Maximum card Councillor Jaume Bonell, Lake Engolasters - Andorre

 

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Stamp: Andorra (French Administration) – Vieux Conseiller Andorran (Old Andorran Councillor) – 20f, blue and black, depicting a traditional Andorran elder in mountain attire against a Pyrenean backdrop (Issue: 1956).

Postmark: Andorre – XXV Anniversaire de la Poste Française, commemorative pictorial cancellation featuring the portrait of Jaume Bonell – 1956.

Postcard: Monochrome sepia‑toned postcard depicting the traditionally dressed Andorran elder Jaume Bonell standing before a mountainous landscape; printed caption at the lower margin reads “Principauté d’Andorre – Vieux Conseiller Andorran” (Edition unknown).

Concordance:

– Thematic: The stamp portrays an Andorran elder in traditional rural attire, and the postcard depicts the same historical figure, Jaume Bonell, in an identical cultural and geographical context. This creates perfect thematic alignment through the exact matching of subject and setting.

– Geographic: The commemorative cancellation from Andorre corresponds directly with both the issuing authority of the stamp (Andorra – French Administration) and the Andorran landscape featured on the postcard, ensuring full geographic coherence.

– Temporal: The 1956 cancellation corresponds precisely to the year of issue of the 20f “Vieux Conseiller Andorran” stamp, providing excellent temporal coherence within maximaphilic standards.

Maximum card Cornsheaf - Andorre

 

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Stamp: Andorra (French Administration) – Postes / Libre-Taxe definitive issue – 1 franc, blue, depicting a stylized Pyrenean mountain landscape (Issue date: 13/10/1947).

Postmark: Andorra‑la‑Vella, Circular Date Stamp – 01.02.1957

Postcard: Monochrome photographic postcard showing haystacks arranged in a rural Andorran valley, with a large building (identified in the printed caption as “Estudis de Ràdio Andorra”) situated at the base of the surrounding mountains; printed caption reads “ANDORRA. 13. Estudis de Ràdio Andorra.” at the lower margin (Photographer: Pantaleu; Edition unknown).

Concordance:

– Thematic: The stamp depicts an Andorran mountain setting, while the postcard presents a real landscape of Andorra featuring agricultural foreground elements and the Ràdio Andorra building. The common theme of Andorran geography and mountain scenery provides strong thematic alignment.

– Geographic: The cancellation from Andorra‑la‑Vella corresponds directly with both the country of issue of the stamp (Andorra, French Administration) and the location depicted on the postcard, ensuring complete geographic coherence.

– Temporal: The postmark date 01.02.1957 falls within the normal period of postal circulation for Andorra’s mid‑century Libre-Taxe definitive issues, offering appropriate temporal coherence for maximaphilic purposes.

Edition unknown