1374) Ancient Postal Routes, Portugal: EUROPA 2020 Theme: "CTT or Correios de Portugal" (Portuguese Post) has bought out three Postage stamps of the values of 0.86 Euro each on the theme: Date of Stamp set issue: 25.05.2020:
The EUROPA 2020 theme for all European postal Administrations/Enterprises affiliated to PostEurop is "Ancient Postal Routes."
"CTT" or "Correios de Portugal" (Portuguese Post) has brought out stamps in the denomination of 0.86 Euro under the EUROPA 2020 initiative.
The EUROPA 2020 theme for all European postal Administrations/Enterprises affiliated to PostEurop is "Ancient Postal Routes."
"CTT" or "Correios de Portugal" (Portuguese Post) has brought out stamps in the denomination of 0.86 Euro under the EUROPA 2020 initiative.
In the days when messengers were at the service of royal households, noblemen, archbishops, abbots or other princes of the church - missives were transported by foot or on horseback, then by stagecoach and later by train or aboard ships on longer journeys. A combination of these modes of transport was often be used.
For example, if King Joao III wanted to send an important message to Henry VIII, pursuing his policy of advancing relationships between Portugal and England - the letter from the Portuguese court to England would normally be delivered in person by a trusted emissary from the royal household, who would travel by ship from Lisbon to London with his horse on board. On arrival, he would ride for the rest of the journey to the Palace of Whitehall (Westminster), where the King and the English court were based between 1530 and 1638.
For the postal service to evolve using the stagecoach, it was first necessary to build passable roads or tracks. For many years, until the advent of the railway (the first rain in Portugal ran in 1856), the transportation of letters or parcels moved hand in hand with the construction of roads.
From Lisbon to Porto, by road, the journey took 34 hours and used 23 relay stations. By train (from 06/1864 there was a train link between Lisbon and Gaia), the same journey took 14 hours.
Beyond the fundamental Lisbon-Porto Axis (which included Caldas da Rainha, Condeixa, Leiria, Coimbra, etc), letters and parcels were transported by muleteers or carriers who waited for the "post" at locations on the main axis and took to the road (when there was one), with their "pack", caravans of mules that carried both letters and provisions to the hinterland towns such as Braga, Guarda and Viseu.
The mid-19th Century saw the spread of private stagecoach services that linked towns in the interior of the country. One of the first was "Companhia de Viacao Portuense" ("Porto Transport Company") with routes to Braga and Guimaraes from 1860.
The Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira had their own specific post transportation issues. The use of maritime transport to send correspondence to the islands had been previewed by old special charters pre-dating the creation of the firstMaster of Posts.
It was only in 1921, that King Joao VI specially created the maritime postal service for the Azores and Madeira.
In the interior of the various islands, the circulation of letters and parcels was ensured by private or municipal services that hired couriers or muleteers, as was the case on Portugal mainland. Due to the very uneven terrain and the lack of roads, a boat was often used as the simplest way to move around the islands.
By 1871, the Azoresislands were linked by ships from the "Empresa Insulana de Navegacao" ("Island Navigation Company"), which also carried the post. This company had a contract with the Portuguese Government and its ships visited Lisbon regularly.
From 1918, and due to its geo-strategic position in the middle of the North altantic, the Azores archipelago was frequently used as a stopover point or operational base for various seaplane flights that had the goal of securing the crossing between North America and the British Isles. However, regular air services to the mainland and to Madeira (including the transportation of post) started only in 1937.
In 1756, the Port of Funchal was established by a Royal Charter from King Jose I, but it was only from 1878 that the "Empresa Insulana de Navegacao" started visiting the island of Madeira regularly and transporting post, under another government contract that remained in force till 1914.
The Stamps:
A Miniature Sheet (MS) containing the two Stamps each of the value of 0.86 Euros.
A First Day Cover (FDC) depicting at left the inkpots, a quill pen a seal and a written letter. The bell is used to summon a messenger to carry the letter to the postal service. The FDC is titled "Rotas do Correio Antigo" (meaning "Ancient Postal Routes") and bears the EUROPA logo.
At top right are affixed three stamps of 0.86 Euros each cancelled with a special Handstamp/Postmark. The date of Cancellation is - "25.05.2020".
