Angra - Bud's Big Blue

Angra in Big Blue

Bud's Big Blue
Bud's Observations

Angra lost its franking rights to mother Portugal about the same time as its neighbors – Horta and Ponta Delgada -- whose stamps are similar but for the names. Variations in King Carlos’brickwork background on colonial stamps might amuse collectors interested in graphics. Otherwise, they’re a pretty boring lot. Feeder albums have values omitted by BB stuck everywhere.

The Calheta, São Jorge, cancel on the 5r orange stamp is from an island between Angra and Horta in the North Atlantic Azores. Population in 2011 was 3773. Calheta’s small harbor offers inexpensive vacation opportunities today and, perhaps, in February 1906 as well.

Census: seven in BB spaces, no tip-ins, five on the supplement page.

Jim's Observations

The 1897-1905 King Carlos issue actually continues for another 14 stamps. Of those, nine of them ( Scott (21 or 24 blank space "not chosen" choice, 22,25,27 or 27a,28, 29 or 29a, 30,31 32) range from $1+-$2+.

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