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ACE FIVE CE
UNITED STATES OF AMER(CA
1992
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1492
EDSTAURS OF AMERICA
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1992
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COLUMBUS SOLICITING AID OF ISABELLA
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COLUMBUS SOLICITING AID OF ISABELLA
First Day of Issue: May 22, 1992
First Issue Location: Chicago, Illinois
In 1484, after years of sailing experience to such faraway
places as Africa and Iceland, Christopher Columbus
presented a petition to King John II of Portugal for what he
called “Enterprise of the Indies." By sailing westward, he
contended, ships could reach the Indies. The good King
turned his proposal over to a committee and they flatly
rejected it. Not to be discouraged, Columbus turned to
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain for support.
They, like King John II, turned it over to a panel of their
own experts, who also rejected the idea. The reasons?
The distance was too great and the proposal infeasible.
Finally, in the spring of 1492 the venture was financed
from the royal coffers and the great navigator was on his
way. Columbus' quest for funds and his appeal to Queen
Columbus Soliciting Aid of Isabella stamp. The stamp was
designed from the monumental work of art Columbus at
the Court of Ferdinand and Isabella by the Czech artist
Wenceslas de Brozik (1851-1901).
No. 92-32
First Day of Issue Postcard Collection™
©1992 Fleetwood®, Cheyenne, WY 82008-0001
Original painting Columbus at the Court of Ferdinand and Isabella by Wenceslas de
Brozik, Manoir Richelieu Hotel, Quebec.
Fleetwood
