MACAU

MACAU (Portuguese colony).

Inauguration of the Macau-Taipa Bridge.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 07.10.1974.
Face value: 20 Macanese avos.
Printed by Lito Nacional, Porto.
Printing: Offset lithography.

Catalogs
- Afinsa-Mundifil No. 435.
- Michel No. 461.
- Scott No. 433.
- StampWorld No. 455.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 525.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 431.

The Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge also known as the Macau-Taipa Bridge (澳氹大橋), is a dual-lane two-way bridge connecting Macau Peninsula and the islands of Taipa and Coloane at the northern slope of Taipa Pequena (Small Taipa Hill). ) crossing the former Praia Grande Bay (Baía da Praia Grande). It is locally known as "The Old Bridge" (Chinese: 舊大橋). The bridge was designed by Edgar Cardoso. Construction started in June 1970. With a length of 2,569.8 m (8,431 ft) and a width of 9.2 m (30 ft), it was open to traffic in October 5,1974. The highest point of the structure reaches 35 m (115 ft) above sea level to allow the passage of ships.

MACAU

MACAU / 澳門

75th Anniversary of the first Portugal-Macau flight.
Map with the flight path.
Minisheet issued on 19.04.1999.
Face value: 6 (3 + 3) Macanese pataca.
Design: Luiz Duran and Acácio Santos.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 1,250,000 copies.
Size: 137 x 104 mm.

Catalogs
- Afinsa-Mundifil No. BL67.
- Michel No. BL65.
- StampWorld No. 1008-1009.
- Stanley Gibbons No. MS1095.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 

On April 2, 1924, the Portuguese aviators José Manuel Sarmento de Beires (1892-1974) and António Jacinto da Silva Brito Pais (1884-1934), left Vila Nova de Milfontes, at the mouth of the Mira river. After a very convulsive journey, they reached the outskirts of the Chinese city of Guangzhou on June 23, after traveling 16,380 kilometers with several stopovers and using two planes, the Pátria and the Pátria II. His feat, however, was silenced after the proclamation of Estado Novo in Portugal after the military coup of May 28, 1926, which both pilots opposed. On December 20, 1999, a few months after the issuance of these stamps, the Portuguese colony of Macao came under the sovereignty of the People's Republic of China.

MACAU

MACAU (Portuguese colony).

Map of Macau territory with Taipa and Coloane islands, in the China sea.
Second stamp in a set of 8, issued on 10.05.1956.
Face value: 3 avos.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 406.
- Scott No. 383.
- StampWorld No. 401.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 470.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 376.