The First Day Cover (FDC) with a Miniature Sheet affixed thereto.
A single stamp of 0.86 Euro.
A special folder with detailed description of the Ancient Postal Routes.
A Maxi Card which has all three - the stamp, picture and cancellation on one face only.
The Technical Details:
Stamp set issue date: 25.05.2020
Designer: Helder Soares
Printer: bpost Philately & Stamps Printing
Process: Offset
Stamp Size(s): 40.0 mm x 30.6 mm
Stamp value(s): 0.86 Euro
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12) The New Silk Road: A Joint issue of a two stamp set of 1.50 Euros each by Spain (Correos Post) and China: Stamps issue date: 01.07.2019
13) Charming Towns, Spain : For the past five years, Correos (Spanish Post) has issued Stamps and Postcards on four beautiful Spanish villages as old-fashioned accordion-style postcards: Date of PostCards/Stamp set issue: 30.03.2020
5) "The Joker", Portugal: Portugal Post has issued a set of four stamps featuring "The Joker"character of DC Comics, who is an archenemy of the "Batman": Date of Stamp issue: 31.03.2020
6) Portuguese Numismatics (1st Group): A set of four Stamps in the values of N20g, A20g, E20g and 120g issued by CTT Correios (Portuguese Post) in partnership with INCM ("Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (the "Portuguese Mint & Official Printing Office") depicting coins from various periods of history: Date od Stamp set issue: 22.04.2020
The Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira had their own specific post transportation issues. The use of maritime transport to send correspondence to the islands had been previewed by old special charters pre-dating the creation of the firstMaster of Posts.
It was only in 1921, that King Joao VI specially created the maritime postal service for the Azores and Madeira.
In the interior of the various islands, the circulation of letters and parcels was ensured by private or municipal services that hired couriers or muleteers, as was the case on Portugal mainland. Due to the very uneven terrain and the lack of roads, a boat was often used as the simplest way to move around the islands.
By 1871, the Azoresislands were linked by ships from the "Empresa Insulana de Navegacao" ("Island Navigation Company"), which also carried the post. This company had a contract with the Portuguese Government and its ships visited Lisbon regularly.
From 1918, and due to its geo-strategic position in the middle of the North altantic, the Azores archipelago was frequently used as a stopover point or operational base for various seaplane flights that had the goal of securing the crossing between North America and the British Isles. However, regular air services to the mainland and to Madeira (including the transportation of post) started only in 1937.
In 1756, the Port of Funchal was established by a Royal Charter from King Jose I, but it was only from 1878 that the "Empresa Insulana de Navegacao" started visiting the island of Madeira regularly and transporting post, under another government contract that remained in force till 1914.
The Stamps:
At top right are affixed three stamps of 0.86 Euros each cancelled with a special Handstamp/Postmark. The date of Cancellation is - "25.05.2020".
The Technical Details:
Stamp set issue date: 25.05.2020
Designer: Helder Soares
Printer: bpost Philately & Stamps Printing
Process: Offset
Stamp Size(s): 40.0 mm x 30.6 mm
Stamp value(s): 0.86 Euro
Links to posts on "Ancient Postal Routes" on this Blog, the theme of PostEurop "EUROPA-2020":
16) "Ancient Postal Routes - Within and Outside Europe", Iceland: Two Postage Stamps issued by "Islandpostur" (Iceland Post) in the denominations of ISK 3150: Date of Stamps issue: 07.05.2020
17) "Ancient Postal Routes - the Old Road Majstorska Cesta", Croatia: A Se-tenant of two Stamps of the values of 8.60 HRK issued by Croatian Post: Date of stamp issue: 08.05.2020
19) Ancient Postal Routes, Netherlands: Theme of 2020-Europa Stamps: PostNL has issued a 6-Stamp Sheet featuring Ancient Postal Routes followed by Von Thurn und Taxis Postal Services during the 17th to 19th Centuries: Date of Stamp Sheet issue: 11.05.2020
