Barcelona & Catalonia Cinderellas

Going back to the 1933 Catalunya Album, the Christopher Columbus monument, lying on the old harbour, it was erected in 1888 to commemorate the 400 anniversary of America's Discovery. The monument is due to Gaietà Buigues and the iron statue itself was done by Pere Fages. Columbus ("Colom" in Catalan), stands on an orbs placed upon a Doric column. Inside there's a lift (currently, out of order) and the view, just under the statue, is very nice.

The cinderella rates not amongst the best of the album...

Following the issue of Colom, I show a cinderella made in 1892 when they celebrated 400 years of the discovery of America. It was also that year of 1492 when Columbus came, perhaps, from Pals Beach (Costa Brava) with his ships.

A very nice cindy (I was sure that Melic should have a treasure in old Catalan cinderellas!). Perhaps the oldest showing a Barcelona view?
As for the statement of Columbus sailing to America from Pals harbour, on the Catalan coast and not from Palos de Moguer on the Spanish Andalusian one; it's hard to say, as it is the true nationality of Columbus... Too much to argue about...

Melic.....inspite of the faults, that is a wonderful-looking label. I really enjoy the simple designs, always have done. Lovely.

Londonbus1

That cinderella is the oldest I have seen showing a Barcelona view.And I bought it despite the faults and I have never seen a similar stamp. Thank's for your words Cursus and Londonbus1.

international ESPERANTO congress Barcelona 1909...

I already knew the first Esperanto cinderella, but the second one is new to me, and very nice. We are putting together a good bunch of old Catalan cinderellas.

NOTE:You can find full information on these two cinderellas on this November issue of "Revista de Filatelia"

I don't know if it was already in the thread, but I love this stamp ….Civil war anti-fascist stamp of Tortosa (1937)

Another 'Wow' item, Malamute ! Lovely simple design and unique Perfs.
How can I find some of this stuff for sale ? How to search ?
Or should I just hop on a plane to Barcelona ?

Drooling Londonbus !

Are two cinderellas of different value...(i bougth them for 12€),and you can find them at the most popular shop online...

On stamp # 21/10 of the Album Catalunya, we see a boulevard named (on the stamp)"Avinguda 14 d'Abril" (14th April Ave.) and a "spiky house" right on the middle.
The street is what today we call "Avinguda Diagonal" (Diagonal Ave.). A very proper name, as it cuts diagonally the "new town" street grill. Built after demolition of city walls in 1854.
But it has had many names since its birth (on paper)in 1867:

.- 1867/1874: Gran Via Diagonal
.- 1874/1922: Avenida de Argüelles (Spanish, long time ago forgotten, politician)
.- 1922/1924: Avinguda de la Nacionalitat Catalana (Catalan Nationhood)
.- 1924/1931: Av. Alfonso XIII (king of Spain 1886/1931)
.- 1931/1939: Av. 14 d'abril (date of proclamation of the Spanish and Catalan republics)
.- 1939: Gran Via Diagonal
.- 1939/1979: Av. Generalisimo Franco (Spanish dictator, 1939/1975)
.- 1979 to day: Avinguda Diagonal

The house in the middle is Terrades House (known as "The house of the spikes" by Catalans) which was built in 1905 by Josep Puig I Cadafalch. It's a Modernist building.





On the back, you can see the Sagrada Familia Temple Belfries.

Well, I'm enjoying the contributions that everyone does. It was a real discovery for me. Today I uploaded some pictures of some old cinderelas I be around 1860, maybe from early "Renaixença" (Renaissance). Are catalan in spirit but also made in Spanish (Catalan Closing - "Cierre Catalanista"). Used for closure of the envelopes.If anyone has more information I would appreciate...






Views of two towns on the Costa Brava.

These are very interesting. They're labels for closing envelopes or folded letter. The inscription "Cierre Catalanista" is curious; because, as Melic correctly points, is a Catalan Nationalist claim, stemming from the National Catalan Awakening period (in Catalan, Renaixença=Rebirth)which started in 1834 with the "Oda a la Pàtria" by Bonaventura Carles Aribau, and which is very much alike other European nationalist movements: German, Italian, Czech, Slavic, Polish, and so.

But, it's written Spanish, either because the printer was illiterate on his own language (as only Spanish was taught at schools) or as he did not dare to print a public document in Catalan (as Catalan use has been prosecuted many times). This is a prove of being quite old, as later cinderellas are printed normally in Catalan.

Just to end saying that Arenys de Mar is not a town in the Costa Brava, which starts some 30 km North.

To repair my mistake, here's the right one: The door to the Costa Brava:

Current false stamps that have circulated,as good.One day we will be able to use its own postage stamps of CATALUNYA!