Barcelona & Catalonia Cinderellas

Salou.... Costa Dorada,sun and beach!

Salou, is a beach resort, 120 km S of Barcelona, very popular amongst people from Northern and Central Spain. The cinderella seem to be from the 1950 decade and shows a Greek ship, as Salou (Port Fangós, or Muddy Harbour) was used since ancient times.

Three more "Volta a Catalunya" cinderellas, for years, 1986, 1987 and 1993.






Authors:

66th ed. (1986) Antoni Tàpies (Barcelona, 1923 - 2012)
67th ed. (1987) Jordi Alumà (Barcelona, 1924)
73th ed. (1993) Montserrat Lahoz

Some more Volta cinderellas for years 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1996.







Authors:
72th ed. (1992) J. Bramona, J. Trias & Co.
74th ed. (1994) Albert Ràfols Casamada (Barcelona, 1923 - 2009)
75th ed. (1995) Joan Pere Viladecans (Barcelona, 1948)
76th ed. (1996) Robert Llimós (Barcelona, 1943)

Civil war....."Help AT War"

Your cinderella can belong to Llorenç del Penedès or to Llorenç d'Hortons (1936-39 name of today Sant Llorenç d'Hortons). Both in Tarragona's lands.

Cinderella issued by the "Club Emprius" (Catalan Socialist Party)to promote Raimon Obiols, whose name is actually, Josep Maria Obiols, (Barcelona, 1940)run for Catalonia Presidency. It was issued around 1984-1992, as he tried unsuccessfully (for him!) to be president on those years.
On the cinderella, there can be seen the XXth century Catalonia presidents. The last one portrayed, Jordi Pujol, was president from 1980 to 2003.
Incidentally, Raimon Obiols is the son of Josep Obiols, who designed the schoolboy cinderella shown before.

Do not need words...actually the best Ambassador OF Catalunya!

Dear friend, I'm sorry to say that what you've shown is neither a cinderella, nor Catalan, in spite of showing something as Catalan as FC Barcelona Stadium.
It's, actually a Spanish personalized stamp, made in Madrid State Printing Works. This stamp would enable a letter to circulate inside the Spanish Kingdom, while a cinderella wouldn't.
Well, actually, nowadays, on the above said "fantasy kingdom", anything affixed to a letter/postcard would enable it to circulate...

I wish a Happy New Year to our SCF friends!

A Happy New Year to you and your family Cursus.

A wish to the Stamp Community for a wonderful year ahead.

As this thread has been inactive since last year, let's continue it. First of all, to say thank you to our followers, as we've now more than 15,000 readings. Surprising!

Let's go ahead with the Album Catalunya stamps. # 21.7 shows the "Arc del Triomf" (Triumph Arch) built in 1888 by Josep Vilaseca, as the main entrance for the Universal Exhibition of that year. Its a red brick arch; for us, it has nothing especially nice, but tourist like to snap at it...
The surroundings haven't changed that much since 1933, but nowadays are mainly skaters who pass under it, as its a pedestrian zone, the pavement is very smooth and the area quite peaceful, except for special events or patriotic days.

We keep on showing Album Catalunya cinderellas with Barcelona views. This time "Rambla de Catalunya" (Catalonia's Boulevard)




It actually shows the intersection Rambla de Catalunya and Carrer de les Corts Catalanes (Catalan Medieval Parliament st) two of the main streets of the late XIX/ early XX centuries Barcelona. It hasn't changed that much since 1933, the big building on the left is the Colisseum Theatre/Cinema, still working. The monument on the center was destroyed on the civil war and its replacement built on the right side outside the crossing point.

Barcelona there is a monument dedicated to Dr.Robert. First, it was installed in University Square. Franco demolished and stowed away in 1940 and after his death in 1985 was restored to a Tetuan Square. Following the line of Cursus I put a label from Segells Catalunya dedicat to this Monument.





Dr.Robert was born in Mexico.Her parents were from Sitges. He studied medicine in Barcelona where he worked as a doctor.He was Major of Barcelona and chaired the first Catalan political party, the Lliga Regionalista (Regionalist League) was founded in 1901. He headed the protest called "closed box" against the Spanish Treasury. He died in 1902 and published in that year the seal as follows:






He was liked by everyone and I think that is shown in this cinderella. Well I hope I have explained it well enough so that they can understand. If not, please help me Cursus. Best regards in this new year!

I should add that the slogans of the cinderella are as following:
segell d'honradesa (at back)
consol del pobre, consol del ric
L'home de be, Dr.Robert

seal integrity (at back)
consolation of the poor, comforting the rich
A good man, Dr.Robert

Just to complete the thread of Dr. Robert, I'm showing an Album de Catalunya cinderella, showing plaça de la Universitat (University sq) as it was in 1910-1940 with the Dr. Robert monument.
In 1940, Franco gave orders of destroying it, as Dr. Robert was a notorious Catalan nationalist. The monument was demolished, but the Josep Llimona sculptures were kept hidden by Barcelona city officials (Miquel Mateu, 1940 Barcelona's major, was a fascist and a Franco's friend; but, nevertheless, a Catalan!) until 1975, after Franco's death, when it was rediscovered. In 1985, it was restored on Tetuan square, as it was not feasible to return to Universitat sq.