Machico, Madeira institutions (municipal chamber, customshouse and church), and the left margin, that included nucleus of Banda d'Além, the Misericórdia (social centre) and Chapel of Christ, now known as the Chapel of "Nosso Senhor dos Milagres" ("Our Lord of Miracles"). In 1803, a landslide was responsible for the destruction of various homes, destroying hedges and walls, the main bridge along the ravine and the Chapel of "Nosso Senhor dos Milagres". Machico also became a front-line during the "Revolta da Madeira" ("Madeira Revolt") in April 1931. Machico is located 17 km northeast of Funchal, northwest of the uninhabitable Savage Islands, 20 km southeast
Postage stamps and postal history of Madeira Postage stamps and postal history of Madeira On 1 January 1868, Portugal issued postage stamps for the islands of Madeira, consisting of the current stamps of Portugal overprinted "MADEIRA". Subsequent stamps were also overprinted, through 1881. The first stamps inscribed for Madeira were part of the Vasco da Gama Issue of 1898. Subsequently Madeira used stamps of Portugal, with two exceptions; the first was the Pombal Issue of postal tax stamps in 1925, and a variant on the Ceres design, issued 1 May 1928. The 21 values of Ceres stamps were obligatory on all mail for eight days – 1