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Published January 18, 2016 Updated October 27, 2023

Bull-fighters pack published by Hijos de Heraclio Fournier, Vitoria (Spain) with artwork by Andrés Martínez de León, 1951.

1951 Spain Hijos de Heraclio Fournier Martínez de León Bullfight Taurino Spanish Suited
Hijos de Heraclio Fournier letterhead

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

Bull-fighters pack published by Hijos de Heraclio Fournier, Vitoria (Spain) with artwork by Martínez de León, 1951 Bull-fighters pack published by Hijos de Heraclio Fournier, Vitoria (Spain) with artwork by Martínez de León, 1951
Bull-fighters pack published by Hijos de Heraclio Fournier, Vitoria (Spain) with artwork by Martínez de León, 1951

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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