Spain, Alfonso XIII, Postage Stamp
Spain · 1889 · 5 Cts.
This definitive stamp features a portrait of the young King Alfonso XIII as a child. The design, commonly known as the 'Pelón' (Baldy) issue, is one of the most iconic of his early reign, showing the monarch in profile facing left within an ornate oval frame.
Issued during the regency of his mother, Maria Christina of Austria, this stamp represents a period of political stability in Spain before the turmoil of the Spanish-American War.
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