Stamp: Alonso de Hojeda and map (Venezuela(Discovery of Lake Maracaibo, 450th Anniv.) Mi:VE 600,Sn:VE 448,Yt:VE 313,Sg:VE 876 📮
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Stamp catalog : Stamp › Alonso de Hojeda and map
- Country:
- Venezuela
- Series:
- Discovery of Lake Maracaibo, 450th Anniv.
- Catalog codes:
- from colnect.com
- Themes:
- Anniversaries and Jubilees | Discoverers | Discoveries | Famous People | Lakes
- Issued on:
- iInfringe
- Size:
- 27 x 42 mm
- Colors:
- Ultramarine
- Printers:
- Courvoisier (Helio Courvoisier) S. A.
- Format:
- Stamp
- Emission:
- Commemorative
- Perforation:
- comb 11¾
- Printing:
- Photogravure
- Paper:
- Granite
- Face value:
- 20 c - Venezuelan céntimo
- Print run:
- 250,000
- Score:
- 72% Accuracy: Medium
- Description:
- Alonso de Ojeda (c. 1466 – c. 1515) was a Spanish explorer, governor and conquistador. He travelled through Guyana, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Curaçao, Aruba and Colombia. He navigated with Amerigo Vespucci who is famous for having named Venezuela, which he explored during his first two expeditions, for having been the first European to visit Guyana, Curaçao, Colombia, and Lake Maracaibo, and later for founding Santa Cruz (La Guairita).
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