First Day Cover
首日封
Sobrescrito de 1.º Dia
Portugal500 Anos Portugal - China
500 Years Portugal - China
Date of Issue : 8 May 2013
2013 marks the five hundred years of the direct relationship of cooperation and friendship between Portugal and China.
In May 1513, Jorge Álvares sailed under the Portuguese Malacca captain Rui de Brito Patalim in a junk from Pegu and landed on Lintin (Nei Lingding Island, 内伶仃岛) which was about three miles from the Chinese mainland coast. Upon landing, he raised a Padrão from the king of Portugal
Jorge Álvares later joined the venture of establishing the settlements in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong around 1513 to 1514. This visit was followed by the establishment of a number of Portuguese trading centres in the area, which were eventually consolidated in Macau.
(Information above is from Wiki and also from Portugal CTT website)
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