Spain: Bullfighting Gaonera Laminograf - Madrid Philatelic Service 1.50 Ptas Maximum Card (Vintage PC 1960)

this is an official spanish maximum card (tarjeta maxima) created on a vintage color art postcard. it features a traditional bullfighting scene showcasing a matador performing the famous "gaonera" pass with a picador on horseback in the background.
the front showcases the vibrant colored illustration. the card is franked with the matching green 1.50 pesetas "correos españa" stamp from the corrida de toros series, which replicates the exact same motif.
it is officially cancelled with a circular special postmark inscribed "madrid servicio filatelico de correos" dated july 23, 1960 (23.jul.60).
the back of the postcard is unused and unwritten. it features the printed title "gaonera" on the top left, the publisher details "laminograf barcelona - talleres graficos soler" at the bottom, and the card number "pt-5". it also features a purple collector or dealer stamp in the center reading "miguel oliveras / apartado 7 / olot - ge - españa".

size: ~ 15.5 x 10.5 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)

postally unused

condition: very good...dog ear on topright and bottom right corner....please also refer to scans which show complete front and back of postcard

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