REGION: Europe
COUNTRY: Spain
YEAR PRINTED: 1984
VALUE: 16 pesetas

This stamp was issued by the Spanish government in 1984 to celebrate the Las Fallas festival held annually in March at Valencia, Spain.  Although masquerade is traditionally part of the festival, the masks are ritually burned at the end of the celebration, along with the giant floats that are steered through the streets during the parade.