| SPAIN.
Thermal ATM issues 2OO2 |
T64
(72) |
| Historic
ships (2). THE SCHOONER "SANTA EULALIA" (M.M.B.-C.D.M.) |
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Date
of issue :
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May 2002 (1st.
known date : 22.05.02, Philat. Serv.) |
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47 x 26 mm.
- Format type 3 |
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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 |
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2+2 (Epelsa
with 5 and 4 digits small and large) |
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0,01
€ to 99,99 € / Set Phil.S.: 0,20-0,25-0,50 € |
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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
of labels |
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| Click
on the image to enlarge it |
Second issue of the ATM
set dedicated to the historic ships.
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In
January
1919, a small schooner with three masts that was named Carmen
Flores in honour of the daughter of the ship owner Pascual Flores,
was launched on the beach of Torrevieja. The history of this ship
is the history of the last period of the Spanish sailing fleet and
cabotage along its coasts.
For a decade the Carmen
Flores was a pure sailing boat, dedicated to Mediterranean cabotage,
though it also made two journeys to the island of Cuba.
In 1928 the ship
was given an auxiliary engine, lost a mast and was used as a motorsailer
for many years, first as Puerto de Palma (1931) and
as of 1936 as Cala San Vicenç. |
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In
1975, when most of the ships of its class and period had been lost
or destroyed, it began to work as an auxiliary ship of a company doing
underwater work, now under the name Sayremar Uno. The Maritime
Museum of Barcelona bought it by auction in 1997.
First, all types of historical
and technical information were gathered, and in 1998 the restoration
process began, conserving as much as possible.
The Santa Eulalia,
as it has been renamed in honour of the co-patron saint of the city, will
be the flagship of the Maritime Museum of Barcelona, but it is also
intended that it will be the ambassador of the city and of the country
on the world's seas.
The official presentation
of the Schooner Santa Eulalia was held at the Salt Route
Regatta, which left the port of Barcelona on April 12th,
2001. |
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The current ATM issue
was possible thanks to the collaboration of Museu Marítim
de Barcelona (M.M.B.), and its Centre de Documentació
Marítima (C.D.M.).
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