Portugal 1968 Lubrapex 1968 - Madeira - Pearl of the Atlantic

Description

First Day Cover

Catalogues

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• Issue Date: 17-08-1968
• Withdraw: 30-04-1975
• Designed by: Pinto, Cândido Costa
• Printed by: Casa da Moeda
• Print Process: ffset
• Paper: Enamelted
• Width: mm
• Height: mm
• Perforations: 12 x 11½ ($50, 1$00, 1$50)
• Perforations: 11½ x 12 (2$80, 3$50, 4$30, 20$00)
• Format: Sheet of 5x10

Stamps

Value :$50 Transport of grapes and wine	Value :1$00 Fireworks on New Year’s Eve	Value :1$50 Curral das Freiras
Value :2$80 João Fernandes Vieira	Value :3$50 Madeira embroidery	Value :4$30 João Gonçalves Zarco
Value :20$00 Musschia aurea

Print run

Value Quantity Value Quantity $50 9.000.000 3$50 1.000.000 1$00 9.000.000 4$30 500.000 1$50 1.500.000 20$00 500.000 2$80 1.000.000

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FDC

Postmarks: Lisboa, Porto, Coimbra, Funchal

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value AF MI YT NVPH SG %50 1031 POR 1060 0 POR 168-1 0 1$00 1032 POR 1061 0 POR 168-2 0 1$50 1033 POR 1062 0 POR 168-3 0 2$80 1034 POR 1063 0 POR 168-4 0 3$50 1035 POR 1064 0 POR 168-5 0 4$30 1036 POR 1065 0 POR 168-6 0 20$00 1037 POR 1066 0 POR 168-7 0

• AF-Afinsa (Portugal & former Colonies)
• MI-Mitchel
• YT-Yvert et Tellier
• NVPH-Dutch Catalogue
• SG-Stanley Gibbons