Spain 1850 Queen Isabella II
Spain · 1850 · 6 Cuartos
This is the first postage stamp issued by Spain, featuring a portrait of Queen Isabella II facing right. The design is simple, with the denomination '6 CUARTOS' at the bottom and 'FRANCO' at the top, indicating postage has been paid. The stamp is typographed in black on grayish paper.
Issued on January 1, 1850, this stamp marked Spain's entry into the postal reform movement that began with Great Britain's Penny Black a decade earlier. It standardized postal rates and simplified the process of sending mail within the country.
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