This issue presents ten sculptures from different periods and museums. Four of the sculptures are on the miniature sheet, which I don’t have. The stone Angel was found in the Cathedral of Porto. Batista’s “Construction” may seem a wood sculpture, but is actually made of iron and limestone.
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- Angel of the Annunciation (12th Cent.), Machado de Castro Museum, Coimbra
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- St. Mark (Cornelius de Holanda, 16th Cent.), Ancient Art Museum, Lisbon
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- Madonna And Child (17th Cent.), Cardais Convent, Lisbon
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- Archangel St. Michael (18th Cent.), Ancient Art Museum, Lisbon
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Count of Ferreira
(Soares dos Reis, 19th Cent.), Soares dos Reis Museum, Porto
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- Construction (Helder Batista, 1970), Modern Art Centre, Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon
The stamps were designed by Vítor Santos, lithographed by the Mint on enamelled paper sheets of 5×10 stamps with perforation 12×12½, and circulated from 18 August 1993 to 31 March 1999.
| Stamp | Print run | Afinsa | Gibbons | Michel | Scott | Yvert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 1,000,000 | 2148 | 2332 | 1968 | ||
| 70 | 600,000 | 2149 | 2333 | 1969 | ||
| 75 | 500,000 | 2150 | 2334 | 1970 | ||
| 90 | 500,000 | 2151 | 2335 | 1971 | ||
| 130 | 500,000 | 2152 | 2336 | 1972 | ||
| 170 | 500,000 | 2153 | 2337 | 1973 |
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