Posts Tagged ‘Spain’

Joint stamps issue Spain – Russia

joint issue spain - russia

The Spanish and Russian posts issued two joint stamps in mutual recognition of the rich artistic and cultural heritage of both countries. The stamps are devoted to the Episcopal Palace in Astorga (León) and the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg. Designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, the Episcopal Palace of Astorga [...]

Europa 2012 – Visit Spain

Europa 2012 - Visit Spain

The European public postal operators members of PostEurop annually issue the Europa stamp series with a common theme. This year’s topic is devoted to promoting each country’s culture and tourism under the title: Visit … The theme is intended to promote each country’s most emblematic and characteristic features, as if stamps were a window open [...]

Contemporary Art of Antoni Tapies

Spain post issued a Contemporary Art souvenir sheet depicting the various stages in the work of artist Antoni Tapies. Painter and sculptor Antoni Tàpies was born in Barcelona in 1923 and began his career as a self-taught artist. In 1946 after abandoning his law studies he began to paint realistic portraits and went on to [...]

Ceramics of Spain

Spanish Ceramics issue is devoted to the ceramic of Manises with four different stamps depicting a water jug, a vase, a plate and a modernist bottle. If we review the history of the ceramics of Manises since the XIV century till this day we see an evolution in colours, shapes and styles. There are blue [...]

Spanish Cinema

This Spanish cinemas series is devoted to Luis García Berlanga and Rafael Azcona, two prominent names in the Spanish film industry. Film director Luis Garcia Berlanga (Valencia, 1921-Madrid, 2010) studied in the Instituto de Investigaciones y Experiencias Cinematográficas (Institute for Research and Cinematic Experiences) in Madrid, an institution created in 1947 offering training in the [...]

Cathedral of Salvador de Albarracin

Spain post issued a souvenir sheet of the Cathedral of Salvador de Albarracín in the cathedral series. The souvenir sheet features a panoramic view of the cathedral and the surroundings. The town of Albarracín is located in the province of Teruel by the river Guadalaviar at an altitude of 1,171 meters. It belongs to the [...]

Lighthouses 2011 – Spain

This Lighthouses issue is devoted to the following six Lighthouses: Calella (Barcelona), Chipiona (Cádiz), La Entallada (Fuerteventura); Cap de Sant Sebastiá (Girona), Castell de Ferro (Granada) and Faro Valencia. The lighthouse of Calella is located on a hill 50 m above sea level. It was inaugurated in December 1859. It first worked with oil and [...]

Europa 2011 – Spain

2011 has been declared by United Nations as International Year of Forests and member countries of PostEurop join this Universal Declaration devoting this year’s Europa stamp to Forests. Each member country depicts those trees or forests characteristic to their ecosystems. Correos has chosen the Hayedo de la Pedrosa in Segovia. The conservation and sustainable development [...]

Civic Values 2011 – Spain

Protection of Persons with Disabilities, Respect on the Net, the Use of the Safety Belt and Keep your City Clean are the four stamps of this year’s Civic Values issue. The rights and freedoms of individuals should be enjoyed by people with disabilities on an equal footing. For this reason, governments are to promote, protect [...]

150 anniversary of the Property Act

To celebrate the 150 anniversary of the Property Act (Ley Hipotecaria), a stamp is issued within the “Anniversaries” series depicting the official logo made on occasion of this commemoration. The Property Act was passed on February 8 1861 under the reign of Elizabeth II and was the origin of the current real estate registry system. [...]


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