Spain, Alfonso XIII, 10 Centimos, 1899
Spain · 1899 · 10 Centimos
This definitive stamp features a left-facing portrait of the young King Alfonso XIII as a boy. The design, known as the 'Cadet' type, shows the monarch in his military academy uniform. The denomination '10 CENTIMOS' is at the bottom, with 'ESPAÑA' inscribed at the top.
Issued during the regency of his mother, Maria Christina of Austria, this stamp represents a period of political transition in Spain following the loss of its last major colonies in the Spanish-American War of 1898.
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