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Stamp of the Mahra Sultanate of Qishn and Socotra; 1967; commemorative stamp of the issue "Paintings"; The short-living Sultanate (existed 1963-1967) marks the time immediately before the independence of this territory from Great Britain (British "Protectorate of Aden") and the establishment of the Communist Era in South Yemen.; As stamp motive is depicted a detail of the painting "Peasants at table" (other title: "The Farmer's Lunch"; Spanish Original title: "El Almuerzo de campesinos") by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazguez (1599-1660).; This painting was created ca. in 1618/1619 in the style of the genre painting of the 17th century (combination of "conversation peace" and "still life") and is contemporary located in the "Museum of Fine Arts" ("Szépművészeti Múzeum") in Budapest or in the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg (both museums claimed to have the original).; May how it be, this painting belongs in each case to the early works of the artist.; This stamp was postmarked by CTO.
Stamp: Nichel: No. 53A; Yvert & Tellier: No. 7F
Color: multicolored
Watermark: none
Nominal value: 100 FILS

Postage validity: from 1967
date QS:P,+1967-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1967-00-00T00:00:00Z/9

Stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 54.5 x 34.0 mm

Diego Velázquez  (1599–1660)  wikidata:Q297 q:en:Diego Velázquez
 
Diego Velázquez
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Birth name: Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
Description Spanish painter, artist and visual artist
Date of birth/death 6 June 1599 Edit this at Wikidata 6 August 1660 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Seville Madrid
Work location
Seville (1611–1622); Naples (1630–1631); Rome (1636–1637); Rome (1629–1630); Madrid (1622–1660); Italy (1649–1651); Venice (1629) Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q297
institution QS:P195,Q840886
Date (first issue of the stamp)
Source scan of original
Author Postal administration of the Mahra Sultanate of Qishn and Socotra
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Public domain This work was created in Yemen and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired according to Yemeni Law as of 2012 (English translation) (details). This work meets one of the following conditions:
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    The original painting
  • The artist around 1630 (painting in the "Capitoline Museums" in Rome (Italy)
    The artist around 1630 (painting in the "Capitoline Museums" in Rome (Italy)
  • The location of this painting, the museum in Budapest in 2009
    The location of this painting, the museum in Budapest in 2009
Picture description D.Velazguez "Peasants at table"
First day of issue
Publisher Postal administration of the Mahra Sultanate of Qishn and Socotra
Design Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (1599-1669) (creator of the depicted artwork)
Printer "Bradbury Wilkinson", London (very probably, because "Format International Secrity Printers" was firstly established on and initially only active for the Yemen Arab Republic. Before, the stamps of the "Aden protectorate" were printed among others at Wilkinson.)
Printing technique Offset printing
Circulation 5,000,000
Perforation Comb perforation, K 12
MICHEL Nr. Jemen (Südjemen), Aden-Protektorate (AD-MS), Nr. 53A

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