The César Manrique Foundation (FCM) has promoted with Correos the edition of a commemorative stamp that includes a motif by César Manrique and the entity has developed through a special edition, which includes a presentation for collectors . Also, in contact with the head of sector of the network of offices in the Canary Islands, Tomás Godoy and the director of the office of Arrecife, Carmen Iglesias, Correos and the FCM have promoted the creation of a postmark commemorating the centenary and four postcards prefranqueda s, with the Correos logos and the César Manrique Foundation, which reproduce works by César Manrique and can be purchased at the Arrecife Post Office and at the main offices in the Canary Islands.
The next day 24 will be presented to the media the issue of the commemorative postmark César Manrique 100 years of life and the four postcards prefranqueadas (National and International version in each model) at the headquarters of the César Manrique Foundation, with the presence of the president of the FCM, José Juan Ramírez, and the director of the institution, Fernando Gómez Aguilera.
Once the act is over, a post office employee will remain at the Foundation’s facilities, until 1:30 p.m., at the disposal of philatelic collectors and the general public who wish to use the postmark on envelopes or postcards coinciding with the first day of the event. put into circulation. Then the postmark will remain 30 calendar days in the Post Office of Arrecife. At the end of this period, you will be available for a postmark application in the Filatelia Subdirectorate (Madrid) until it is unusable, which will be the last day of the third month following the day of its presentation.
The César Manrique Foundation appreciates the magnificent disposition of Correos to collaborate in the commemoration of the centenary of César Manrique, in particular, to the Sector Chief of the network of Canary Islands offices, Tomás José Godoy Fernández, and to the director of the Arrecife Office, Carmen Iglesias.
In the framework of the commemoration of the centenary of César Manrique organized by the César Manrique Foundation (FCM), various initiatives carried out with collaborating entities will be developed and presented throughout the commemorative period (April 24, 2019 to April 24, 2020) , of which the activity disseminated here is a part.
