Bidspirit auction | Macau * 1899 – 4th

Macau * 1899 – 4th Centenary of the Discovery of the Route to India, with ”PROVISORIO” overprint and surcharge in black. OM3A, 1st s/ 2nds, carmine, engraving of the ”Igreja dos Jerónimos” (Jerónimos Church). Postal item circulated from Macau (13.03.03) to Lamego (14.04.03) via Lisbon (13.04.03) with additional stamp type D. Carlos I Mouchon of ½ avo, grey, perforated 12 ¾, MF78c, to pay the rate for a postcard from Macau to Portugal in accordance with the rate rates set out in the Ministerial Decree of 24.12.1901, published in the Official Gazette of Macau No. 14 of 05.04.1902.