AZORES - 1898 April 1: An 2½ reis blue-green postage stamp depicting Fleet Departing. Vasco da Gama Issue, fourth centenary of Vasco da Gama’s discovery of the route to India. Vasco da Gama's voyage to India in 1497-1498 was the subject of an 1898 issue. The Vasco da Gama designs were also used in the African colonies and were inscribed Africa instead of Portugal. This was the only general issue for colonies. Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope
Azores is a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, due west of Portugal. Capital — 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: 4500px × 3300px
Location: Azores islands, Portugal
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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