This issue of definitive stamps covers the postage needed for a letter to Portugal by normal (€0.30) or first-class post (€0.45), to Europe (€0.57) and the rest of the world (€0.74). The stamps show stylized depictions of masks used in pagan folk celebrations in five different villages, mostly in the region of Bragança.
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- Entrudo (Lazarim)
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- Festa dos Rapazes (Salsas)
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- Festa do Chocalheiro (Mougadouro)
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- Cardador (Vale de Ílhavo)
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- Festa dos Rapazes (Aveleda)
The stamps were designed by Carlos Leitão and Atelier Acácio Santos, lithographed by the Mint on enamelled paper sheets of 10×10 stamps with perforation 12¾×12½, and issued on 17 February 2005.
| Stamp | Print run | Afinsa | Gibbons | Michel | Scott | WNS | Yvert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.10 | ? | 3198 | 3177 | 2883 | 2695 | PT001.05 | |
| 0.30 | ? | 3199 | 3178 | 2884 | 2696 | PT002.05 | |
| 0.45 | ? | 3200 | 3179 | 2885 | 2697 | PT003.05 | |
| 0.57 | ? | 3201 | 3180 | 2886 | 2698 | PT004.05 | |
| 0.74 | ? | 3202 | 3181 | 2887 | 2699 | PT005.05 | |
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