“Thank you. Thank you so much, for everything.”

This is a line from the movie Cinderella as the topic of this post are cinderella stamps issued by the North American Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy. Issued during the war were five labels issued to raise funds and awareness of the Republic's cause. I won two of the five this week. The first one I picked up, and the first known to be issued is a Christmas label "Christmas Greetings" and "Help Spain's Children" with an image of a mother carrying a dead child. A little departure from the initial season's greetings.

The committee was located in Brooklyn at 38 4th Ave and was made of ethnic and labor groups that raised money, food, and supplies for the Republicans. Unsurprisingly, this was a Communist front group with links to the Communist Party U.S.A. The organization funded an ambulance, and medical care for the war as well as gave lectures and produced various literature to bring information to the public.

issued in 1939, the third set of labels issued were also very well designed and very compelling. These are the two I Gave that Spain's Children May Live. Two stamps issued in 5c and 25c values were for fund raising. The 5c was blue with a 11 3/4 perf and the size was 5x4 mm. While the larger (44X51 mm) 25c was red and designed to be placed on back of envelop. We won the 5c one. Both stamps feature a crying toddler with "I Gave That Spain's Children May Live", "North American Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy".

There is also two more, one "Christmas Aid for Spanish Refugees", no value and was black on orange paper. There was also a pin that went with the stamp.

The second stamp was issued in 1937 by the Motion Picture Artists Committee Hollywood "Give to a Spanish Child", perf 12, no value, and red and green graphics. Wonder how many of these folks were later blacklisted? At the conclusion of the war the committee disbanded.