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April 14, 2026 11:26
I cannot find any external information about #11079557 . Is this a genuine stamp (whether or not Cinderella) issued during the Spanish Civil War by an involved party, or is it a Fantasy stamp or something of a later date?
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Google:
"This image shows a vintage Spanish stamp (tax stamp) from the municipality of Felanitx, worth 50 pesetas. 
    Origin: The stamp was issued by the town hall of Felanitx (Ayuntamiento de Felanitx).
    Image: It shows an image of the medieval philosopher and writer Ramon Llull (Ramon Lull).
    Function: It concerns a stamp for municipal taxes (Exacciones Municipales). "

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April 14, 2026 13:39
Loriot Thanks! I will ask to move the stamp to Fiscal stamps.
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Helv 50 pesetas was an astronomical amount during the time of the Civil War.
Felanitx is the local spelling (Catalan). It is highly unlikely that the spelling Felanitx was used instead of Felanich during the Franco regime.

If this is indeed a genuine local fiscal stamp, it is probably one from after 1975. Before that, it was called Felanich.

Incidentally, Ramon Llull was a Catholic philosopher, so long after the Franco period is not very likely either. Civil War is, with near certainty, nonsense.
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April 14, 2026 20:30
thisismyalias I have registered the stamp for transfer. Perhaps the above helps with further identification.
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April 14, 2026 21:16
Loriot AI works on the principle of GIGO, or in Latin: 'excrementum init, excrementum exit.' ;-)


"This image shows a vintage Spanish stamp (tax stamp) from the municipality of Felanitx, worth 50 pesetas.
Origin: The stamp was issued by the town hall of Felanitx (Ayuntamiento de Felanitx).
Image: It shows an image of the medieval philosopher and writer Ramon Llull (Ramon Lull).
Function: It concerns a stamp for municipal taxes (Exacciones Municipales). "

How bad AI is is evident from the translation. It just does not understand that ayuntamiento derives from "congregation." Consequently, it means both town council and town hall. The former existed long before the latter. Google just does not get that the issuing entity is never a town hall, but the occupant of such; ie, the town council.

What strikes me is the use of the Castilian "ayuntamiento" and not the Catalan "ajuntament" but at the same time the Catalan "Felanitx" and not the Castilian "Felanich." Franco was not known for his liberal views on a decentralized orthography, That suggests post 1976. At the same time, the use of 'ayuntamiento' is not very common after the autonomous statutes were introduced. That suggests 1980s at the latest. Nor does the subject of the stamp reflect modern society.

I understand that, currently, 'vintage' is anything that is older than a day, but I would not call a 40-50-year old local tax stamp "vintage." That suggests AI is making things up.

Also "worth 50 pesetas" is utter nonsense. It was the face value and not its value. Nor is it its value, as the peseta has not existed for more than 20 years. A typical example of AI making up something: incorrect use of words.
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Esquerdo 
I only provided the only info I found:
I referred to the Google source and put the info in quotes, which means I only pass on info as I found it.
I also know pertinently that AI is far from saving: just look at the flawed and inaccurate translations at LD ...
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Loriot I was aware you quoted google. 

I appreciate your contributions. They show a passion for the hobby and for correct information on stamps.
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That is a nice response Esquerdo.
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