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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Bolivia Airmail stamp. Imaginary portrait of Miguel de Cervantes as no official authenticated portrait Back in Spain, Cervantes spent most of the rest of his life in a manner that contrasted entirely with his decade of action and danger. He would be constantly short of money and in tedious and exacting employment; it would be 25 years before he scored a major literary success with Don Quixote. On his return home he found that prices had risen and the standard of living for many, particularly those of the middle class, including his family, had fallen. The euphoria of Lepanto was a thing of the past. Cervantes's war record did not now bring the recompense he expected. He applied unsuccessfully for several administrative posts in Spain's American empire. The most he succeeded in acquiring was a brief appointment as royal messenger to Oran, Algeria, in 1581. In vain he followed Philip II and the court to Lisbon in newly annexed Portugal. |
| Face value | 1400 bolivianos |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BO 658 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BO C230 Yvert et Tellier BO PA211 Stanley Gibbons BO 724 |
| Stamp colour | Grey green / Olive brown |
| Stamp use | Airmail stamp |
| Print run | 1000000 |
| Issue date | 13/10/1961 |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Printed by | Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre |
| Perforation | 13 |
| Height | 33.00 mm |
| Width | 33.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
