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Andorra (Spanish post)29th April 1974 - "Sculpture"
design : unknown
printer: Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (FNMT) - Spain
Like the French post office, Andorra's Spanish post office has chosen a polychrome wooden virgin from the Romanesque period to illustrate the theme of "Sculpture".
This virgin appears on the first stamp (2 pesetas) and represents La Verge d'Ordino (The Virgin of Ordino) which is located in the church of Sant Corneli i Sant Cebrià in Ordino. This 44-cm virgin is the smallest in the Principality and dates from the late 11th and early 12th centuries.
image source Wikimedia Commons
The second stamp (8 pesetas) represents the Creu de les set banves [Creu dels set
braços], the seven-branched cross.
braços], the seven-branched cross.
image source Ibolli
This Gothic cross with seven branches dates from the 16th century. It is located on the road between Prats and Meritxell. There is a legend associated with it, which you can read on the website of the Andorra Tourist Office.
