The Stamp on the
mini sheet on the cover depicts Easter Procession in Alcañiz. The mini sheet
depicts The Holy Week procession (drummers) before calvary and Torre del
Homenage (14th century) of the Castillo de Calatravos. Border depicts buildings
(bell towers etc) of Alcañiz town.
The cover itself
depicts the beautiful Town Hall (1565-1570), built in the main square, forming
an angle to the Gothic Lonja. Both buildings were declared historical monument
in 1931.
The ExFilna
National Stamp Exhibition was held in Alcañiz, a town and municipality in
the province of Teruel, in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. The town
is located on the banks of the river Guadalope. Alcañiz is the unofficial
capital of the Lower Aragon historical region. Its distance from Teruel, the
provincial capital, is 149 kilometres and from Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon,
105 kilometres.
Thank you Merja
for this lovely FDC.
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