Ferdinand Magellan ( Victoria)-  75 dirham

Ferdinand Magellan ( Victoria)- 75 dirham

Year
1967
Face Value
75
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Sea Life

Catalogs References

Michel
QA 326
Yvert & Tellier
QA 146C
Stanley Gibbons
QA 225

Technical Details

Colors
Multicolor
Perforation
13½
Printing
Photogravure
Printers
Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd
This higher-value definitive stamp from the same nautical chronicle series commemorates the first successful global circumnavigation by spotlighting Ferdinand Magellan's famed carrack, the Victoria (Ferdinand Magellan / Victoria). The detailed, woodcut-style illustration portrays the resilient ship traversing open seas, enclosed within a decorative border bearing the historical Spanish text "Prima ego velivolis ambivi cursibus Orbem..." along with the framing labels "Con instrumento rotundo", "el iman y derrotero", and "dio la buelta a todo el Mundo". The right-hand side anchors the composition with an intricate compass rose resting over a rich chestnut-brown panel.