20) Ancient Postal Routes - 2 historic spots on "Tartu-Voru Road" Estonia: EUROPA 2020 theme: "Omniva" (previously "Eesti Post) - Estonian Post - has issued stamps of the value of 1.90 Euro each, featuring two historic stops on the old Tartu-Varu Road: Date of Stamps issue: 14.05.2020
21) "Ancient Postal Routes - from the times of the Imperial roman Empire", Spain: Correos (Spanish Post) has issued a Premium Sheet of six stamps of the value of "B" Tariff each: Date of Stamp issued: 14.05.2020
22) Ancient Postal Routes, Malta: Europa 2020 theme: Malta Post has issued two postage stamps of the values of 0.59 Euro and 2.00 Euro as part of the PostEurop's campaign this year: Date of Stamps issue: 09.05.2020
24) "Ancient Postal Routes - Via di Zenta", Montenegro: EUROPA 2020 Theme: "Posta Cern Gore (Montenegro Post) has issued a postage stamp of 0.95 Euro: Stamp issue date: 09.03.2020
25) Ancient Postal Routes - Mail Ships "Prince Maximilian" & "Archiduco Ludovico" - 19th Century ", Greece: Hellenic Post (Greek Post) has issued two postage stamps in the denominations of 2.00 Euro and 4.50 Euro depicting the two maritime Postal Ships: Date ofStamp set issue: 08.05.2020
17) "Ancient Postal Routes - the Old Road Majstorska Cesta", Croatia: A Se-tenant of two Stamps of the values of 8.60 HRK issued by Croatian Post: Date of stamp issue: 08.05.2020
19) Ancient Postal Routes, Netherlands: Theme of 2020-Europa Stamps: PostNL has issued a 6-Stamp Sheet featuring Ancient Postal Routes followed by Von Thurn und Taxis Postal Services during the 17th to 19th Centuries: Date of Stamp Sheet issue: 11.05.2020
20) Ancient Postal Routes - 2 historic spots on "Tartu-Voru Road" Estonia: EUROPA 2020 theme: "Omniva" (previously "Eesti Post) - Estonian Post - has issued stamps of the value of 1.90 Euro each, featuring two historic stops on the old Tartu-Varu Road: Date of Stamps issue: 14.05.2020
21) "Ancient Postal Routes - from the times of the Imperial roman Empire", Spain: Correos (Spanish Post) has issued a Premium Sheet of six stamps of the value of "B" Tariff each: Date of Stamp issued: 14.05.2020
22) Ancient Postal Routes, Malta: Europa 2020 theme: Malta Post has issued two postage stamps of the values of 0.59 Euro and 2.00 Euro as part of the PostEurop's campaign this year: Date of Stamps issue: 09.05.2020
24) "Ancient Postal Routes - Via di Zenta", Montenegro: EUROPA 2020 Theme: "Posta Cern Gore (Montenegro Post) has issued a postage stamp of 0.95 Euro: Stamp issue date: 09.03.2020
25) Ancient Postal Routes - Mail Ships "Prince Maximilian" & "Archiduco Ludovico" - 19th Century ", Greece: Hellenic Post (Greek Post) has issued two postage stamps in the denominations of 2.00 Euro and 4.50 Euro depicting the two maritime Postal Ships: Date ofStamp set issue: 08.05.2020
Interesting links to posts on Portugal and Spanish Coins and postage stamps on this blog:
9) "Nacional Museo del Prado", Spain: Celebrating the Bicentenary milestone (1819-2019): Commemorative Silver Coins of 30 Euros issued by Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre - Casa Real de la Moneda on 20.11.2019: Coins minted by the Madrid Mint
12) The New Silk Road: A Joint issue of a two stamp set of 1.50 Euros each by Spain (Correos Post) and China: Stamps issue date: 01.07.2019
13) Charming Towns, Spain : For the past five years, Correos (Spanish Post) has issued Stamps and Postcards on four beautiful Spanish villages as old-fashioned accordion-style postcards: Date of PostCards/Stamp set issue: 30.03.2020
For more interesting posts on Coins and stamps of Portugal, please visit the following links:
5) "The Joker", Portugal: Portugal Post has issued a set of four stamps featuring "The Joker"character of DC Comics, who is an archenemy of the "Batman": Date of Stamp issue: 31.03.2020
6) Portuguese Numismatics (1st Group): A set of four Stamps in the values of N20g, A20g, E20g and 120g issued by CTT Correios (Portuguese Post) in partnership with INCM ("Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (the "Portuguese Mint & Official Printing Office") depicting coins from various periods of history: Date od Stamp set issue: 22.04.2020
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