The Second Study Paper from the RPSL
"Reconstructing the Borja Freira Issues of Portugal 1853–63
Quantities, Production and Archival Discoveries" by Luís Rocha
The first in a new series of Study Papers from RPSL. A 52-page softbound book (Letter Mail from Portugal to USA Study on Postal Agreements, Rates and Routes,1853–75) will be published in April 2026 & costs £9.50 for RPSL members & £10.50 for non-members (plus postage).
I’ve launched Philately Archives, a digital archive sharing postal history and interesting philatelic material from private collections, starting with France.
High-quality images, with an integrated tool to extract and translate text into your own language
https://t.co/IQbrGshFaF
Sabia que a Casa da Moeda de Lisboa é provavelmente o estabelecimento fabril mais antigo do Estado português, estimando-se que a sua laboração contínua, em local fixo da cidade, remonte pelo menos ao final do século XIII?
Saiba mais sobre o seu legado em: https://t.co/KStlVlaQn7
We are looking forward to the Zoom presentation this afternoon. If you are interested in this topic, please register by clicking the link:https://t.co/thx4aRSUbW
"As Emissões Borja Freire 1853-1866. Quantidades Emitidas" artigo do investigador Luís Rocha referente à produção de selos na Casa da Moeda https://t.co/Kd9LxqmDZh #philately#postalhistory#Portugal
🆘 RED CALL 🆘
We’ve added five covers to our Red Call Database - STOLEN from carrier vehicle UK June 2024.
If anyone has any information pertaining to these items, please help us get them back to their rightful owner by contacting the PTS Office ([email protected] - reference ‘RC240722’).
All open red calls can be found at https://t.co/uUpzO5QOJM
Many congratulations to Drs Luis and Eduardo Barreiros on their winning the Crawford Medal at the 3rd Annual Crawford Festival at the Royal today! Their book name is " Portuguese India. Postal History and the First Issues from the 'natives' to 1900".
Continuing the journey of mounting my #Portugal straight ribbon collection ... finding the 50 Reis, blue, die I, in used multiples or multiples on cover is extremely hard #philately#postalhistory