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The Ruins of Saint Paul's (continued)

GUINEA, 1999, World Philatelic Exhibition, Scott 2166c
PORTUGAL, 1999, Cultural Encounters between Portugal and Macau, Scott
2300

MACAO, 2002, the 4th centenary of St. Paul's, and its special cancel,
Scott 1088-1090
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MACAO, 2003, Art Museum Paintings, Scott 1131
HONG KONG, 2004, Pearl River Delta, Scott 1119
MACAO, 2004, People's Liberation Army, Scott 1154c

MACAO, 2004, the 100th anniversary of Deng Xiaopeng's birth. Scott 1146-1147

MACAO, 2004, the 55th anniversary of the PR of China, 1150b, 1151

This aerogramme (#17) is richly decorated with five color photos of the churches
of Macao.
The one shown, of St. Paul's, is an enlargement of the aerogramme's stamp

MACAO, 2005, the Historical Center of Macao named as part of the Cultural
Heritage of Humanity, Scott 1174
A Jesuit in the garb of Matteo Ricci seems to be posing with tourists in front
of St. Paul's.

MACAO, 2006, the Society of Jesus issue, Scott 1209
MACAO, 2008, the Year of the Rat issue

MACAO, 2008, souvenir sheet in honor of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

MACAO, 2001, a mini sheet of twelve stamps and labels plus this central
label of St. Paul's
is part of a joint issue with Hong Kong and China honoring Beijing for being
chosen for the 2008 Olympics, Scott 1067

MACAO, 2009, the 120th anniversary of International Labor Day
St. Paul's facade is seen in silhouette on both stamp and S/S
The ruins of St. Paul's has also appeared on the currency of Macao: the 20 avos note from 1946-50 (Pick 37), the 100 pataca notes from the 1970s (Pick 53, 57), the 20 pataca note of 2008, and on about 30 of its coins, like the 5 pataca coin from 1992 (KM 56), and the first gold coin struck since reunification with China, a 1000 pataka coin in 2003.

