Spanish commemorative airmail stamp from the Descubrimiento de América issue of 29 September 1930, depicting Vicente Yáñez Pinzón. The portrait represents one of the Pinzón brothers who captained a vessel during Christopher Columbus’s first voyage.
Catalogue: Edifil 553. Country: Spain. Year: 1930. Service: Correo Aéreo para Europa. Denomination: 30 céntimos. Colour: brown. Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd., London. Printing: recess printing (calcografía). Perforation: 12½ (standard issue). Watermark: none.
Condition: Mint Lightly Hinged (MLH). Original gum with a small light hinge-related trace near the upper central reverse. Good centring, attractive brown colour and generally complete perforations; no major paper faults evident.
Collection Grade: 4/5. Investment Grade: 1/5. AllCollect collection valuation: €1.25. Collection decision: KEEP. Object ID: S318.
