Maxicard Centenary of Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho

 

Yt: AO 556

Stamp: Angola, Centenary of Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho (1869–1969), face value 2$50 (Escudos), issued in 17.02.1969.

Postmark: Circular date stamp  “TELEGRAFOS / ANGOLA / VILA GAGO COUTINHO – 17.FEV.1969”

Postcard: Commemorative postcard dedicated to Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho (1869–1969). An illustration of “LANCHA CANHONEIRA ‘LOIGE’. Edition unknow

Concordance:

Thematic: Excellent thematic concordance. The stamp commemorates the centenary of Gago Coutinho, depicting a vessel related to his African hydrographic missions. The postcard shows the launch “Loige,” the first vessel he commanded, directly reinforcing the thematic focus on his naval and scientific career.

Geographic: Strong geographic concordance. The postmark originates from Vila Gago Coutinho, a toponym adopted in honor of the navigator and located in the region where he conducted part of his cartographic work. Both the stamp and postcard refer to Africa and to the missions linked to Gago Coutinho, ensuring geographic alignment.

Temporal: Full temporal concordance. The cancellation dated 1 February 1969 occurs in the exact centenary year of Gago Coutinho’s birth (1869–1969) and within the correct postal validity period of the commemorative stamp.

Postal Máximo Hino à Liberdade

 

Stamp: Angola, Commemorative – 5th Anniversary of Independence – “Victory over Colonialism” – 5.50 Kz (Issue: 1980)

Postmark: Luanda, Commemorative Cancellation – 5th Anniversary of Independence – 11.11.1980

Postcard: Color illustration in a modernist style, depicting a stylized human figure raising its arms toward a red sun, with geometric shapes and warm tones; the composition conveys movement, liberation, and uplift (Publisher not identifiable from the image).

Concordance:

– Thematic: The stamp celebrates the 5th anniversary of Angola’s independence and displays an allegorical scene of liberation, while the postcard similarly features a stylized figure rising toward the sun, evoking ideas of emancipation, hope, and national reconstruction.

– Geographic: The cancellation is from Luanda, Angola’s capital and symbolic center of the independence process, aligning with the liberation theme expressed in both the stamp and the postcard illustration.

– Temporal: The date 11.11.1980 marks exactly the fifth anniversary of independence (1975), falling within the valid postal period of the 1980 commemorative issue, ensuring maximaphilic authenticity.