Spain postage stamps year 1930 – 1940

Spain postage stamps year 1930 – 1940 MH/Used

Spain issued a wide range of postage stamps during the 1930 to 1940 decade, covering various themes, political changes, and historical events. Key highlights include:

• Early 1930s stamps featured King Alfonso XIII until the proclamation of the Spanish Republic in 1931.
• Definitive stamps of the Republic (1931-1939) included portraits of prominent figures and republican symbols, with perforations typically 12½ or 14.
• Overprinted stamps and special issues reflected the political upheaval and civil war period (1936-1939).
• Stamps were designed and engraved by notable artists such as José López Sánchez Toda.
• Denominations ranged broadly and designs included monarchs, allegorical figures, architecture, and commemorative issues.
• Production was done by the Spanish Royal Mint (Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre).
• Early 1940s stamps continued some republican motifs but shifted after the Spanish Civil War victory to Francoist themes.

Collectors recognize this era as a richly varied period capturing Spain’s political and historical transformation, with many stamps catalogued in major stamp catalogues like Scott, Michel, and Edifil.