Quijote Stamps.

Here is an image of a stamp featuring a "portrait" of Miguel de Cervantes, designed and engraved by Albert Decaris, and issued by France on November 9, 1957, Scott No. 859, Y&T No. 1134. Note: rod222 posted an image of a first day cover bearing this stamp earlier in this thread.

- nethryk

Slovakia : The Man of la mancha

2009 for 1 issue.

Here are images of the two stamps in a set depicting Don Quixote, issued by Spain on Stamp Day, October 9, 1947, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the birth of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Scott Nos. 750 & 751, Edifil Nos. 1012 & 1013.

- nethryk

Don Quixote reading, engraved by José Luis López Sánchez Toda and Carlos Velamazán.


Don Quixote, designed after a portrait by Spanish artist Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta (1870-1945), engraved by Germán Martín Orbe and Carlos Velamazán.

Imagine living a life like that of Cervantes !

philb - No thanks! I have a strong aversion to slavery.

Here is an image of a stamp featuring another "portrait" of Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued by Panama on November 15, 1948 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the author's birth, Scott No. 364. Nice ruffled collar!

- nethryk

Wow! just finished watching Nureyev's ballet
"Don Quixote", not a ballet man myself, but this was a WOW.

The Ballerina opposite was stunning, anyone know who she was?
I think I'll get the DVD.

If you were watching it on the ABC this afternoon, it was Lucette Aldous who danced the role of Kitri. Born in New Zealand, and now lives in Perth, WA.

Oh my goodness, wasn't she just awesome?
towards the end that dance where she was
on alternate toes to the fast music, I could watch that over and over.
Just marvelous.
Rudolph was not that bad either ;)
Thanks for that 22c!
Filmed in Melbourne!

Here are images of the two airmail stamps in a set engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued by Panama on November 15, 1948 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Cervantes's birth, Scott Nos. C105 & C106.

- nethryk

Monument to Cervantes


Don Quixote, Sancho Panza and windmill

Here is an image of an airmail stamp featuring yet another "portrait" of Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (the "Perpetual Mayor of La Paz"), printed by photogravure, and issued by Bolivia in October, 1961, Scott No. C230.

- nethryk

Clavileño the Swift is a fictional wooden horse, notable in both European and Near Eastern folklore. In the Part Two of Don Quixote's adventures, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza are blindfolded and tricked into believing they have flown Clavileño into the sky, controlling the horse with a peg in its head. Here is an image of an engraved airmail stamp illustrating this imaginary scene, and issued by Spain on October 9, 1947, along with the two commemorative stamps posted above last September, for Stamp Day, Scott No. C122, Edifil No. 1014.

- nethryk

Here is an image of another stamp depicting Don Quixote and Sancho Panza astride Clavileño, printed by photogravure, and issued by Spain on October 9, 1966 to publicize the 17th Congress of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), held in Madrid, Scott No. 1376.

- nethryk

Here is an image of an airmail stamp featuring another "portrait" of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, designed by B. Maura and A. Brisha, printed by photogravure, and issued by Mexico on April 26, 1975 to publicize the 3rd Festival Internacional Cervantino, which takes place each fall in the city of Guanajuato, in central Mexico, Scott No. C460.

- nethryk

Portrait of Miguel de Cervantes, and Don Quixote with Sancho Panza, designed by Russian artist Vasili Vasilievich Zavialov (1906-1972), printed by photogravure, and issued by Russia (USSR) on December 15, 1966, Scott No. 3280, Zagorski No. 3351.

- nethryk

Here is an image of a stamp honoring Miguel de Cervantes and depicting a scene from Don Quixote, engraved by Pablo Sampedro Molero, and issued by Spain on May 5, 1983 as a EUROPA stamp, Scott No. 2325, Edifil No. 2703. Bonuses: Books, horse and windmills.

- nethryk