Madeira

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

 File:Madeira 1868 80r.jpg|1868 80r value File:Madeira 120r Luiz.jpg|1868 120r value File:Madeira 25r da Gama 1898.jpg|1898 25r Vasco da Gama File:Madeira Ceres 3$36e.jpg|1928 3.36e Ceres 
 * 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 1881, stamps of Portugal were also used until 1892.
 * In 1892-1905, Madeira became Funchal using stamps so inscribed.
 * In 1898, the Vasco da Gama omnibus set for Madeira was issued.
 * Beginning in 1905, Madeira once again returned to using Portuguese stamps with the exception below.
 * In 1928, a Ceres design was issued for Madeira, different from that used in other colonies. These was mandatory on mail for eight days of that year.

In 1976, Madeira was granted autonomy by Portugal.  File:Madeira stamp6.50e.jpg|1980 6.50e postal history File:Madeira 7e flower.jpg|1981 7e flowers 
 * In 1980, Madeira began issuing its own stamps. The first issue commemorated old colonial stamps. These were inscribed Madeira / Portugal. By 1984, PORTUGAL was rendered larger than MADEIRA on its stamps.

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

Postal tax
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 * In 1925 a Pombal colonial omnibus set of three was issued.

Postal tax due

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

