af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 5, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Spain issued their first stamps in 1850. All five values showed a portrait of Queen Isabella II. The denominations were: 6 Centimos (Cs), 12 Cs, 5 Reales (R), 6 R and 10 R. Today’s stamp is the most expensive stamp from the series. This 10 Reales (R) stamp has a...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 19, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Amadeus I of Spain was an Italian prince from the House of Savoy, who for a short period from 1870 to 1873 was king of Spain. He was a younger son of King Victor Emanuel II of Italy and was known throughout most of his life as the 1st Duke of Aosta. Today’s...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | apr 16, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The 10th country to issue stamps was Spain. On 1. January 1850 Spain issued three stamps showing the portrait of Queen Isabella II (1830-1904). She was Queen of Spain from 29. September 1833 until 30. September 1868. She is the only queen in the history of Spain....
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | mar 8, 2023 | Stamp of the day
I found this beautiful stamp from Spain in a collection that I bought last year from a German auction house. It is one of the first six stamps, that were issued in Spain on 1. January 1850. It shows queen Isabella II and the denomination is 6 Real. As you can see...
