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The postal system in Hong Kong began in 1841 when the Royal Mail
established an office in the region.in 1862, the Office isssued the
first set of Hong Kong postal stamps.and
Until the handover of Hong Kong to China . Hong Kong formerly produced
postage stamps with the name Hong Kong, with the face of the reigning
monarchs of the United Kingdom After the Hong Kong's transfer of
sovereignty to China, stamps are now issued with the name Hong Kong,
China. British Hong Kong postage stamps are no longer valid
The first stamps issued for Macau, appearing in 1884, used the common
"Portuguese crown" design for nine values ranging from 5 to 300 reis. in 1894 the currency was changed to avos and rupees,
and leftover Luis stamps were surcharged with the word "PROVISORIO".
In 1898 both the Vasco da Gama issue of commemoratives, and a new series
of Carlos designs, were all denominated in avos. Shortages of particular
values from 1900 through 1910, resulted in
nearly 40 types of surcharges, as well as postage due stamps pressed
into regular service by overprinting obliterating bars on the "PORTEADO"
and "RECEBER" text of those stamps. After the revolution of
1910, the government overprinted stocks of the Carlos stamps with
"REPUBLICA" and shipped those out to Macau.
In 1934, a new definitive series used a design with an allegorical
figure representing "Portugal" and Vasco da Gama's flagship São Gabriel.
In 1948, a new definitive series consisted of 12 values and subsequent
issues included many of the common design types issued for all the
Portuguese territories, with some commemoratives for anniversaries in
Macau. Macau's 1976 acquisition of "special territory" status gave it
more autonomy and it issued a variety of more-appealing designs,
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