Mail dispatch signal flags in Cabo Verde, 1891-…

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• Presentation
• Destination indicators:
  • Europe
  • Sotavento (Leeward) islands
  • Barlavento (Windward) islands
  • Inland
  • Southern harbours
• Signal flags:
  • arriving
  • departing

See also:

• Previous system, of 1889-1891
• Subnational flags of Cabo Verde
• Cabo Verde
• Signal flags

External links:

• Sinalética para malas postais (Cabo Verde, 1891) (image detail).
  (This blogpost also features the previous system, of 1889.)
  reported by António Martins, 06 Jul 2017

Presentation

The replacement system includes less flags: Only five for destinations (replacing 17 of the previous, 1889-1891, system), and two additional auxilliary signal flags. The available image seems to be extracted from a legal instrument and illustrates the flags in linedraw, with textual descriptions.
António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Europe

António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Signal flag legislated to be hoisted on Cabo Verde post offices in 1891 onwards to indicate outgoing and arriving mail ships to/from Europe.
António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Sotavento (Leeward) islands

António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Signal flag legislated to be hoisted on Cabo Verde post offices in 1891 onwards to indicate outgoing and arriving mail ships to/from Sotavento (Leeward) islands.
António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Barlavento (Windward) islands

António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Signal flag legislated to be hoisted on Cabo Verde post offices in 1891 onwards to indicate outgoing and arriving mail ships to/from Barlavento (Windward) islands.
António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Inland

António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Signal flag legislated to be hoisted on Cabo Verde post offices in 1891 onwards to indicate outgoing and arriving mail ships to/from «inland» («interior») — of what?
António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Southern harbours

António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Signal flag legislated to be hoisted on Cabo Verde post offices in 1891 onwards to indicate outgoing and arriving mail ships to/from «southern harbours» («portos do sul») — of what?
António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Arriving

António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Signal flag legislated to be hoisted on Cabo Verde post offices in 1891 onwards to indicate arriving mail ships.
António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Departing

António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

Signal flag legislated to be hoisted on Cabo Verde post offices in 1891 onwards to indicate outgoing mail ships.
António Martins, 08 Jul 2017

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