Spanish commemorative airmail stamp from the Descubrimiento de América issue of 29 September 1930, depicting Martín Alonso Pinzón. The portrait represents one of the Pinzón brothers who captained a vessel during Christopher Columbus’s first voyage.
Catalogue: Edifil 554. Country: Spain. Year: 1930. Service: Correo Aéreo para Europa. Denomination: 40 céntimos. Colour: blackish blue. Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd., London. Printing: recess printing (calcografía). Perforation: 12½ (standard issue). Watermark: none.
Condition: Mint Never Hinged (MNH). Original gum without hinge traces, confirmed MNH by the collector. Good centring, crisp engraved detail, generally complete perforations and some natural-looking variation in gum texture.
Collection Grade: 4/5. Investment Grade: 1.5/5. AllCollect collection valuation: €1.50. Collection decision: KEEP. Object ID: S319.
