Spanish postage stamp portraying Daza de Valdes
 Catalogue Number: 2412 Spanish postage stamp portraying Daza de Valdes Category: Painting or other art work Sub-Category: Philatelic item Government body: Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telegrafos, S.A. Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1966 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Spain Publisher/Manufacturer: Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telegrafos, S.A. Description Of Item: Spanish postage stamp, 30 x 18 mm, blue and purple-red, denomination 2 ptcs, and the word 'Corres' beneath the denomination, meaning Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telegrafos, S.A., trading as Correos, is the national postal service of Spain, as recognised by the Universal Postal Union. Historical Significance: Benito Daza de Valdes (1591-1634) was a Friar and an officer of the Spanish Inquisition and also the author of what is arguably the oldest optometry textbook. It was originally written in Spanish and published in 1623 under the title Uso de los Antoios. See Cat No 2014. How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken, honorary archivist Date Acquired: April 2014 Condition: Fine Location: Archive office. South wall. Cube 14. Stamp Album |