Don Quixote 1905 Postage Stamps

Don Quixote 1905 Postage Stamps

Edited by Peter Y. Chou

Spain issued a set of 10 postage stamps (Scott #287-296)
on May 1, 1905 commemorating the 300th anniversary
of the publication of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote

#287: 5 centimos, dark green
"Don Quixote starts forth"

#288: 10 centimos, orange red
"Don Quixote attacks windmill"

#289: 15 centimos, violet
"Don Quixote meets country girls"

#290: 25 centimos, dark blue
"Sancho Panza tossed in blanket"

#292: 40 centimos, bright rose
"Don Quixote tilting at sheep"

Need digital images of stamps not illustrated above:
#291: 30 centimos— dark blue green, "Don Quixote knighted"
#293: 50 centimos— slate, "Don Quixote on wooden horse"
#294: 1 peseta— rose red, "Don Quixote's adventure with lions"
#295: 4 pesetas— dark violet, "Don Quixote in bullock cart"
#296: 10 pesetas— brown orange, "The enchanted lady"
Note: Centering & perforations on the scanned stamps
were enhanced in Adobe Photoshop.