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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Posts: 1,911
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.
![](https://i.ibb.co/Qvcsy5c/Can-Jorba-1961.jpg)
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cursus
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Posts: 1,911
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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Posts: 1,911
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").
![](https://i.ibb.co/Fhy0Yrr/Gracia-1954-Verd-A.jpg)
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cursus
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Posts: 1,911
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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Posts: 1,911
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.
![](https://i.ibb.co/z7Nm2Wv/Casals1976-Multicolor.jpg)
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