Description: This definitive postage stamp from Spain (España) features a detailed, front-facing bust portrait of General Francisco Franco rendered entirely in a warm ochre-yellow ink. The design frames the dictator's likeness against a densely textured background composed of intricate cross-hatching and stippling to give the portrait greater visual depth. The upper-left corner clearly isolates the face value denomination of 15 Céntimos, displaying the numeral stacked directly above the abbreviation "CTS". Balanced cleanly at the baseline, the bold inscription "ESPAÑA" sits layered above the functional operational designation "CORREOS", while the outside bottom margin bears the tiny initials of the state security printer, "F.N.M.T.". A sweeping, curved black postal cancel line cuts through the lower-left quadrant to document its practical usage in the national mail stream.
Circa: 1955-1975
Condition: Used - Hinged
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