Spain 1983 Philatelic Cover

A bright and exciting modern celebration of philately in Spain, canceled 1983.

Just a cover for tourists (neither bright, nor exciting!) with common cheap stamps. Worth, nothing.

I recall when I was a nipper, (1950's) my brother went to Spain in an Air Corps trip, he sent us similar envelopes, and Postcards with embroidered
Spanish dancers, they fascinated me.

Thank you rod222. I appreciate your positive comments and sharing your memories. As with most things, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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On this case is realy true that "beauty" is on the eye of the beholder...If you can "beauty" on animal torture...

The stamps in the original post were issued for the FIFA World Cup finals held in Spain from 13 June until 11 July 1982. The qualifying matches for these finals began in 1980.

Correos, the Spanish postal authority, issued 10 stamps in the run up to the finals. The final four stamps were issued in miniature sheets that showed the arms of the 14 towns and cities where the matches played.

Correos issued the first two stamps on 23 May 1980. The stamps had face values of 8 and 19 pesetas. The 8-pesetas stamp shows a football game in progress with players from two teams and a referee. The 19-pesetas stamp shows the match ball against corner flags.



Issue: Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol, "España 82,"
Edifil nrs.: 2570-2571,
Date of issue: 23 May 1980,
Stamp size: 40.9 x 28.8 mm.,
Perforation gauge: 13¼,
Printing process: photogravure,
Printer: F.N.M.T. (Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre),
Numbers printed: 8 pta: 10,000,000, 19 pta: 10,000,000.

Correos issued the second set of stamps advertising "España '82" on 2 May 1981. The stamps with face values of 12 and 30 pesetas show two action moments from a football match. On the 12-pesetas stamp, a player in the red jersey of the Spanish national team and player from the opposing team try to head the ball. On the 30-pesetas a player in the Spanish jersey attempts a shot at goal. Both stamps show the official logo of a ball with a tail in the colours of the Spanish flag giving the appearance of the ball moving at speed.



Issue: Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol, "España 82,"
Edifil nrs.: 2613-2614,
Date of issue: 2 May 1981,
Stamp size: 40.9 x 28.8 mm. (12 pta), and 28.8 mm. x 40.9 mm. (30 pta),
Perforation gauge: 13¼,
Printing process: photogravure,
Printer: F.N.M.T.,
Numbers printed: 12 pta: 10,000,000, 30 pta: 10,000,000.

Correos issued the third set of two stamps celebrating "España '82" on 24 February 1982. A 14-pesetas stamp depicted the official publicity poster for the finals of the 1982 FIFA World Cup designed by Joan Miró. The 33-peseta stamp depicted the FIFA World Cup Trophy handed to the tournament winners since 1974 casting the official tournament logo as shadow.



Issue: Copa Mundial de Fútbol, "España 82,"
Edifil nrs.: 2644-2645,
Date of issue: 24 February 1982,
Stamp size: 28.8 mm. x 40.9 mm.,
Perforation gauge: 13¼,
Printing process: photogravure,
Printer: F.N.M.T.,
Numbers printed: 14 pta: 10,000,000, 33 pta: 10,000,000.

The final issue took place on 13 June 1982, the opening day of the finals. Four stamps with face values of 9, 14, 33, and 100 pesetas represent a match against the background of the official tournament football: greeting, duel, scoring a goal, and the tournament winners receiving the FIFA World Cup Trophy.



The stamps were issued in two souvenir sheets. Each showed the arms of the towns and cities where the matches were played. There were 17 venues in 14 towns. Madrid, Barcelona and Sévilla each had two venues.


Barcelona, A Coruña, Madrid, Alacant, Gijón, Bilbo, Elx: Edifil nr. 2664.



Vigo, València, Zaragoza, Oviedo, Valladolid, Málaga. Sévilla: Edifil nr. 266.

Issue: Copa Mundial de Fútbol, "España 82,"
Edifil nrs.: 2660-2663 (stamps), 2664-2665 (souvenir sheets)
Date of issue: 13 June 1982,
Stamp size: 28.8 mm. x 40.9 mm.,
Perforation gauge: 13¼,
Printing process: photogravure,
Printer: F.N.M.T.,
Numbers printed: 6,294,213 of each souvenir sheet.

We used to spend one or two long holidays in Spain each year. I especially remember the mascotte "Naranjito" (Orangy) – oranges being grown in many of the areas where the venues were - that popped up everywhere:

Interestingly, there were no venues in La Mancha, where the two fellows at the bottom left of the envelope wandered.