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Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | English language translation of name: State Money and Stamps Factory, Spanish Royal Mint. Abbreviation known by: FNMT or, since Royal title granted, FNMT-RCM. First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1889 for Spain. Main printing process(es): Litho, gravure, recess, thermography Basque pelota (pilota or eusko pilota in Basque, pelota vasca in Spanish, is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat or a basket, against a wall (frontón in Spanish, pilotaleku or pilota plaza in Basque, frontó in Catalan, fronton in French) or, more traditionally, with two teams face to face separated by a line on the ground or a net. Their roots can be traced to the Greek and other ancient cultures, but in Europe they all derive from tennis |
| Face value | 50 Pesetas |
| Catalog code (Michel) | ES 1475 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | ES 1243 |
| Stamp colour | black blue / violet blue |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 6000000 |
| Issue date | 23/04/1964 |
| Print technique | recess |
| Printed by | Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre F.N.M.T. |
| Perforation | comb 13 x 12¾ |
| Height | 41.00 mm |
| Width | 26.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |