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Islandia

YEAR 1939

This pair of of manuscript (hand made, not printed) cards was made by Antonio Raggio for the 11th Congreso de la Union Postal Universal (World Postal Congress) Exposition Filatelica Internacional, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1939.

On one of the two cards there is a map of Iceland, with decoration of Icebergs and the sea, around it. On the other card there is a description of the country, superimposed over the face of an Icelandic sailor.

Raggio received an award for a collection of cards he made for the event, presented by La Sociedad Filatelica Argentina. The cards were likely planned to be models for the issue of stamps. In the case of Iceland, at least, this did not happen.


Technical data

Scope:

Iceland

Year:

1939

Author:

Antonio Raggio

Size:

32,7 x 21,6 cm.

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