AZORES P10 "Mermaids Holding Globe" P.C.G.S. 30
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AZORES ~ PORTUGAL P10 1905 10.000 REIS PCGS 30! ONLY 1 KNOWN! SO RARE – ACTUALLY UNIQUE! FEARTURING Luis de Camoes (POET), GALLEON SHIPS AT SEA AND MERMAIDS EMBRACING THE PLANET.
Louis de Camoes (1524-1580, born in Lisbon) was considered Portugal's greatest poet. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Shakespeare, Vondel, Homer, Virgil and Dante. What an incredible life he led (which was cut short); he enlisted int he overseas militia and traveled to Ceuta in 1549. During a ballet with the Moors, he lost the sight in his right eye. Back in Lisbon in 1552, during a religious festival, he injured Goncalo Borges (famed Borges family), member of the Royal Stables. He was imprisoned. His mother pleaded for his release to visiting royal ministers and the Borges family for a pardon, which was granted. But, only on the condition that he was ordered to pay 4,000 reis and serve three years in militia in the Orient. The ship he was aboard landed six months later in Goa, at which time he was imprisoned again for his debts. During his time there and being released on his first expedition, he joined a battle along the trading routes between Egypt and India. When he returned in 1554, he was then position (chief warrant officer) in Macau. It was during this time he worked on his most famous epic poem "The Lusiadas." During his journey he became shipwrecked (Cambodian coast), he succeeded in swimming ashore while holding aloft the manuscript, which he saved, but lost his Chinese lover, Dinamene. When he finally made it back to Lisbon in 1570, he published his epic poem and was considered a prominent lberian poet at the time. He was granted a small royal pension (15,000 reis) by the young and ill fated "Sebastian of Portugal," ruled 1557-78 at which time time King Sebastian was killed and his army destroyed in the Battle of Alcacer. When Camoes heard of the defeat he wrote to the captain general of Lamego, "All will see that so dear to me was my country and I was content to die not only in it but with it." Camoes died in Lisbon in 1590 at age 56 on June 10th (Portuagal's National day & my birthday ironically). He was given the honor of being buried near Vasco da Gama (famous explorer – read more on our listing for Angola P29 1909).
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OFFERED AT: $9,500
Louis de Camoes (1524-1580, born in Lisbon) was considered Portugal's greatest poet. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Shakespeare, Vondel, Homer, Virgil and Dante. What an incredible life he led (which was cut short); he enlisted int he overseas militia and traveled to Ceuta in 1549. During a ballet with the Moors, he lost the sight in his right eye. Back in Lisbon in 1552, during a religious festival, he injured Goncalo Borges (famed Borges family), member of the Royal Stables. He was imprisoned. His mother pleaded for his release to visiting royal ministers and the Borges family for a pardon, which was granted. But, only on the condition that he was ordered to pay 4,000 reis and serve three years in militia in the Orient. The ship he was aboard landed six months later in Goa, at which time he was imprisoned again for his debts. During his time there and being released on his first expedition, he joined a battle along the trading routes between Egypt and India. When he returned in 1554, he was then position (chief warrant officer) in Macau. It was during this time he worked on his most famous epic poem "The Lusiadas." During his journey he became shipwrecked (Cambodian coast), he succeeded in swimming ashore while holding aloft the manuscript, which he saved, but lost his Chinese lover, Dinamene. When he finally made it back to Lisbon in 1570, he published his epic poem and was considered a prominent lberian poet at the time. He was granted a small royal pension (15,000 reis) by the young and ill fated "Sebastian of Portugal," ruled 1557-78 at which time time King Sebastian was killed and his army destroyed in the Battle of Alcacer. When Camoes heard of the defeat he wrote to the captain general of Lamego, "All will see that so dear to me was my country and I was content to die not only in it but with it." Camoes died in Lisbon in 1590 at age 56 on June 10th (Portuagal's National day & my birthday ironically). He was given the honor of being buried near Vasco da Gama (famous explorer – read more on our listing for Angola P29 1909).
PLEASE SEE THE ENCLOSED PICTURE OF THIS EXACT SAME NOTE TYPE (PLAQUED WITH STAINS) IN A PMG "NET 30" IN AUCTION ESTIMATED UP TO $6,500 = $7,500 (WITH THE HAMMER).
COMPARISON
OFFERED AT: $9,500
