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| Issuer | Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre |
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| Year | 1938 |
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| Value | 40 Centimos (0.40 ESP) |
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| Obverse description | A postage stamp (issued in blue or red) bearing the front-facing effigy of Spanish Republican statesman Emilio Castelar y Ripoll, affixed to a round cardboard disc. The stamp legend reads REPÚBLICA ESPAÑOLA and EMILIO CASTELAR, with the denomination 40 CTS CORREOS indicated. The issuing authority FÁBRICA NACIONAL DE MONEDA Y TIMBRE appears within the stamp border. The cardboard disc has a plain raised rim. |
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| Reverse description | The coat of arms of the Spanish Republic occupies the central field of the cardboard disc. The shield is quartered with the castles of Castile and the lion of León, flanked by the Pillars of Hercules, each bearing a banner inscribed PLUS and ULTRA respectively. A mural crown surmounts the shield, and the entire composition is rendered in an intaglio stamp impression on the plain cardboard surface. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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