Czechoslovakian postage stamp of Picasso's world-renowned Guernica mural, affixed to a white 4 x 2.5 card, signed in yellow felt tip, "Picasso." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope postmarked at Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, November 27, 1959.
On April 26, 1937, Nazi Germany and Fascist Italian warplanes bombed the small town of Guernica, a Basque Country village in northern Spain. With the majority of the town's men off fighting during the Spanish Civil War, Guernica was chiefly populated by women and children, and the bombing, propagated by the Spanish Nationalists, was viewed as a show of intimidation and Republican demoralization. After 35 days of painting, Picasso finished the massive work on June 4, 1937, with its violent imagery and stark palette of gray, black, and white palpably embodying the anguish and pain of the Spanish struggle. Guernica was exhibited at the Spanish display at the Paris International Exposition in the 1937 World's Fair, and then at other venues around the world, with the touring exhibition used to raise funds for Spanish war relief.
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