Lot 1780

1885 Macau Crown 1st and 2nd issue re-print complete set. MNH. F-VF. In 1885, to commemorate the 3rd UPU Congress in Lisbon, 500 sets of Crown issues were re-printed to be the gift for UPU members. Only a few of them are in the hands of private collectors. Very scarce.

1885年澳門皇冠第一組及第二組再版票新全，無貼上品。為紀念1885年里斯本舉辦之第三屆萬國郵盟年會，葡萄牙郵政再版印刷了五百套皇冠票以作送給年會成員之禮物。當中僅有少量流入民間集郵家之手，十分稀罕難得。