AZORES - 1882: 25 reis brown postage stamp depicting portrait of King Luiz (Dom Luís I) in profile. Stamps of Portugal overprinted in black "ACORES". Autonomous Region of the Azores, is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, about 1,400 km (870 mi) west of Lisbon, about 1,500 km (930 mi) northwest of Morocco, and about 1,930 km (1,200 mi) southeast of Newfoundland, Canada. Capital in Ponta Delgada
Autonomous Region of the Azores, is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, about 1,400 km (870 mi) west of Lisbon, about 1,500 km (930 mi) northwest of Morocco, and about 1,930 km (1,200 mi) southeast of Newfoundland, Canada. Capital in Ponta Delgada. 1000 Reis = 1 Milreis. 100 Centavos = 1 Escudo (1912). This postage stamp, as a physical objects, is part of a private collection owned by the author of the image
Size: 4800px × 5400px
Location: Azores
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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