America

             

            During XIII America and Spain Postal Union Congress held at Havana, Cuba in 1985, was decided the emission of postal stamps with a comon theme: "AMERICA". This project was ratyfied during the Havana Colloquy in June, 1988, finishing details with collaboration of twenty member countries of the Union. First "AMERICA" stamps were issued in 1989.

             

            Among the objectives that inspired the American and Spain Postal Union (UPAE) to issue "AMERICA" stamps are mainly: the search of greater regional integration among its members, using as a vehicle the postal stamp with the aim to show the world our cultural, social and economical activities; awake up interest in stamp collecting to national levels, increase the world philatelic market and identify the America and Spain Postal Union (UPAE) through its member countries with the "AMERICA" postal stamps.

             

            El Salvador has participated in all "AMERICA" issues since 1989 and some members collect this topic. Here we have all Salvadorian stamps:

             

            1989. Habits and Customs

             

            25 cent. The Farmer. Design taken from polychrome pottery bowl.
            70 cent. Pre Columbian Pottery. Women finishing a funeral urn and polichrome vase.

             

            1990. The Environment that saw by the Discoverers

             

            25 cent. San Vicente Volcano (Chichontepec). Located in San Vicente and La Paz Departments, 2173 m.s.n.m (meters over sea level).
            70 cent. Coatepeque Lake. Located in Santa Ana Department. It has an area of 24 km2.

             

            1991. The trips of the Discovery

             

            25 cent. Acaxual Batle. The trips of Discovery in El Salvador was by land and not by sea and have the peculiar caracteristic that first contacs were violent.
            70 cent. First Mass in Cuzcatlan. Cuzcatlan is the native name of El Salvador.

             

            1992. The Discovery of America

             

            80 cent. Mayan pyramid, Church and Solar Calendar
            2.20 col. American map and ship

             

            1993. Endangered Animals

             

            80 cent. Dasyprocta punctata
            2.20 col. Procyon lotor

             

            1994. Vehicles of Postal Transport

             

            80 cent. Postal car
            2.20 col. Train

             

            1995. Preservation of Ecological System

             

            80 cent. Chloroceryle aenea (Pallas)
            2.20 col. Chloroceryle americana (Gmelin)

             

            1996. Traditional Dresses

             

            Salvadorian National Museum "David J. Guzman" has registraded 14 traditional dresses from many towns: Nahuizalco and Panchimalco are two beautiful examples of our cultural riches.
            1.50 col. Dress form Nahuizalco
            4.00 col. Dress from Panchimalco

             

            1997. The Mailman

             

            1.00 col. Mailman.
            4.00 col. Mailman and motorcycle

             

            	

            	

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