| Stamps by countries | Europa | Spain | 2000 | ||
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| School post stamps. Cartoon - History of Spain. Miniature sheet (12 stamps). | ||
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Stamp: Cave painting of Altamira (12 000 B.C.) Edition type: commemorative stamp Denomination: 20 (Pta) Date of issue: 2000 Sep. 22 Depiction: Cartoon - Cave painting of Altamira, steppe sisent; 2nd stamp in the sheet Colour: multicolored Paper: phosphorescent Designer: José Gallego and Julio Rey Perforation: comb. 12,75 Printing process: photogravure Size of a stamp (mm): 50×33 Size of a sheet (mm): Sheet composition: 12 (3×4) stamps Printing run: 2 000 000 Stamp issuing authority: Correos Y Telegrafos SA Printer: Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (F.N.M.T.) |
| Special cancellation (ink - black) and art envelope were used in first day of issue. | ||
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| On other stamps of the Miniature Sheet are: 20 (Pta) - Atapuerca Man ((Homo antecessor), 800,000 B.C.; 20 (Pta) - Phoenicians, 1100 B.C.; 20 (Pta) - Tartessians, 800 B.C.; 20 (Pta) - Iberians and Celts, 500 B.C.; 20 (Pta) - Lady of Elche, Iberian statue, 480 B.C.; 20 (Pta) - Carthaginians, 237 B.C.; 20 (Pta) - Roman Spain, 197 B.C.; 20 (Pta) - Viriathus, Lusitanian war leader against Romans, 147 B.C.; 20 (Pta) - Siege of Numantia, 133 B.C.; 20 (Pta) - Segovia aqueduct, A.D. 50; 20 (Pta) - Vandals, Suebis, and Alans, 409. | ||
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| Despite of grotesqueness the image of the bison on the stamp can be correlated with the concrete figure of a bison from painting of Polychrome Ceiling of the Great Hall caves of Altamira, Spain. | ||
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| Themes: steppe wisent (Bison priscus), cave art, cartoon | ||
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