Naked Maja (postage Stamps)
The Naked Maja ( es, La maja desnuda) is a Philately, philatelic name for three postage stamps of Spain of 1930 depicting the ''La maja desnuda'' painting (1800) by Francisco de Goya (1746–1828). They are part of a set marking the anniversary of the death of this Spanish artist, and are considered the world's first postage stamp with Nude (art), nudes."The Nude Maja, Philatelic Scandal"
in ''Newsletter of the International Postal Philatelic Club'', No. 2, April 2014.

Description

The complete set includes 32 stamps. 14 of them with denominations between 1 ''céntimo'' and 5 ''Spanish peseta, pesetas'' (Scott #386–396 and 400–402), have similar design in different colors—a portrait of Francisco de Goya in his mature years (1826) by Vicente López y Portaña. The set ...
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Philately
Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps. For instance, the stamps being studied may be very rare or reside only in museums. Etymology The word "philately" is the English transliteration of the French "", coined by Georges Herpin in 1864. Herpin stated that stamps had been collected and studied for the previous six or seven years and a better name was required for the new hobby than ''timbromanie'' (roughly "stamp quest"), which was disliked.Williams, L.N. & M. ''Fundamentals of Philately''. State College: The American Philatelic Society, 1971, p.20. The alternative terms "timbromania", "timbrophily", and "timbrology" gradually fell out of use as ''philately'' gained acceptance during the 1860s. Herpin took the Greek root word ...
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