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Brazil

Portugal: King Manoel the Unfortunate (1910)

Friday, June 13th, 2008: Brazil, King Manoel, Philatelic Biographies, Philatelic Journals, Portugal & Colonies, Reprints, Royal Philatelic Society London

The Antiquarian. Here is a short piece, originally published in The Postage Stamp (15 October, 1910), concerning the dethronement of Manoel of Portugal and his philatelic pursuits.

Spain: First Floating Trade Fair Stamp (1956)

Saturday, May 10th, 2008: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, Ships, Spain & Colonies, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Trade Fairs, United States

This interesting stamp (SG 1254/Scott 848) was issued 1956. The ship, CIUDAD DE TOLEDO, with a tonnage of 10, 123, was used to transport Spain’s first floating Trade Fair of national products around the world, was built by the Cia Euskalduna ...