were inscribed MOÇAMBIQUE. Reprints exist. Forgeries are fairly common.
 * In 1886, stamps with the embossed portrait of Luiz I were issued, perf 12½ and perf 13½. Reprints exist.
 * In 1893, 5r on 40r surcharges were issued in 3 types.
 * In 1894, the first Carlos portrait design (with oval frame) was issued. Several values have been reprinted.
 * In 1895, Luiz stamps were diagonally overprinted 1195 / CENTENARIO ANTONIO / 1895.
 * In 1897 and 1898, surcharges on older issues were released.
 * In 1898-1903, the second Carlos portrait design (with circular frame) was issued.
 * In 1902, surcharges in fancy lettering on both Carlos issues and the newspaper stamp were issued.


 * Also in 1892, four Carlos definitives were overprinted "PROVISORIO"
 * In 1905, a "50 / REIS" on 65r surcharge was issued.
 * In 1911, diagonal "REPUBLICA" overprints were printed on second Carlos values.
 * In 1912, Manuel II stamps overprinted "REPUBLICA" diagonally were released.
 * In 1913, "REPUBLICA" overprints and surcharges with "MOÇAMBIQUE" were issued on Vasco da Gama stamps of Macao, Portuguese Africa and Timor.
 * In 1914, Ceres keytypes on chalky paper and perf 15x14 were issued.
 * In 1919-21, Ceres values were issued on normal paper.
 * In 1919-26, Ceres values were issued perf 12x11½.
 * In 1921, values in new colors were issued on chalky paper, perf 12x11½ except for the 30c perf 15x14.
 * In 1922-26, five Ceres escudo values were issued on glazed paper.
 * In 1915, diagonal "REPUBLICA" overprints in serifed or sans-serif type were issued on surcharges of 1902.

 File:Moz 1911 130r REP.webp|1911 130r REPUBLICA File:Moz 1912 Mnuel REP.webp|1912 2½r Manuel overprinted REPUBLICA File:Moz 1921 3c Ceres.webp|1921 3c Ceres




 * In 1917, second Carlos stamps were overprinted "REPUBLICA" locally, with a more pointed "A" than before.
 * In 1920, three surcharges of 1902 were similarly overprinted.
 * In 1918, 1919, 1920 and 1921, war tax stamps were surcharged for postal use.
 * In 1920, three semipostal designs were issued to benefit war veterans.
 * In 1921 old Lourenço Marques Ceres stamps were surcharged (10c on ½c, 30c on 1½c) for use along with three Mozambique Ceres stamps.
 * From 1923-31, various surcharges were issued.
 * In 1929, a 50c postage due was overprinted "CORREIO" with a red bar over "RECEBER".



(more to follow)  File:Moz 1933 1c alleg.webp|1933 1c allegory File:Moz 3 on 5e air.webp|1946 3e on 5e airmail File:Moz 2.50 Bfly.webp|2.50e from the 1953 butterfly set 
 * In 1933, the allegory keytype was issued for Mozambique.
 * 35c and 1.75e values were issued in 1947.
 * In 1938, Imperial keytypes were issued including airmails.
 * In 1948-49, definitives with views were issued.
 * In 1948, the Our Lady of Fatima set was released, the first of the colonial omnibus issues to follow.
 * In 1951, the fish set was issued.
 * In 1953, the butterfly series was issued.
 * In 1954, the map series was issued.