Madeira 1815-1880 History of Northern Africa Madeira, 1918-1939





Madeira 1880-1918



According to a census of 1891, Madeira had 132,223 inhabitants. Around the turn of the century, the BANANA was introduced as an additional crop. In 1901, Madeira was granted a limited degree of autonomy.
In 1897 electricity was introduced on Madeira.
Stamps were issued for Madeira 1868-1898; for 1892-1905 stamps with the inscription Funchal were issued. From 1905 onward, stamps of the Acores were used in Madeira.



EXTERNAL
FILES 		History of Madeira, from SDM
Casa da Luz Electricity Museum, from madeira-island.com
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First posted on May 22nd 2001, last revised on March 19th 2005

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