Postage stamps and postal history of Macau
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Macau.
Colonial history change
The first stamps issued for Macau by the Portuguese was in 1884. The common "Portuguese crown" design was used and nine values ranging from 5 to 300 reis were made.
Transfer of sovereignty over Macau change
When Macau became a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, all stamps with "Macau, Portuguese Republic" (Portuguese: Macau República Portuguesa) were no longer used. Instead, "Macau, China" was printed on the stamp.
Further reading change
- Yang's Catalog of the Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery of Macau (1998).
Other websites change
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Postage stamps of Macau.
- Encyclopaedia of Postal Authorities, Macao (Macau).
