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Personalities. Andres Laguna (physician).

Spain. 1967. Personalities. Andres Laguna (physician). 25.00 pt. SG* 1852. MNH

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Andrés Laguna, also known as Andreas Laguna or Andreas Lágunas, was a prominent physician, pharmacist, and humanist during the Renaissance period. He was born in Segovia, Spain, in 1499 and lived during the 16th century. Andrés Laguna passed away in 1559 in Rome, leaving behind a significant legacy as a respected physician, translator, and humanist …

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Spain. 1967. Personalities. Maimonides (physician and philosopher)

Spain. 1967. Personalities. Maimonides (physician and philosopher). 4.00 pt. SG* 1851. MNH

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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 …

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Spain. 1965. History of Discovery and Conquest of America. 5th series

Spain. 1965. History of Discovery and Conquest of America. 5th series. SG* 1738-1745. Full set. MNH

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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 …

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Spain. 1956. Hungarian Children Relief.

Unexpected help from Franco’s Spain to Hungarian Uprising

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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, …

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Spain. 1955. Christmas. El Greco. "The Holy Family"

Spain. 1955. Christmas. El Greco. “The Holy Family”

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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 …

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