Portugal: Ethnobotany

Ethnobotany is the study of the cultural interactions between plants and humans, a relationship which began at the dawn of our history and took on progressively more sophisticated forms as human societies evolved into civilisations. It was agriculture that made this evolution possible, providing the steady supply of food that was indispensable for stability and social cohesion.

Stamps:

Ethnobotany (from a set of 6) - Issued: 28-08-2023

 

Many thanks to Eric!

Portugal: Horror Movie Classics - "Friday the 13th"

Friday the 13th is a 1980 slasher film produced and directed by Sean Cunningham and written by Victor Miller.  The stamp used on the cover below is part of set of 4 personalised stamps dedicated to 4 different Horror Movie Classics.

Stamp:

Horror Movie Classics - "Friday the 13th" (from a set of 4) - Issued: 00-00-2023

Many thanks to Jose!

Portugal: Winner of the UEFA European Football Championship 2016 - "Registered Cover"

This year the 2024 UEFA European Football Championships will take place in my homeland Germany. Back in 2016 Portugal won the tournament for the first time, following a 1–0 victory after extra time over the host team, France, in the final played at the Stade de France. This victory was commemorated on this nice minisheet which can be seen below on a great registered Cover from Portugal.

Stamp:

Portugal - Winner of the UEFA European Football Championship 2016 (m/s) - Issued: 12-07-2016

 

Many thanks Jose!

Portugal: EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity"

 

Stamp:

EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity" - Issued: 09-05-2023

Many thanks to Jerome!

Portugal: Solidarity with Ukrainian People

 

Stamp:

Solidarity with Ukrainian People - Issued: 27-09-2022

Many thanks Jerome!

Portugal: Sailing Ships

 

Stamp:

Sailing Ships (from a set of 3) - Issued: 20-09-2018

Many thanks to Vitor!

Portugal: EUROMED 2019 "Costumes used in the Mediterranean"

Stamp:
EUROMED 2019 "Costumes used in the Mediterranean" (from a set of two) - Issued: 08-07-2019


Thanks a lot Vittor for this nice Cover!

Portugal: Cascais - 2018 European Youth Capital

The European Youth Capital (abbreviated EYC) is the title awarded to a European city for the period of one year, during which it is given the chance to showcase, through a multi-faceted programme, its youth-related cultural, social, political and economic life and development. The European Youth Capital is an initiative by the European Youth Forum, and the first capital was chosen in 2009. The current, capital for the 2018 calendar year is Cascais. It is a coastal town and a municipality in Portugal, 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of Lisbon. On this nice minisheet used on this letter from Portugal, you can see Saint Martha's Lighthouse and the House of Saint Mary (Casa de Santa Maria) in Cascais.

Stamp:
Cascais – European Youth Capital 2018 (m/s) - Issued: 08-09-2017


Many thanks to Antonio for this great cover!

Portugal: Lisbon

Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with a population of 552,700. It is continental Europe's westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast. Lisbon lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus. The westernmost areas of its metro area is the westernmost point of Continental Europe. Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and the oldest in Western Europe, predating other modern European capitals such as London, Paris and Rome by centuries.

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Stamp:

Extreme Sports (from a set of three) - Issued: 12-02-2015

Thanks to Vanessa for this nice card!

Portugal: Madeira

This nice card shows Funchal, the capital of Madeira at New Year's Eve. Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago located in the north Atlantic Ocean, west and slightly south of Portugal. Its total population was estimated in 2011 at 267.785. It is just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands. Since 1976, the archipelago has been one of the two Autonomous regions of Portugal (the other being the Azores, located to the northwest). It includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands. It is an outermost region of the European Union.

Stamp:

Traditional Feasts (from a set of three) - Issued: 03-10-2011

I got another card from Madeira, but it was not send. It was a present from a colleague of my mother. It shows the Botannical Garden of Funchal.