Spain King Alfonso XIII, 1898

Spain · 1898 · 10c

This definitive stamp features a left-facing portrait of the boy king, Alfonso XIII, as a child. The design is enclosed within an ornate oval frame, with the denomination '10 CENTIMOS' at the bottom and 'ESPAÑA' at the top.

Issued during the regency of his mother, Maria Christina of Austria, this stamp circulated during the Spanish-American War of 1898, a pivotal event that marked the end of the Spanish Empire's colonial power.