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 [...]
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Ceramics of Spain
September 16th, 2011 
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796 viewsSpanish 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
July 28th, 2011 srmodh 1,515 viewsThis 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
July 20th, 2011 srmodh 1,307 viewsSpain 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
April 30th, 2011 srmodh 1,207 viewsThis 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
April 29th, 2011 srmodh 1,199 views2011 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 [...]
