Tintin/oranges. Spain.

This is a Spanish vintage Spanish orange label featuring characters from Hergé's "The Adventures of Tintin".  This label was used for export of Spanish oranges under the "Tintin" brand, also known as "Kufje's Fruit" (Kufje being the Dutch name for Tintin). It depicts Tintin and Snowy in the center, surrounded by other characters from the series, including Captain Haddock and Thomson and Thompson running.
This is a very very rare and highly collectible label for Tintin lovers.
On the other side, the history of orange cultivation occurred 4,000 years ago in southern China, and from there it spread throughout the East. However, it was in the 10th century when the Arabs introduced the bitter orange tree in Spain, as a tree appreciated for its beauty and aroma. Later, in 1781, a priest from Valencia who was fond of gardening obtained the first orange tree with edible and sweet fruit through grafts, creating the first orange orchard in the Valencian Community and obtaining the first economic benefits. As a curiosity, it is noteworthy that the success of this fruit coincided with the decline of the silk industry, which meant that many mulberry trees (silk trees) were felled and the land was used for planting orange trees. In this way, the cultivation of oranges spread throughout the Mediterranean coast, making Valencia a prosperous and predominant region in this product.
Artist: Hergé
Printed in 1960
Size: 7x25 cm
Made in Spain
Material: paper
Publisher: Lit. S Durá A. Guimera
Condition: as seen on the pictures.
This is not a recent issue, replica or tourist souvenir.