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Maimonides, also known as Moses ben Maimon or Rambam, was a prominent Jewish philosopher, physician, and scholar who lived during the 12th century. He was born in Cordoba, Spain, in 1135, and later moved to Egypt, where he spent the majority of his life. Maimonides passed away in 1204 in Cairo, Egypt, leaving a lasting …
25c – Don Fadrique de Toledo – (21 November 1537 – 11 December 1583), was a commander in the Spanish army during the Eighty Years’ War. 70c – Padre Jode de Anchieta (19 March 1534 – 9 June 1597) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in the second half of …
Spain. 1967. Spanish provincisl costumes. SG* 1825-1836. Full set. MNH
Anniversaries of the Franco’s uprising and of the end of the Civil war were the regular topics of Spanish Franco-period stamps. This set, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the end of the Civil War was especially pompous – showing all achievements which the rergime wanted to show to its people and to the outside …
In 1956 in Hungary happened a popular uprising against the current government, installed by Soviet forces. The uprising lasted 12 days and left thousands of people killed and wounded. Almost a quoter million of Hungarians fled into the exile. USSR invasion and occupation of Hungary left to an international condemnation. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, …
Unexpected help from Franco’s Spain to Hungarian Uprising Read More »
The usual propaganda stamps from the Franco’s era – annual Christmas stamp emphasizing tranditional catholic values. This time dedicated to the El Greco’s painting “The Holy Family with Saint Anne and Saint John“. El Greco (1541-1614) produced this painting at about the year 1600. Original is held at the Museo del Prado in Madrid. IOt’s …
Spain. 1955. Christmas. El Greco. “The Holy Family” Read More »
West Berlin. 1979. The 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Moses Mendelsohn – Philosopher.