cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Jun 14, 2024 10:49:07 GMT
The problem with bookshop labels is that, quite often, you find them glued to a book (after all, it was their intended use!) and you have to "collect" them, that way, if you don't want to damage the book and/or the label. Like this one:
The Llibreria "Cinc d'oros" was also on the Diagonal avenue of Barcelona. It was noted for having a large stock of books in Catalan, something not that normal on the Barcelona of the 70s, when our language was prosecuted by Franco's regime. For this reason it was vandalized by fascist groups a number of times (not that strange on the 1974/77 years).
The name is that of a playing card (5 of coins, "Cinc d'oros" for us) and also the popular name of the nearby square on the junction of Passeig de Gràcia and avinguda Diagonal, as in early XXth there were five street lamps that that made it look like card. After having a lot of official names (ignored by us) the popular name is now the official. Being the last that of the ex-king Juan Carlos I. Most names related to the ruling Borbonic dinasty are being erased from the Catalan streets, as they're not very popular here.
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Jun 30, 2024 12:32:50 GMT
Barcelona, 1961. 50 years of the Jorba department store at our city's Avinguda del Portal de l'Àngel street. It was very popular, having, even a Post Office and its own postmark. The building remains, but it's owned by another company.
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Aug 15, 2024 12:01:18 GMT
As today is the starting of Gracia's (Barcelona) main yearly feast (that we call Festa major) I'm showing a sheet of cinderellas issued 70 years ago, in August 15th, 1954.
Since 1950 and up to 1996, there was a Numismatic and Philatelic Exhibition. I remember going on the 90s
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Aug 16, 2024 9:28:53 GMT
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This cinderellas' sheet was issued on a number of colours and it shows that the main topic of the 1954 stamp exhibition was "airmail", from pigeons to rockets (3 years before the launching of Sputnik!). On a cinderella, you can see the Casa Milà (aka "La Pedrera").
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Aug 26, 2024 6:57:39 GMT
Artesa de Segre, yesterday
It was printed on 3 papers: white, yellow and blue.
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Aug 28, 2024 10:37:17 GMT
The original cinderellas, except for the last one, which I don't have.
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Sept 4, 2024 15:17:28 GMT
El Vendrell, 1976. 100 years of the birth of the Catalan cello player and patriot, Pau Casals.
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Sept 11, 2024 2:19:12 GMT
Today, is Catalonia's National Day. When we remember the September 11th 1714, fall of Barcelona on the Spanish Sucession War and the continous fight to recover our lost Freedom. I'm showing a cinderella, issued on the 1960s years, by the Consell Nacional Català (Catalan National Council) fithing Franco's fascist dictatorship. You can see the head of Barcelona's major Rafael Casanova monument (by then, desapeared) in our city and the words "Llibertat perduda" (lost Freedom) / "Per la Llibertat" (for Freedom) and a contribution of 10 pessetes (our corrency, up to 2002). Being a clandestine item, the date of issue is uncertain. You can see a picture of a 1933 cinderella with this monument on page 4 of this thread.
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Sept 19, 2024 7:51:52 GMT
Found yesterday. Use of cinderellas as sales promotion. Barcelona, 1960.
You can see a cinderella for the 1960 Barcelona Trade Fair, opened on the day of the pm and another one from a (I guess) German company, with agents in Barcelona. Card, aimed to stamp collecting would-be customers.
Stamps and cinderellas, were important, then...
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Oct 6, 2024 13:33:32 GMT
Found today. "Watch TV on an Iberia set"
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cursus
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Post by cursus on Oct 6, 2024 14:31:54 GMT
Signed trial (?) of a 1925 Book's day. Unperforated.
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Post by cursus on Oct 10, 2024 8:17:26 GMT
Barnafil'98, (Barcelona, April-May 1998) Stamps & Coins fair. Held at Barcelona's Old Ship Yard (Drassanes Reials), where the Lepanto Royal Ship or "Galera Reial" (shown on the lower cinderella) was built ca 1570. The venue, also holds the Museu Marítim. There a full-size XXth century reproduction of the Galera Reial can be visited.
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Oct 13, 2024 14:24:27 GMT
Barcelona, December 26th 1974 - January 5th 1975, Children and Youth Fair. Starting on the early 1960s, this was our main Xmas season event for Barcelona's children. We were expecting our elders to take us there every year. it brings back fond memories!
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Oct 21, 2024 7:21:36 GMT
1936-38 war: "Friends of the Soviet Union"
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Post by Hugh on Oct 22, 2024 2:33:36 GMT
1936-38 war: "Friends of the Soviet Union"
Interesting ... very similar to a Soviet stamp from 1938. I wonder if the USSR was influenced by your Spainish Cinderella (assuming it came out first?). Or, was it the other way around? Or, did both base their stamp design on a common source? A photo in a Soviet Youth magazine perhaps? Or, maybe it's just a coincidence? Stamp: USSR - Series: Children of the USSR Biology Lesson Issued on September 16, 1938 20k Grey violet, Chalky paper Mi.Nr. 620  |
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Oct 22, 2024 8:39:29 GMT
The two cinderellas shown are part of a long series issued by the "Friends of the Soviet Union" and, like many other items issued in 1937/38, are nothing but Soviet propaganda printed using photographies sent form the USSR. The hypocrisy of the (so, called) European democracies (Britain & France, mainly), left the Soviets as the only ones daring to sell th Spanish Republic the much needed food and weapons to fight the fascists. We all know, how it ended...
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Oct 22, 2024 10:21:55 GMT
Olot, 1959. Stamp exhibition. Already shown on another colour.
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Post by cursus on Oct 31, 2024 16:07:23 GMT
1936-39 war, Juncosa de les Garrigues (160 km W of Barcelona):
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Post by cursus on Nov 5, 2024 14:58:57 GMT
Plaça Reial, Barcelona, 1929. Where the Sunday Stamp Market is held
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Post by cursus on Nov 6, 2024 9:39:39 GMT
1936-39 war. Children's help.
Whenever I see these cinderellas, I think on my mother and her sister and brother (all of them, sadly, departed) who were in Barcelona during the war.
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Post by cursus on Nov 9, 2024 7:19:42 GMT
1936/39 war. Children's help
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Post by cursus on Nov 10, 2024 16:48:39 GMT
Bought today.
Self-adhessive cinderella mini-sheets, issued by Catalonia's Stamp Dealers Guild to remember the 300 years of the Catalan defeat on the Spanish sucession war (1702-1715). King Carles III (later to become Emperor Karl VI of the Holy Roman-German Empire) and his wife Elisabeth of Brunswig and Catalan polititians and militars of that time.
Unperforated and ungummed black prints of the above.
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Nov 11, 2024 9:43:56 GMT
I've just realised that the fomer post was my 2000th at TSF. Not done on-purpose, it's significant that it shows two items related to very important events in Catalonia's history an present. A good coincidence!
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Post by Hugh on Nov 11, 2024 11:19:23 GMT
I've just realised that the fomer post was my 2000th at TSF. Not done on-purpose, it's significant that it shows two items related to very important events in Catalonia's history a present. A good coincidence! Congratulations on 2,000 posts … always a pleasure to read! And, thanks for sharing so many interesting items from your collections. Cheers, |
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Nov 11, 2024 12:06:11 GMT
Thak you very much, Hugh!
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Nov 19, 2024 16:02:02 GMT
Ràdio Barcelona "EAJ·1" the oldest broadcasting station in our country, since November 14th 1924. 100 years old, last week.
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