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Nazare
Old, unused, very heavily aged on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Mondim de Basto
Mailed in 2013. Stamp and postmark are there, and address and message are pasted on. Grade: 5
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Lisbon, Amarelo tram
Note that this Portuguese card was mailed from Belarus in 2013, with “N” stamp and postmark. Grade: 3
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Sardoal
This card was mailed in 2013. The stamp is there, but no postmark. Only because of that, Grade: 4
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Map of Portugal
Mailed in 2014, with stamp, postmark, and some orange postal barcoding. Ink marks follow a route on the front. Grade: 5
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Lisbon, Santa Justa lift
Mailed in 1992 with three stamps and postmark, this card has some postmark ink transfer on the front, and some bumping around the edges. Red postal barcoding on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Lisboa: Electrico no. 28
Unused 2009 card. Grade: 1
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Espinho
Mailed in 2014, with stamp, partial postmark, and bilingual Priority label. Grade: 1
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Óbidos
Mailed in 2014, the card has a stamp but no postmark, so we must assign Grade: 4
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Trolley
The unused 2015 card says “Portugal” and we’re fairly certain the scene is in Lisbon. (Fairly certain.) Grade: 1
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Pontes (Bridges) (set of 3) (Maximum Cards)
In this set of three maximum cards from 2018, one features the Azores, one of Lisbon, and one of Madeira, using Europa stamps. Grade: 1
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Festa do Avante 2011
Every year, in the first weekend of September, the Avante! Festival is held, named after the official newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party. This card went out in 2020, with a detailed postage meter label and bilingual Aviao label. Grade: 1
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Fatima, Chapel of the Apparitions, Holm-Oak and Basilica
Older unused card, some age foxing but otherwise clean. Serrated edges. Grade: 2
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Lisbon, Praça do Marquês de Pombal
Otherwise called The Marquis of Pombal Square, an important roundabout located between the Avenida da Liberdade Eduardo VII Park. The Blue and Yellow lines of the Lisbon Metro stop at Marquês de Pombal station, which was called Rotunda until March 1998. Its name is a reference to Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, 1st Count of Oeiras, the prime-minister who ruled Portugal from 1750 to 1777. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Sintra, Pena’s Castle
The Pena Palace of Sintra is a Romanticist castle completed in 1854, on a hill above Sintra, and can be easily spotted from Lisbon on a clear day. The site used to be a medieval chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Pena until King Manuel I ordered that a monastery be built — which was then donated to the Order of Saint Jerome. However it was heavily damaged by the great Lisbon earthquake; the chapel survived. surprising King Ferdinand II. It was then decided by the king to acquire the monastery and build what is now the grand Pena Palace as a summer residence of the King. In 1889 it was purchased by the Portuguese State and later classified as a national monument and transformed into a museum. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Porto, Ribeira Pier
That’s what the caption says (“Cais da Ribeira”), in Portuguese, but we guess you need to know the location to verify if that’s really a pier. If not, blame Google Translate. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Romeiros de São Miguel (Maximum Card)
Single card BPA – 213, from 2022. We continue to question why postal authorities in any country think it is a good idea to place a black postmark over a black background, but we’re certain they have their reasons. They always do. Unused. Grade: 1
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Romeiros de São Miguel (Maximum Card) BPA-214
From 2022, unused official card BPA-214. Grade: 1
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Romeiros de São Miguel (Maximum Card) BPA-215
Unused card BPA-215, from 2022. Grade: 1
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Europa 2022 – Historias e Mitos, Lenda de Machim (Maximum Card)
Unused card BPM – 219, so colourful, from 2022. Grade: 1
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Europa 2022 – Historios e Mitos – Lenda da Caldeirade Pero Botelho (Maximum Card)
Unused and from 2022. Reference BPA – 212. Grade: 1
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Lisboa, multiple views
Unused. Grade: 1
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Lisbon, Musician (A. Cunha)
Alfredo de Almeida Coelho da Cunha (born 1953) is one of the most renowned Portuguese photojournalists. This picture dates from 1973 though the unused B&W card is later than that. Grade: 1
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Lisbon, Baixa, Rua Augusta
Baixa is Lisbon’s historic heart and commercial center, with neoclassical architecture and built after the 1755 earthquake. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Porto, trolleys
Mailed in 2024, with stamp and indistinct postmark. Grade: 1