UNITED KINGDOM - 1932: An 1 centime grey-black postage stamp showing Old Sanctuary of Our Lady of Meritxell, the patron saint of Andorra. The original dated from the late 12th century. However, the chapel in which it was housed burned down on September 8 1972, and the statue was destroyed

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Andorra as Independent state in the Pyrenees under the joint suzerainty of France and Spain on the southern slope of the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain. Andorra was subject to the joint control of France and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel and paid annual tribute to both. 100 Centimos=1 Peseta, 100 Centimes=1 Franc. All this postage stamps, as a physical objects, is part of a private collection owned by the author of the image

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Size: 5300px × 3500px
Location: Andorra
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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