Postcards of Canillo

The small place of Canillo has a fine 12th century Romanesque church, Sant Joan de Casselles, at an altitude of 1560 mt a.s.l., one nave with wooden ceiling, a peculiar semicircular apse with a Lombard-style bell-tower. The church is almost a symbol of the Principality of Andorra.

Place: Canillo - a view of the church of Sant Joan and the landscape - the two stamps represented are not real but printed, 2 nativities issued in 1973

Details: written, unposted
Item: canillo-0001
Price: 1.50 EUR

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Place: Canillo - - a view of the village showing the stream

Details: written with long French text, unposted
Item: canillo-0002
Price: 1.50 EUR

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Place: Canillo - A view of the small village of Canillo, with the imposing mountain above.

Details: written as a letter in French, unposted
Item: canillo-0003
Price: 1.50 EUR

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Place: Canillo View of the Church and the stream flowing below - the three stamps represented are not real but printed

Details: written in French and dated 1974, unposted
Item: canillo-0004
Price: 2.50 EUR

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Place: Canillo - a fine view of the church of Sant Joan de Casselles with the surrounding rugged landscape, the stream and the narrow mountain road to the right

Details: written and posted to France, with rare original Andorran stamp of 0.20 and Andorran postmark dated 1961
Item: canillo-0005
Price: 5.50 EUR

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