Columbus Restored to Favor Postage Stamp

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UNITED STATES OFAMERI(CA CAGO 22 1992 60607 1492 1992 ca CO LUMOBYUS RE 4E0 T O FAV OR4

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COLUMBUS RESTORED TO FAVOR First Day of Issue: May 22, 1992 First Issue Location: Chicago, Illinois After Christopher Columbus' third voyage debacle and subsequent return to Spain in chains, it appeared as if the hero had truly fallen. But the Spanish court vindicated the aging adventurer and he began to plan another trip to the New World, sure that a strait could be found which would lead directly into the Indian Ocean. Royal approval, however, was a long time coming and when it did come, it was accompanied with only a modest financial invest- ment. The intrepid explorer's return to favor is marked on months after the issuance of the other Columbian stamps. It was designed from a painting entitled The Affectionate Reception of Columbus by Ferdinand and Isabella by Francisco Jover y Casanova (1836-1890). The painting, which was presumed to be “somewhere in Spain" was indeed located and today is the property of Valladolid University in Valladolid, Spain, where Columbus died. No. 92-34 First Day of Issue Postcard Collection ©1992 Fleetwood®, Cheyenne, WY 82008-0001 Original painting The Affectionate Reception of Columbus by Ferdinand and Isabella by Francisco Jover y Casanova, Valladolid, Spain. Heetwood