Spain, 1851 (2 reales, red)
A young queen in profile in an oval of lettering, printed in red.
Illustration of a historical stamp for learning, shown at screen size. Not valid for postage.
How to read it
No country name: Spanish words (CORREOS, DOS REALES) around Queen Isabella II.
- 1CERTFDO: registered
- 2DOS REALES
- 3CORREOS
- Inscription
- CERTFDO · DOS REALES · CORREOS · 1851
- Meaning
- CERTFDO is short for certificado, registered; DOS REALES is two reales; CORREOS means posts. No country name.
- Issued by
- Spain
- Today
- Spain Flag of Spain
- Year
- 1851. Issued 1851.
- Made by
- Bartolomé Tomás Coromina Subirá (stamp designer and engraver, died 1867)
One fact
The 1851 stamps put Isabella II in an oval with the lettering all around it; the 2 reales was for registered letters.
Source and public-domain rule
Spain, creators died more than 80 years ago. Spain’s historical term of life + 80 years applies to authors who died before 1987; the named creators, Bartolomé Tomás Coromina Subirá (died 1867), died long before 1946. For authors who died before 7 December 1987, Spanish law keeps the term of the 1879 law: life of the author plus 80 years (Royal Legislative Decree 1/1996, fourth transitional provision; Law of 10 January 1879, Art. 6). Every named designer and engraver of the stamp died before 1 January 1946. Legal sources: Real Decreto Legislativo 1/1996 (intellectual property law), disposición transitoria cuarta, Ley de 10 de enero de 1879 de propiedad intelectual, Art. 6.
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