Tourism

    Portugal. Acores  2005.05.13

    In issue: Stamp(s): 6    Souvenir sheet(s): 1   

  • Number by catalogue:  Yvert: 501   Scott: 486  

    Perforation type: 14x13 ¼

    Subject:

    45 cents. Windmill of Faial* island

     

    Additional:

    *Faial Island, also known in English as Fayal, is a Portuguese island of the Central group (Grupo Central) of the Azores. Its area is 173 km² and it is located 28.7° W longitude and 38.6° N latitude. The nearest island is Pico Island to the east. The island is also referred to as Ilha Azul (the "Blue Island"), by poet Raul Brandão, due to the large quantity of Hydrangeas that bloom during the summer months.

     


  • Number by catalogue:  Yvert: 502   Scott: 487  

    Perforation type: 14x13 ¼

    Subject:

    57 cents. A diving whale, pineapple and a part of a wing of a windmill from the previous stamp