Bidspirit auction | Mozambique * 1947 – Season's

Mozambique * 1947 – Season's Greetings. No printed stamp, illustrated on the reverse with drawings by Alberto de Sousa. Joint issue for all colonies. OM I – “ANGOLA *DIOGO CÃO RAISES A STANDARD ON THE ZAIRE RIVER - 1484”. Postal item sent by air to Lourenço Marques (19.12.47) with two 15c stamps, brown Portuguese Colonial Empire type, MF292, and a Pelicano type rate stamp with the caption “COLÓNIA DE MOÇAMBIQUE” (Colony of Mozambique) worth $50, violet, MF IP47, due at the time. Rare item, without damage or repairs.