(Germering/pcp) The MICHEL Iberian Peninsula 2025 covers the popular regions of Spain and Portugal as well as the issues of the Spanish postal service in Andorra.
Editorial improvements have been made throughout the entire work. The cataloguing of Andorra and Spain, as well as their vending machine stamps, now include references to the withdrawal of the peseta stamps. The expired Escudo vending machine stamps of Portugal have also been supplemented with a corresponding footnote. The editors have also added the validity note to several issues for the Azores.
With a batch of sheet material from Andorra, they also checked the stamp arrangements from the 1980s and 1990s for accuracy. The bird on the MiNo. 27 and 43 express stamps was identified as a bearded vulture. In Portugal, a new variety was discovered that is missing the colour black and therefore the inscriptions. Collectors of automatic stamps benefit from more precise information on the ‘CORREIO AZUL’ overprints. In addition, the Spanish premium sheets have been supplemented with print runs. Once again this year, Portugal and Spain are proving to be prolific areas for collectors. Together, the two countries account for almost 11,000 MICHEL numbers.
Quick info: 966 pages, 9,800 illustrations, 43,100 price evaluations, in colour, hardcover, retail price: £76. ISBN: 978-3-95402-504-6. Available in bookshops and specialist retailers.
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