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Europe-Spain-Benidorm This card has a look of the 1970s about it. But it is really like this right now. Spend a nice few days here in October and the weather was great. Not full of tourist attractions, but great for just relaxation. |
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| Spain seems to issue a number of tourist related stamps . I had one previous with flip flops. Here we have sun glasses. The cancellation was on the bottom of the card.. ... |
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Europe-Spain-Benalmadena Spend a lovely evening here overlooking the harbour. In fact it was an exact replica of this picture postcard. |
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| The Spanish Post Office , postmarked the end of this card and not the top. |
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Europe-Spain-Malaga "Women with raised arms " One of my favourite pictures from the Picasso museum in Malaga. Painted in Paris 1936. |
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| Posted locally in a Post box . |
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Europe-Spain-Malaga I have been to Malaga before briefly. So this time visited the Picasso Museum. One of the travelling exhibitions was Andy Warhol. So I only new a certain about this guy and I had to have this card of one of his famous paintings Campbell's soups that I used to have many years ago. |
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| Posted at a post box in the town. A standard Definitive stamp. |
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Europe-Spain-Costa del Sol I could not resist this card. The sunshine coast and a popular tourist spot. It shows all the resorts in the right order. |
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| The Spanish postmark was on the bottom of this card so as it went through the Irish sorting office they postmarked the stamp. Not the first time I have seen this. |
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Europe-Spain-Cordoba This is the Castle of Cordoba also known as the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos. This is also a World Heritage Site. I did not visit the interior as I could not find the entrance and gave up in the heart. !! |
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| I suspect that all the mail posted in Cordoba is processed in Seville , looking at the postmark that is on this card. The stamp was purchased from the excellent Philatelic counter in Cordoba. |
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Europe-Spain-Cordoba This is the Cathedral Mosque of Cordoba one of the most important buildings in Spain and a World Heritage Site. Very different in ways and a great site to visit. |
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| This is a beautiful mini block of a painting by Eduardo Arrovo. Showing two painters with their faces covered in paint. They have no eyes , blind to what they are doing. A very famous Spanish painter. |
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Europe-Spain-Cordoba This is the famous Roman bridge in Cordoba built in the first century, though it has been reconstructed many times. |
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| I dont put many too many souvenir sheets on my cards but this one is beautiful. Showing a plaza in Madrid. |
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Europe-Spain-Andalucia I love map cards and I should buy more. This is showing Andalucia famous for Flamingo dancing. Very popular with tourists. |
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| The large stamp showing the King of Spain Felipe VI, very large stamp and on silver background. A beautiful stamp and great to have such a modern photograph . |
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Europe-Spain-Seville This is the Salon de Embajadores , Mudejar Palace , the REal Alcazar de Seville. An amazing sight. I spend some extra time in this room . |
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| A very clear postmark of Seville . Got this stamp at the main Post office in Seville. |
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Europe-Spain-Seville Here is another view of Plaza de Espana . There were in fact a number of tourists taking a boat trip. Though in August it is very hot. |
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| In Spain the Tobacco shops all sell stamps. This current one is mostly sold in those shops. It is self adhesive and covers the rate for Europe |
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Europe-Spain-Seville Showing the Cathedral in Seville. An amazing building both outside and inside. This is also a World Heritage Site. |
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| This stamps is unusual in that it is on very thick paper and has the feeling of a stamp made of wood. |
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Europe-Spain-Seville This is Plaza de Espana. It is in the Maria Luisa Park in Seville. It was built for the Spanish America Exposition of 1929. A beautiful place to visit with a small lake. |
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| One of the stamps I was able to get at the Post office in Seville. |
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Europe-Spain-Seville One of the great cities of Spain. A majestic place and a beautiful city. This is a view of the Reales Alcazares. The Royal Palace. A World Heritage Site. |
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| I visited the main Post office in Seville and was surprised to find there was no Philatelic section. Well I guess there was , but no stamps. Luckily I was able to find a desk that had a number of different stamps. |
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Europe-Spain-Benidorm My first time here for a few days break . Lovely beach and lots of nearby restaurants. Got lucky with great weather for this time of year. |
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| The Post office only sold stamps in packs . These came in a pack of 5. Limited choice. Single stamps were only available as labels |
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Europe-Spain-Barcelona One of my favourite cities. On this occasion visited the Picasso museum. This is one of Pablo Picasso's famous works "Margot" |
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| I put this Miniature sheet on the back featuring the Cathedral in Barcelona. Not often one sees a Miniature sheet on a postcard. I got this sheet in the Philatelic Section at the main Post office . |
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Europe-Spain-Tarragona I had planned to visit this area many times so at last I got here. It is a train ride down from Barcelona. Here you see the wonderful World Heritage Site of Tarragona which is a Roman Amphitheatre. |
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| I had a nice selection of stamps to use. In Spain most Post offices just issue labels, just like Ireland. A nice touch on the card is the stops on the train down from Barcelona. |
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Europe-France-Paris I have for some time wanted to visit the Musee du Quai Branly in Paris. I had always been to busy. Well this time I managed to find the time. What a wonderful museum and you feel like you are walking through the world of Culture. So much to see. The African and Pacific displays were excellent. |
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| Edward Hopper is an American artist and I gone to see a display in London a few years back. So great to see that France issued a stamp . |
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Europe-Spain-Barcelona I have been to Barcelona more times then I can count. The Casa Batllo I had passed many times, taken photos but never gone inside. So this time I did and took a tour. A fabulous building in so many ways. Part of the World Heritage site of Gaudi. |
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| Finding Post offices with special stamps in Spain is not easy. On a future trip I did manage to find the Head Post office and get a selection of stamps. |
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Europe-Spain-Santiago de Compstela Santiago is in Galicia , north Spain. The Cathedral is so interesting. Inside and out. There is a tremendous atmosphere around the town with quite a spiritual feeling. Very picturesque. The Old town is a World Heritage Site. |
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| A clear Santiago postmark. |
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Europe-Cyprus-Pafos A very old town from the Neolithic period. Very historical but yet yet nice to see in a modern sense. A World Heritage Site. |
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| Even thought this postcard is posted in Pafos, I see the postmark has Nicosia sorting Centre as the Postmark. |
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Europe-Spain-Segovia This is the famous Aqueduct in Segovia. Very impressive and a World Heritage Site. |
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| It is not very often one finds a Triangular stamp. This may be my first on this blog. The most famous ones are from Cape of Good Hope. |
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Europe-Spain-Avila Another World Heritage Site. This is the old Ciudad , the main Settlement at that time . Very well maintained , in great condition. |
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| Posted in Avila with a clear postmark. |
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Europe-Spain-Atapuerca This World Heritage Site, contains the earliest remains of Humans in Europe. Not much to see here except a small museum. The caves were the remains were found were not accessible to tourists when I was here. |
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| Posted in the local Post office. |
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Europe-United Kingdom-England-Matlock Bath The cotton mill here was first built in 1783. This whole area was a part of the Industrial revolution taking place. It is very interesting to see the houses where the local workers lived. The Old factory has some of the original cotton machines and some even in use so you can see what it was like at that time. A World Heritage Site. |
