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Barreiros, Luis & Eduardo: Portuguese India, Postal History and the First Issues From the “natives” to 1900, Royal Philatelic Society London, 2022, stamps, postal stationery and postal history handbook by the two well-known Barreiros twin brothers, published on the 150th anniversary of the first stamps of Portuguese India, the so-called 'Natives', including the history of the colony with its capital Goa, the area of pre-philately, the first stamps, the postal tariffs, all well illustrated in color with maps, old views of the post offices, documents, etc. and countless cover images as well as the reproduction of a 145-page exhibition collection from the era from 1871 to 1888, the work comprises a total of 380 pages and should not be missing in any library of important international standard works! The edition is only 190 copies! #72895