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My philatelic exhibit
 
      My Palmares
      My Index and Introduction of my exhibit
      My favourite sheets
      My TOP-10 (the best pieces)
 
     

Palmares - FIP

Index
          
1998 Portugal - FIP  
  The Conquest of the Horizon (1492)  
 

Today, we live history in real time but most of all, we are conscius that Mankind lives a common history. Up to 1491 men lived in societies whose destinities were separated by reciprocal ignorance. When Columbus sighted for the first time the shores of America, he did not only see the small horizon of an island, he discovered the vast horizon of the planets of all men.
       
Act I Two Old Worlds.
  1.1. The "classic" World.
  1.2. The unknown World.
   
Act II An Old Horizon
  2.1. The old horizon.
  2.2. The changeover.
  2.3. The new ideas.
   
Act III The man.
  3.1. Christopher Columbus.
  3.2. The Monarchs.
   
Act IV The Enterprise.
  4.1. The Columbus´project.
  4.2. The first support.
  4.3. The experts and the warriors.
  4.4. The seamen and their ships.
   
Act V A New Horizon.
  5.1. The first voyages.
  5.2. The first land.
  5.3. The glory of discoverer.
   
Act VI Other horizons.
  6.1. Following voyages.
  6.2. Other explorers.
  6.3. The sunset.
   
 
My favourite sheets
     
 
     
 
     
     
The texts of the sheets are in spanish
 
  FIP GOLD MEDAL + SPECIAL PRIZE  
     
1997 San Francisco, USA - FIP  
  LARGE VERMEIL + SPECIAL PRIZE  
     
1996 Istambul - FIP  
  LARGE VERMEIL  
     
1993 Río Janeiro - FIP  
  VERMEIL  
     
1992 Granada - FIP  
  LARGE VERMEIL  
     
1992 Genova - FIP  
  LARGE VERMEIL  
     
1990 Auckland, N.Z. FIP  
  VERMEIL  
     
     

National Palmares

 
     
1992 Exfilna'92 - Valladolid  
  GOLD MEDAL  
     
1990 Filatem'90 - Palencia  
  NATIONAL GOLD MEDAL  
     
1990 Exfilna'90 - Zaragoza  
  LARGE VERMEIL  
   
 
 
 

  

My Top 10

 
  

The best and favourite pieces of my Columbus' collection
   

 
2c Columbian 1893: 5x2

2c Columbian 1893: Broken Hat  b4

Proof 5c Columbian 1893

Proof 2$ Columbian 1893 (India paper)

 Proof 15c Columbian 1869 and 1875 

  Puerto Rico Middle Perf. on cover 1893

  Complete sheet Argentinian 1892

  Proof 4c Columbian 1893 (GREEN)

  Proof 2$ Columbian 1893 (LARGE)

My best philatelic study 2c Columbian 1893