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Post by vikingeck on Nov 4, 2020 16:37:01 GMT
Ah ha! Henri of Navarre I remember him from my high School History , was he not Protestant (Huguenot??) who in order to accept the throne of France became Catholic,
"Paris is well worth a Mass!" ("Paris vaut bien une messe !")
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Post by cursus on Nov 4, 2020 16:43:09 GMT
Hi David. As I wrote on my previous post, you can buy Andorra Spanish PO, at Barcelona's (my town) GPO. I go there, at least once a month. Although I don't have any interest on Spanish stamps (only on those that have a relationship with my own country), I go there to buy stamps for cover swaping. So, i know the staff on the philatelic counter. Some months ago, I asked for the Andorra Europe FDC (soon to be shown on the thread) and he told me that he don't do it, but, he was keeping a whole Andorra FDC collection for a customer. As it seems that he was dead, he told me to wait for some months and he'll be able to sell me the whole lot. Last week, I went there, bought the covers shown, plus some more and booked the remaining. I'll pick them on my net visit later this month.
You can get the FDC from Spain's philatelic service in madrid.
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Post by cursus on Nov 4, 2020 16:47:11 GMT
Yes, Alec, you're right. Henry of Bourbon, was an Huguenot, and Protestant, king of Navarra. He converted to Catolicism to become king of France. "Paris, is well worth a Mass!". Bourbons, have always been "pragmatics"...
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Post by cursus on Nov 5, 2020 12:35:45 GMT
To end, by now, the 2020 Europe issue showing the mail route between Andorra and la Seu d'Urgell (Catalonia).
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Post by cursus on Nov 10, 2020 12:06:45 GMT
September 1983. 50 years of universal sufrage and 100 years of the visit of Mossèn Jacint Verdaguer to Andorra. The Catalan poet, also a fan of trekking, dedicated some poems to Andorra on his works.
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Post by cursus on Feb 25, 2021 17:14:02 GMT
Homage to those that are fighting covid19.
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Post by cursus on Jul 18, 2021 14:33:02 GMT
Andorra la Vella, March 1950. card circulated with mixed franking.
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Post by cursus on Jul 18, 2021 14:35:15 GMT
Sant Julià de Lòria, 1968. Letter, circulated to Barcelona.
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Post by hrdoktorx on Jan 19, 2022 20:31:29 GMT
The Christmas 2017 issue from Spanish Andorra, printed on balsa wood:  |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Jul 2, 2022 8:43:05 GMT
Set of airmail stamps prepared in 1932 for official use by Andorra, but never issued:  Interestingly, neither Yvert nor AFA catalogs list those (or their non-overprinted brethren), but Scott and Michel do. |
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Post by cursus on Jul 2, 2022 13:25:08 GMT
Both Edifil and Filabo catalogs list these issues (with or without overprint) although stating clearly that they were unissued stamps.
Y&T policy when listing Andorra Sp. PO, has not always been clear. For many years, they refused to list the, absolutely legal, 1972 Europa issue. Anyway, it's clear the aim of both 1932 issues. Andorra, has never had an airport, being the nearest that of la Seu d'Urgell, close to Andorra, but on Catalan land. |
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Post by cursus on Aug 23, 2023 9:42:36 GMT
Postcard, from the Vegueria Episcopal, circulated to Sant Quintí de Mediona (Catalonia), ca.1980  |
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Post by cursus on Aug 23, 2023 9:47:01 GMT
Cover, fron the Vegueria Episcopal, circulated to Barcelona in 1982
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Post by cursus on Dec 2, 2023 9:22:10 GMT
Postcard, circulated to Barcelona in 1966 with a hotel "postmark"
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Post by cursus on Dec 2, 2023 9:24:23 GMT
November 2002. FDC showing Romanic (XI-XII centuries) paintings from the Santa Coloma church (shown on the cover)  |
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Post by cursus on Jan 5, 2024 9:09:25 GMT
Historic cars of the Andorra museum:
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Post by cursus on Jan 5, 2024 9:30:51 GMT
Paintings by Joaquim mir i trinxet (Barcelona, 1873-1940). He was painting in Andorra on years 1932/34.
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Post by salmantino on Feb 3, 2024 19:59:11 GMT
The 100 pta reprint from 1988 without the 'PTA' missing from the post on page 1. The 1988 stamps also differ from the original issue in that the reprinted stamps were printed on phosphorescent paper.  |
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Post by cursus on Feb 23, 2024 9:03:59 GMT
November 2023. "Torró" our version of nougat. A must on any Catalan Xmas lunch table. The one shown on the stamp is made of almonds and honey and we call it "Torró d'Alacant". There are countless varieties.
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Post by salmantino on Feb 23, 2024 11:18:47 GMT
November 2023. "Torró" our version of nougat. A must on any Catalan Xmas lunch table. The one shown on the stamp is made of almonds and honey and we call it "Torró d'Alacant". There are countless varieties. I must go to Agramunt one day. They have a torró and xocolata museum. There is no admission. But it will cost you a lot of money. I am having some of their torró dur d'ametlla with my tea. |
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Post by cursus on Feb 23, 2024 15:37:48 GMT
I pass at least once a year through Agramunt (going to the Artesa stamp gathering) but I've never stoped to visit the Xocolata museum or to buy any torró. Which is not too hard to find in Barcelona...
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Post by hrdoktorx on May 15, 2024 20:37:21 GMT
The Spanish Andorra set of definitive stamps from 1948 (Y&T 44A-50):  |
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