Tower of Santa Catalina, Valencia

Tower of Santa Catalina, Valencia
Following a history of severe floods, the government decided to develop a defense plan to minimise future flood damage.
The Plan Sur was the most expensive .. Смотреть далее »and colossal of three alternatives, and involved digging a new route from the outskirts of Quart de Poblet to northern Pinedo, crossing through the Huerta de Valencia.
The work started in 1963, and was not completed until 1969.
From the start of the project it was decreed that all letters and parcels that were sent from Valencia would have to bear an additional stamp worth 25 centimo, to offset the costs and this continued until as late as 1985.

Страна:	Испания
Тип:	Почтовые марки
Серия:	VALENCIA (1963-1985)
Номинал:	25 Spanish céntimo
Год:	1978
Размер:	26 x 34 mm
Перфорация:	comb 12¾
Тираж:	100,000,000