ISSUE 181 - January 2, 2026 - Stamp News Online Magazine
The World of Stamps:
Barcelona
By Geir Sør-Reime
Prompted by two recent visits to Barcelona, the capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia, I decided to dive into the philatelic history of the region and the city. The arms of the province of Barcelona were featured on a
1962 stamp.
Catalonia covers an area of 12,400 square miles and has a population of approximately 7 million. It was established as an autonomous community within the Kingdom of Spain in 1979, the first area to receive autonomy after the fall of . . .
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