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Maximum Card - Italy - 2011 - Patrizio Virzì
This maximum card and cancellation were commissioned for the philatelic exhibition held in Cesena, Italy, from October 29 to November 1, 2011. The theme of the exhibition was "L'Inferno di Dante" (Dante's Inferno) and 34 members of the Centro…
Maximum Card - Argentina - 1965 - Círculo Filatélico de Liniers
This maximum card was issued by the philatelic group Círculo Filatélico de Liniers and postmarked in Buenos Aires on September 16, 1965. The card features Gustave Doré's portrait of Dante. Below the portrait is a detail from Doré's illustration…
Maximum Card - United States - 1965 - Colorano
This maximum card was issued by Colorano (Series 1965, no. 5) and postmarked in San Francisco on July 17, 1965. The card mimics the 1965 United States postage stamp designed by American painter Douglas Gorsline.
Maximum Card - Uruguay - 1967 - Luca Signorelli
This maximum card, postmarked in February 1967, commemorates the 1966 Uruguay postage stamp honoring Dante. The card's portrait of Dante is a reversed detail from Luca Signorelli's painting in the cathedral of Orvieto, Italy.
Maximum Card - Vatican City - 1965 - Stampa Filatelica
This series of maximum cards was issued by Stampa Filatelica (Golden Series, no. 104–107; series supervised by Vittorio Lo Bianco) for the Vatican City postage stamps of 1965. The first card (no. 104), like the stamp, shows Raphael's portrait of…
Maximum Card - Vatican City - 1965 - KimCover
This series of maximum cards was issued by KimCover (KimCover Art Gallery of Vatican Stamps, no. 36–39) for the Vatican City postage stamps of 1965. Each card reproduces its respective stamp within a decorative frame. At the top of each frame is…
Maximum Card - Italy - 1990 - Golden Italia
This maximum card was issued by Golden Italia as "Edizione «Roma» no 769 Italia". The card features a black and white photograph of the Naples Bust of Dante, the 1990 Italy postage stamp commemorating the centenary of the Società Dante Alighieri, and…
Maximum Card - Germany - 1971
This maximum card features a black and white photograph of Raphael's portrait of Dante from the artist's fresco Disputation of the Holy Sacrament in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, the 1971 Germany postage stamp commemorating the 650th…
Maximum Card - Argentina - 1965 - Lupita
This maximum card was issued by Lupita and postmarked in Buenos Aires on September 16, 1965. The cachet features a black and white left-facing portrait of Dante, a quill pen, and three books with titles in Spanish: "LA / DIVINA COMEDIA" (Divine…
Maximum Card - United States - 1965 - Hammond
This maximum card was issued by Hammond Maxi-card and features a portrait and biography of Dante.
Maximum Card - Russia / Soviet Union - 1965 - Giusti di S. Becocci
This maximum card features Giotto's portrait of Dante and the 1965 Russia postage stamp commemorating the 700th anniversary of the poet's birth. The card was issued by Giusti di S. Becocci of Florence.
Maximum Card - Italy - 2011 - Poste Italiane
This maximum card was issued by Poste Italiane and features a monochromatic enlarged image of the 2011 Italy postage stamp designed by Gaetano Ieluzzo. The stamp commemorates the "Giornata della filatelia 2011" (Philately Day 2011). In the center of…
Maximum Card - Italy - 1965 - Circolo filatelico fiorentino (Florence, Italy)
This maximum card was issued by the philatelic group Circolo filatelico fiorentino and postmarked in Florence on October 21, 1965. The card features a portrait of Dante signed "G.P.". Above the portrait is "1265" and "1965" and below is "VIIo…
Maximum Card - Kyrgyzstan - 2015 - Kyrgyz Express Post
Domenico Petarlini's painting Dante in Exile. Issued by Kyrgyz Express Post. Designed by Elnur Isakov. "Maximum Card No 8". Limited to 300 pieces.