Stamp: Eduardo Abaroa (Bolivia(Eduardo Abaroa Monument Inauguration) Mi:BO 503,Sn:BO 370,Yt:BO 337,Sg:BO 559 📮

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Eduardo Abaroa

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Country:
Bolivia
Series:
Eduardo Abaroa Monument Inauguration
Catalog codes:
Michel BO 503
Stamp Number BO 370
Yvert et Tellier BO 337
Stanley Gibbons BO 559
Themes:
Heroes | Military Officers | Monuments
Issued on:
1952-03-24
Size:
27 x 31 mm
Colors:
Brown
Watermark:
No Watermark
Printers:
La Papelera S.A.
Format:
Stamp
Emission:
Commemorative
Perforation:
line 11½
Printing:
Offset lithography
Face value:
20 Bs. - Bolivian boliviano
Print run:
100,000
Score:
62% Accuracy: Medium
Description:
CE 553.
Colonel Eduardo Abaroa Hidalgo (October 13, 1838, San Pedro de Atacama – March 23, 1879) was Bolivia's foremost hero of the War of the Pacific (1879–1883), which pitted Chile against Bolivia and Peru. He was one of the leaders of the civilian resistance to the Chilean invasion at the Battle of Topáter.