Martínez de León
Bull-fighters pack published by Hijos de Heraclio Fournier, Vitoria (Spain) with artwork by Andrés Martínez de León, 1951.
Bull-fighters pack published by Hijos de Heraclio Fournier, Vitoria (Spain) in 1951, with artwork by the bullfight painter Andrés Martínez de León, who was born in Seville in 1895. The artist died in 1978. See the Booklet►
Above: Bull-fighters pack published by Hijos de Heraclio Fournier, Vitoria (Spain) with artwork by Andrés Martínez de León, 1951. . The tax stamp on the four of clubs (shown below) was used over the period 1939-1956. Images courtesy Matt Probert.
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