Andorra, one of the smallest countries in the world, sits high in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain'The official name of Andorra in Catalan, a language that closely resembles the Provençal spoken in southern France, is Valls d'Andorra (Valleys of Andorra). Andorra la Vella (Andorra the Old), a town of about twenty-two thousand people, is the capital.
The steep rocky mountains that surround Andorra cut the country off from the rest of the world for hundreds of years. As a result, Andorra's boundaries have chanced little since the Middle Ages. Andorra s legal system is based on ancient laws and common law (rules based on customs) that date from the Roman Empire.
Steep mountain peaks as high as 9,665 feet (2,946 meters) above sea level tower over the valleys of Andorra. Fields and meadows lie in the valleys, and oak, pine and fir trees cover the lower mountain slopes. Only grass grows farther up the mountainsides. The Valira del Norte (Northern Valira) and the Valira del Orient (Eastern Valira) rivers meet near the town of Andorra la Vella to form the Valira River, which flows into Spain. The main roads in Andorra follow the Valira del Norte toward France and the Valira to Spain.
Andorra is predominant Roman Catholic. Andorra began printing their stamps in 1931. Printing of Mary stamps began in 1973.
Spanish war stamp overprint
with «Andorra»
Timbre de guerre espagnol avec surimpression : «Andorre »
Date: 1938; Scott:
Spanish war stamp overprint
with «Andorra»
Timbre de guerre espagnol avec surimpression : «Andorre »
Date: 1938; Scott:
Sculpture of the Virgin of
Meritxell - eighth century
Sculpture de la Vierge de
Meritxell - 8e siècle
Date: 02/29/64; Scott: 57; Y & T: 60
Nativity - living creche
La nativité - Crèche vivante
Date: 12/05/72; Scott: 71; Y&T: 71
Hermit of Meritxell showing a sculpture
Ermite de Meritxell montrant
une sculpture
Date: 12/05/72; Scott: 73; Y&T: 75
Nativity
La nativité
Date: 12/14/73; Scott: 77; Y&T: 79
Adoration of the Kings
L’adoration des Rois mages
Date: 12/14/73; Scott: 78; Y&T: 80
Virgin of Ordino
La Vierge de Ordino
Date: 04/19/74; Scott: 79; Y&T: 81
Nativity
La nativité
Date: 12/04/74; Scott: 84; Y&T: 86
Adoration of the Kings
L’adoration des Rois mages
Date: 12/04/74; Scott: 85; Y&T: 87
Nativity
La nativité
Date: 12/03/75; Scott: 90; Y&T: 92
Adoration of the Magi
L'adoration des Mages
Date: 12/03/75; Scott: 91; Y&T: 93
Nativity - Wall painting in the Massana Church
La nativité - Peinture murale
dans l’église de Massana
Date: 12/07/76; Scott: 96; Y&T: 98
Adoration of the Magi - Wall
painting in the Massana Church
L’adoration des Mages -
Peinture murale dans l’église de
Massana
Date: 12/07/76; Scott: 97; Y&T: 99
Holy Family - Frescoe in the church of St. Mary d’Encamp
La Sainte Famille - Fresque
dans l’église de Ste-Marie
d’Encamp
Date: 12/05/78; Scott: 106; Y&T: 111
Adoration of the Kings - Frescoe in the church of St. Mary d’Encamp
L’adoration des Rois mages -
Fresque dans l’église de Ste-
Marie d’Encamp
Date: 12/05/78; Scott: 107; Y&T: 112
Nativity
La nativité
Date: 12/12/80; Scott: 124; Y&T: 129
Nativity
La nativité
Date: 12/12/80; Scott: 125; Y&T: 130
Nativity - Encamp church retable
La nativité - Rétable de l’église
d’Encamp
Date: 12/03/81; Scott: 130; Y&T: 137
Adoration - Encamp church
retable
L’adoration - Rétable de l’église
d’Encamp
Date: 12/03/81; Scott: 131; Y&T: 138
Madonna and Child - The old church of Andorra
La Madone et 1’Enfant - La
vieille église d’Andorre
Date: 12/09/82; Scott: 151; Y&T: 156
Nativity - Carving
La nativité – Sculpture
Date: 12/06/84; Scott: 166; Y&T: 171
The Immaculate Conception
L’lmmaculée Conceptiion
Date: 12/01/89; Scott: 204; Y&T: 203
Virgin - La Vierge
Fra Angelico
(1395-1455)
Date:
11/29/91; Scott: 215; Y&T: 214
The Annunciation, retable of St. Eulalia Church
L'annonciation, rétable de l'église de sainte Eulalie
Andrew Martin (1753-?)
Date: 11/26/96; Scott: 241; Y&T: 240