| SPAIN.
Epelsa - Mobba issues 2OO1 |
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Bicentenario
del nacimiento de ALEJANDRO MON. 18O1 - 2OO1 /
Bicentennial
of the birth of ALEJANDRO MON. 18O1 - 2001 |
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Date
of issue :
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July 2001
(
1st know date of use : 16.07.01, Phil. Service ) |
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47 x 27 mm.
- Format type 2 |
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Paper
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Thermal self
adhesive - multicoloured |
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Imprint
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Thermal on
black |
| Imprint
varieties : |
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6 ( Mobba
(1)
and Epelsa 4 (1), 5 (2),
6 (2) digits ) |
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Values
/ Set :
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1
to 999999 PTS / Set
values : 30 - 40 - 75 PTS
( Available printing
varieties and values in the date of issue ) |
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Design
and Printer :
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RCM-FNMT.
Real Casa de la Moneda - Fábrica
Nacional de Moneda y Timbre |
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Printing
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50.000.000 |
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| Click
on the image to enlarge it |
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Alejandro
Mon y Menéndez was born in Oviedo on 26 February 1801
and died in the same city on November 1st. 1882. He was Secretary of the
Treasure many times between 1837 and 1849.
In
politics he was liberal - conservative and acted as a Spanish ambassador
in Vatican and France. Secretary, Senator for life, President of some Mercantile
and Industrial associations ( M.Z.A. Railways
Company among the others ) .... his most important action was the Reformation
of the Tributary tax system in Spain, know as "Reforma Tributaria
de Mon" ( Mon Tributary Reform ), implanted in 1845 during the Narváez
government ( 1844-1846 ) ; this reformation consisted in a eclectic system
of direct and indirect tax applied until 1979, and used nowadays
in some aspects of current Spain tax system. |
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was an outstanding personality in Spanish history and by the Real
Decreto 3455/2000, of 22 december, it was created the Organizing
National Commission of the commemorative acts of the Bicentennial of the
birth of Alejandro Mon y Menéndez. |
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To design this commemorative
ATM label and the logo of the Commission, a detail of the Coat
of Arms placed in the Treasury Office in Madrid ( formerly Casa
de la Aduana -customs house- ) has been chosen.
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| Commemorative
maximum card - Bicentenario del nacimiento de Alejandro Mon. 1801 -
2001 |
As
for the other ATM issues in Spain, there is no First Day
Covers- FDCs, or commemorative cancellations.
| Other
philatelic issues ... |
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One
year delayed, in February 27th, 2002, Spanish Post issue
also a commemorative stamp. |
Edifil
2573/Yvert 2219/Michel 2465 |
| The
Spanish philately dedicated in 1980 ( June 9 ) one stamp to the Public
treasury during the Borbones period ; on this stamp it appears also
the image of the same Coat of Arms placed in the Madrid Customs
House. |
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