The Ceres series of Portuguese

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Ceres that was issued between 1912 and 1945 in

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and its colonies.

History and description

The Ceres stamps were the first issued after the proclamation of the Portuguese Republic, superseding stamps figuring king Manuel II that had been

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ed with the word "República" 1910–1911. Drawn by Constantino de Sobral Fernandes and engraved by José Sérgio de Carvalho e Silva, the design represents the goddess Ceres, standing and looking forward, holding a

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in one hand and a sheaf of grain in the other. The inscriptions are "REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA" and "CORREIO" (for Portuguese Republic and Post). It was printed in

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by the Portuguese mint, Casa da Moeda. The series were issued between February 16, 1912, and 1931. During their period of issue, they went through several changes: * 1928–1929 – overprint with new denominations * 1929 – overprint "Revalidado" * 1930 – re-engraving by Arnoldo Fragoso The 1926 series was printed in

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, engraved by Eufénio Carlo Alberto Merondi and printed by the British firm

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. The author's names are not printed on this series. The Ceres stamps were declared obsolete September 30, 1945, having been superseded in 1943 by the

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series of definitives.

In the colonies

Ceres stamps were issued in the Portuguese colonies as well, in a key plate design with the denominations and name of the colony printed in black. However, in the

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, the Ceres stamps in use were Portuguese ones overprinted with the archipelago's name. In 1928, Madeira received intaglio printed stamps with typographic denominations; they were made by Perkins Bacon in

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References

* ''Selos postais'', Afinsa éditions, Portugal ; Portuguese

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. * J.M. Miranda da Mota et Armando Mário O. Vieira, ''Portugal Ceres – Variedades de cliche'', Afinsa editions, Portugal.

External links

* * {{cite web, url=http://selosemarcaspostais.blogspot.com/2010/12/postal-maximo-ceres-100-anos-da.html, title=Postal Máximo — Ceres 100 Anos da República, author=Marklaro, date=2010-12-04, work=Selos e Marcas Postais de Portugal, publisher=Marklaro;

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