The Stamps And Labels Of Spain.

What great help and research

I feel rather intimidated by Spain,
feel so ignorant of it's history.

I saw the Arms of Navarra on the stamp,
and yet noted not adopted until 1981.
The chains and Emerald stone.

For the last ninety years, especially the Civil War, Paul Preston's books are a good source for English readers, if you're near a library.

Thanks Geoff,
have not read Preston.
History read is a personal taste.
I really enjoy Arthur Bryant, introduced when I read his treatise on the
Duke of Wellington, when he landed on the Iberian peninsular,
and kicked the French out of Spain.
Following his journeys via maps was an immense enjoyment.

I have tried with the Spanish civil war, but get lost early.
(Remember I am the guy that abandoned Ulysses)

Do not recognise the Coat Of Arms on the FARMACIA Label.

Looks like the "Royal Standard" but with a different (unrecognised) Crown
(Includes the order of the Golden Fleece)
and 3 fleur-de-lys in escutcheon.

No doubt, it is the post-restauration (1871), non-republican coat-of-arms of Spain.

The use of the fleur-de-lys goes back to the Catholic Kings. Franco used it for some time. But I cannot find a closed crown with it.
My guess would be from the Franco period. It might be the arms of a ministry.

But is it fleur-de-lys, or a 1920s/1930s stamp from Alfonso XIII's reign?

You might try contacting this seller on Ebay:

https://www.ebay.es/itm/174370694491

Thanks for your research on my behalf.
Have sent a message to the vendor
(A $20 aud stamp !)

Like the crown on the stamp you offered, very close

Telling when a cinderella is Republican or fascist, is quite a tricky thing, as it depends on which side was a determinated town. But as a matter of fact:

.- Any cinderellas issued on a language other than Spanish (that is: Catalan or Basque) are Republican.
.- Any cinderella showing comunist or anarchist symbols or texts are Republican.
.- Any cinderella showing religious (Catholic) symbols, are fascist.
.- Any cinderellas issued in Madrid, Murcia,Valencia or Catalonia, are Republican
.- Any cinderellas isued in Navarra, Galicia, Sevilla, Granada, Burgos, Salamanca, Valladolid, Zaragoza are fascist
.- Most Basque cinderellas are Republican; although there are a few (issued in 1938 and 1939) fascist
.- Most cinderellas written in English or French are pro-Republican.

As I said, not that easy.

Fabulous!
thanks Cursus.

Hello.
The coat of arms belongs to Alfonso XIII, although the crown is certainly the free work of the printer.
The fleurs-de-lis are the emblem of the Anjou-Bourbon dynasty, included from the year 1700.
Regards.

Thanks Roberto.
Spanish Morocco 1921
Sc# Type A47 Opts
Any suggestions on the previous collector's marking "EN"
Surely not just poor inking.

Hello.
I assume you mean part of the word is missing, but I'm not sure.
Regards.

Thanks Roberto,
Possibly handstruck Overprints, I shouldn't think that would interest many collectors.

Melilla Exclave North Africa.

Area of the Rif Berbers.

Sundry Identified.

That horrid oxymoron, "Civil War"

I forgot to write that the islands of Mallorca (Majorca) and Eivissa (Ibiza) were all the war on fascist hands, while the island of Menorca (Minorca) was Republican up to the end of that (April 1939).

Thanks Cursus, saved.
I am still playing with some sort of coherent hierarchy, in my
windows explorer and hence my albums.

"Charities" seems to cover some of the more common issues