THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS ON THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF FRANCO’S SPAIN.

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https://doi.org/10.7203/scripta.23.28292

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Abstract: For Franco’s regime, as for most governments worldwide, stamps were a symbol of sovereignty and carriers of historical and spiritual values because they were an expression of an autonomous national entity. Through its Plan Iconográfico Nacional (National Iconographic Scheme), Franco’s regime shaped the image of Spain as shown on postage stamps. The scheme established a series of preferences about what should be - and, therefore, what should not be - on postage stamps. This paper will review the representations on postage stamps of the Catholic Monarchs during Francoism. Due to their direct link with Spain’s imperial past, the Monarchs were essential and emblematic characters of Franco’s dictatorial regime, which used them as reminders to the Spanish people of the most glorious period of Spain’s history. This strategy was meant to provide historical references to legitimize the new state established by Franco in the eyes of public opinion.

 

Keywords: philately, Spain, postage stamps, francoism, Catholic Monarchs

 

 

Resum: Per al règim de Franco, com per a la majoria dels governs del món, els segells eren un símbol de sobirania i portadors de valors històrics i espirituals, perquè eren expressió d’una entitat nacional autònoma. A través del seu Plan Iconográfico Nacional, el règim de Franco va donar forma a la imatge d’Espanya tal com es mostra en els segells postals. L’esquema establia una sèrie de preferències sobre el que hauria d’estar -i, per tant, el que no hauria d’estar- en els segells postals. Ara revisem les representacions dels Reis Catòlics als segells del franquisme. Pel vincle amb el passat imperial d’Espanya, els monarques van ser personatges essencials i emblemàtics del règim de Franco, que els va utilitzar per recordar al poble un període gloriós de la història. L’estratègia pretenia proporcionar referències històriques per a legitimar el nou Estat de Franco als ulls de l’opinió pública.

 

Paraules clau: filatèlia, Espanya, segells postals, franquisme, Reis Catòlics

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Guillermo Navarro Oltra, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

Ph.D. of Arts at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM). Associate Professor of Graphic Design at the College of Art of the UCLM in Cuenca and in between 2014-2023was the director of the Master in Printmaking and Graphic Design of the UCLM and the National Coin and Stamp Factory-Royal Mint House (FNMT-RCM) in Madrid. He has directed and participated in several research projects and has been editor of the three volumes of 'Autorretatos del Estado. El sello postal en España' (Self-portraits of the State. The Spanish Postage Stamp) (2015), and curated at the Museo Casa de la Moneda the exhibitions 'El sello postal en España' (The Spanish Postage Stamp) (2016) and 'Manolo Prieto y la medalla' (Manolo Prieto and the Medal) (2021). His most recent publication is La invención de Guinea Ecuatorial en la España de Franco: una visión colonialista a través de los sellos de correos’ (The invention of Equatorial Guinea in Franco's Spain: a colonialist vision through postage stamps) (2022).

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2024-05-28

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Navarro Oltra, G. (2024). THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS ON THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF FRANCO’S SPAIN. SCRIPTA. Revista Internacional De Literatura I Cultura Medieval I Moderna, 23(23), 175–191. https://doi.org/10.7203/scripta.23.28292
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