Barcelona & Catalonia Cinderellas

I'm sorry to say that the Album Catalunya, was never completed. As far as I know, nobody has ever seen the 52 missing stamps.
For a reason that we don't know, they stopped issuing the booklets in September/October 1933. Perhaps the collection was a failure and they run out of money? A swing on Catalan politics? I can't recall anything especially dramatic in Autumn 1933.
I'm afraid, we'll never know the reason...

Is this of any relevance? 1933

Hey Rod, according my information, nothing special happened in Catalonia in late summer/early fall 1933. But, those were troublesome times and perhaps a minor, unrecorded problem, caused the editors to discontinue Album Catalunya.
Who knows, may be one day I'll run into the relevant information.

On page 5 of Album Catalunya, devoted to grammar specialists, we find Pompeu Fabra I Poch (Gràcia, 1868 - Prada de Conflent, 1948). He is considered the father of modern Catalan language, as he wrote the first grammar of our language (neglected for centuries)in 1912, as well as a very ccomprehensive dictionary.
Due to its work in Catalan language, in January 1939 he had to flee from Franco's fascist army, as his life was in danger. In fact, a Spanish general has threatened him "to have suitcase made out of his skin". So, he died in exile (in French-ruled Northern Catalonia) in 1948. His crime: to have loved his country and language.

No wonder, he's revered in today's Catalonia

1931

With the name of "Costa Brava" (Rough Coast) we know the, circa 200 km, stretch of Catalan coast going form Blanes (80 km North of Barcelona) to Portbou on the Easternmost tip of the Pyrenean mountains.
Page # 22 of the Album Catalunya, shows 10 views of Costa Brava, as it was in 1933. They're arranged from South (#1) to North (#10)
The first picture is of the town of Blanes seen from a window of the castle, looking Southwest.

For most Northern European youngsters, Lloret de Mar is a synonymous of "sun, drink and sex". But back in the thirties, it used to be a quite neat sea town, with nice places.
It still is, if you know it and avoid summer. I've spent some wonderful Fall evenings there...
Let's see how it looked eighty years ago:

Hello allbody,

I like this topic, and I must to say you that I'm from Catalonia and my english is not so good, sorry. In next days I would like to publish some images from the first quarter of XXth. My avatar, it is the first image as follow:



It is dedicated at the Catalan Language Day's and reproduces and Victor Hugo sentence's that says: The nation that keeps his language keeps the keys of their prison. From 1916.

I hope you enjoy with this stamp and I would like to thanks Cursus for his great job here and information.

Two cinderellas for Cursus!

First of all to welcome Melic, although I would suggest him a proper introduction on the "Introduce yourself" thread. He will be a worthy partner in this thread, as I'm sure he has a very good Catalan cinderellas collection. At least, judging for the times I've been outbid by him on Internet auctions...
I'm glad that the present step in the world, of Catalan Nation has also a reflect in SCF membership. I look forward for some more friends to come.
Just to complete his translation of the cinderella that has to be his avatar: "The slave nation, that keeps their language, keeps the keys of their prison. Victor Hugo - Catalan Language Day - Barcelona, January 1st, 1916".
Catalonia, is still an slave nation, let's hope that not for long...

As for Malamute's cinderellas. The first one remembers the Catalan fight against Napoleon army in the 1808-1814 war; while the second, showing a harvester, makes a reference to Catalan anthem: "The harvesters" based on a popular 17 century song, about the 1640-1652 Separation war, against Spain.
The translation would be:

Left & right: "Triumphant Catalonia" (the first two words of our anthem)
Upper: The harvesters
Lower: "Good sickle stroke!"

1937 cinderella, issued by "Estat Català" a pro-independence Catalan party, to raise money for war-injured care.

Thanks to malamute67 and Cursus for your words. And thanks Cursus for your suggestions and I think the explanations you gave about my avatar (if it's possible)are very accurate.

I'd like to show you a stamp that I like .. I refer to the stamp the opening of the Palace of Catalan Music in 1908. I think it's rare and I've only seen that I have and there are two colors. I put one of the pictures.
The Palau de la Musica Catalana was and is a symbol of Catalonia. The 50 was an intense demolish it by the Franco government but luckily was saved ..
For up to the arena to climb two floors. Domenech I Montaner, the architect (modernist architect and recovery of Romanesque art in Catalonia and, Catalan politician), so was able to give the necessary light inside the Palace. It is located on a site surrounded by irregular narrow streets and terraced church. A large skylight in the ceiling and large windows over the church were about to give the necessary light.
In the stamp we can see Orfeo with his seven-stringed lyre even as the muses would give.
Hope you like it.

Well, the Palau de la Música Catalana is "the home" of the Orfeó Català, the best known Catalan singer society:





The text of the cinderella says: "Founded in 1891, it has worked tirelessly for art and country (Catalonia) under the direction of Master Millet"

Founded in 1891, as said, by the Master singer Lluis Millet I Pagès(el Masnou, 1867 - Barcelona, 1941)