| SPAIN.
Thermal ATM issues 2OO4 |
T97
(105) |
| 11-M.
Madrid. European Day of Victims of Terrorism |
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Date
of issue :
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April
2004 (1st know date: 06.04.04 / Phil.S.: 14.05.04) |
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47
x 26,5 mm. - Format type 3 |
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Paper
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Thermal
phosphorescent self adhesive |
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process : |
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Offset
and invisible ink |
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Imprint
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Thermal
on black |
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0,01
€ to 99,99 € / Set Ph.S.: 0,27-0,52-0,77
€ |
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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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90104
/ 20.000.000 of labels (approx.) |
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| Click
on the image to enlarge |
It's a special mourning
ATM issue.
The labels has been manufactured again by the RCM-FNMT and, for
the first time, include the printing with invisible ink of the
postal logo in the basis or paper, like the ATM issues manufactured
by SIGNE, S.A.
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European Parliament has declared 11 March the European
Day of Victims of Terrorism. This date will remain etched
in everyone’s mind following the terrible attack perpetrated in
Madrid, and the postal service is showing its support with
the issue of a stamp (issued on April 2nd., 2004),
a booklet of self-adhesive stamps and an ATM,
as a tribute to the victims.
At the end
of March, Correos sent an order to all the post
offices in Spain informing about the reception of this
new issues and asking their priority and exclusive use in all
the shipments until sold out.
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Booklet
with 8 self-adhesive stamps - tariff "A" (inland postal rate). |
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This
brutal attack caused great alarm throughout the international
community, and messages of condemnation, revulsion and indignation
poured in from all corners of the globe.
The President of the European Parliament, the Irishman
Pat Cox, expressed his deepest sadness and feelings of
pain with the following words: “No more bombs, no more deaths.
Together we will end terrorism”. |
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The European governing
body had originally planned to declare 11 September the European
Day of Victims of Terrorism, but the terrible events that occurred
in Madrid led them to change the date to 11 March.
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support and solidarity shown both by ordinary Spanish people and
by national and international bodies and institutions have been
a memorable feature following this act of violence, which has
unfortunately become the largest and most bloody incident ever
suffered in Europe, with 200 people from 17 different countries
dead and more than 1.600 injured. |
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stamp shows a black ribbon symbolising condemnation of
the attack and the fundamental rejection of violence. This symbol
of mourning has been displayed on the screens of all public and
private TV broadcasters, as well as being worn on the lapels of
many people throughout Spain.
In 1997
the postal service issued a stamp featuring a blue ribbon
in condemnation of the kidnapping and murder of Ermua
councillor Miguel Angel Blanco.
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(From
the Correos web site)
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Commemorative
cover with mixed franking ATM and gummed stamp, and the
1st day postmark of the stamp (and not the ATM
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Text: Dia Europeo de las Victimas del terrorismo.
Madrid 2 Abril 2004 / European Day of the Victims
of Terrorism. Madrid April 2nd, 2004 |
| Paper
and design varieties, errors ... |
The adhesive labels of this model, again manufactured by the RCM-FNMT,
show a cyclical manufacture error. The design move downwards
on each label and jump to the starting point each 21 supports.
The images show the 2 extreme positions:
| 1 = 22 |
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| 21 |
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More
information ...
ATM
Web - Spain and Latin American Postal Services: http://www.ateeme.net
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Variable value stamps study group
All rights reserved. This page was created : 13.04.04.
Last updated:
16.10.04
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