Stamp catalog : Stamp › Military (Military equipment)

Country:: Colombia
Series:: Navy School of Cadets "Almirante Padilla"
Catalog codes:: ColnectIsBest
Themes:: Maps | Military Forces | Navies | Schools | Swords
Issued on:: 2010-07-03
Size:: 40 x 30 mm
Colors:: Multicolor
Watermark:: No Watermark
Designers:: Milena Maria Monguí Estupiñan
Printers:: Thomas Greg & Sons de Colombia S.A.S.
Format:: Stamp
Emission:: Commemorative
Perforation:: 14
Printing:: Offset lithography
Paper:: Sopal
Face value:: 500 $ - Colombian peso
Print run:: 135,000
Score:: 87% Accuracy: Low
Related items:: Philatelic Product (Related): Military (Military equipment) (Colombia, Colombia)
Description:: Printed in sheets of 15 stamps (9000 sheets).

The stamp has three main elements: the nautical chart, which is followed by sailors to reach safe harbor; The Sexante, symbol of the arduous work of the sailors, their tool for orientation and the system of primary location for any navigator, and the sword that represents the command and the honor.
In 2010, the Naval School of Cadets "Admiral Padilla" celebrates 75 years of existence. This institution was created in April 13, 1935, and had its first graduates on November 11th of 1938.
The Naval School of Cadets Admiral Padilla, was recognized as university, by the Ministry of National Education of Colombia, since 1977, being the first institution of higher education of Naval-military character in Colombia with qualified records to develop undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
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