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Poster Stamp - U. Marucelli & Co. (1921)
These poster stamps make up nos. 9–16 in the twenty-second series of "MARCHE NAZIONALISTE" (nationalist stamps) issued by U. Marucelli & Co. of Milan. The stamps feature various subjects related to Dante, as follows:No. 9: Bust of Dante
No. 10:…
Poster Stamp - U. Marucelli & Co.
This poster stamp is no. 4 in the second series of "MARCHE NAZIONALISTE" (nationalist stamps) featuring "ITALIANI ILLUSTRI" (illustrious Italians) issued by U. Marucelli & Co. of Milan. The stamp features a portrait of Dante and a propaganda…
Poster Stamp - Tobler
Tobler, the Swiss chocolate company, issued these poster stamps as no. 370 in their "Poets and Philosophers" series.Both stamps use the "somewhat oldwomanly likeness" of Dante drawn by Stefano Tofanelli and engraved by Raffaello Morghen in the…
Poster Stamp - Società nazionale Dante Alighieri
This series of poster stamps was issued by the Società Dante Alighieri, probably in the 1910s. The stamps depict a woman reading a book to a group of children, a father and son, and mother with baby. Behind the group is a bust of Dante, a book, and…
Poster Stamp - Società Italiana "Dante Alighieri", Curityba, Paraná, Brasil
This poster stamp was issued by the Curitiba, Brazil, chapter of the Società Dante Alighieri to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the poet's death in 1921. The stamp features a portrait of Dante surrounded by text as follows: vertically along the…
Poster Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri, Comitato mantovano
This set of poster stamps was issued by the Mantua chapter of the Società Dante Alighieri, probably in 1930 when the SDA's 35th congress was held in that city. The stamps depict a scene from the base of Cesare Zocchi's 1896 monument to Dante in Trent…
Poster Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri, Comitato di Montevideo
This poster stamp was issued by the Montevideo, Uruguay, chapter of the Società Dante Alighieri to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the poet's death in 1921. The stamp features the logo of the Società Dante Alighieri which is a portrait of Dante…
Poster Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri, 33rd Congress (1928)
This set of poster stamps was issued for the Società Dante Alighieri's 33rd congress held in Treviso-Vittorio, Italy, in 1928. The stamps feature a left-facing portrait of Dante below a sunrise and text as follows: "SOCIETÀ NAZIONALE / 'DANTE…
Poster Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri
This series of seals presumably was produced by or for a local chapter of the Società Dante Alighieri in the 1990s. Each seal features Giotto's portrait of Dante, the letters "SDA" vertically along the left side, and the year at the bottom. The seals…
Poster Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri
This poster stamp was issued by the Società Dante Alighieri probably in the lates 1920s. The stamp shows a portrait of Dante in the center of a round shield above a sword. In the background is a sailboat on the Gulf of Naples with Mount Vesuvius in…
Poster Stamp - SI
This poster stamp has the initials "SI" (possibly for "Società italiana"?) in blue centered among portraits of four Italian authors in red: Dante Alighieri, Lodovico Ariosto, Luigi Pirandello, and Alessandro Manzoni. The portrait of Dante is based on…
Poster Stamp - Serie Trient
This poster stamp is number 10 in a series depicting landmarks and views of Trent. The stamp depicts Cesare Zocchi's 1896 monument to Dante in that city and has text as follows: at the top: "Serie Trient." (Trent series); at the bottom:…
Poster Stamp - Santiago, Chile
This poster stamp was issued to commemorate the 600th anniversary of Dante's death in 1921 and shows Dante in the center of a ceremonial wreath holding a copy of the Divina commedia; above the wreath are the coat of arms of Chile on the left and of…
Poster Stamp - S. Crestani
This poster stamp was designed by S. Crestani to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth in 1965. The stamp shows a scene with Dante and Virgil next to a larger portrait of Dante and has text as follows: at the top: "VIIo CENTENARIO /…
Poster Stamp - Opera nazionale pro orfani infanti
These poster stamps were issued in Italy around 1918 to promote the Opera nazionale pro orfani infanti (National Work for Orphaned Infants). The stamps feature a version of Giotto's portrait of Dante with the addition of a right hand holding a stem…
Poster Stamp - Monumento a Dante
This poster stamp was issued in 1915 as part of a large series promoting the Italian irredentist campaign to annex the cities of Trent and Trieste and surrounding regions back to Italy. The stamp depicts Cesare Zocchi's 1896 monument to Dante in…
Poster Stamp - Manifestazioni culturali della gioventù europea
This poster stamp was issued for the "Manifestazioni culturali della gioventù europea" (cultural events for European youth). Held June 18–30, 1942, in Weimar and Florence, the meeting brought together members of the national fascist youth movements…
Poster Stamp - Langenscheidts Sprachführer
This poster stamp was issued by the publisher Langenscheidt to advertise a series of phrasebooks that were part of the Toussaint-Langenscheidt language-learning method. The stamp shows Dante, representing the Italian language, sitting on a bench…
Poster Stamp - Kiállítás Budapest
This poster stamp was issued in 1921 for the Kiállítás Budapest (Budapest Exhibition). The stamp depicts a scene showing Dante and two other figures within a circular frame and has text as follows: in the upper corners: "1321 / 1921"; around the…
Poster Stamp - Giornata della Dante Alighieri
This poster stamp features Giotto's portrait of Dante embossed in gold on a dark blue background with a fleur-de-lis in each corner and surrounded by text as follows: "GIORNATA DELLA DANTE ALIGHIERI" (Dante Alighieri Day). Based on its style, the…
Poster Stamp - Esposizione regionale romagnola
This poster stamp is part of a set of two stamps commemorating the Esposizione regionale romagnola (Romagna Regional Exposition) held in Ravenna, Italy, from May to June 1904. The stamp shows Dante's tomb in Ravenna, designed by architect Camillo…
Poster Stamp - Edizioni Fascio
This gold-colored, embossed poster stamp was issued by Edizioni Fascio in Bologna, Italy, to commemorate the 600th anniversary of Dante's death in 1921. Malorzo records two versions: type "a" has a right-facing portrait of Dante with dates "MCCCXXI -…
Poster Stamp - Delandre
This poster stamp was issued by Gaston Fontanille under the pseudonym "Delandre." Fontanille used a variety of pseudonyms to produce almost countless cinderella and poster stamps, books, catalogs, posters, and other materials—sometimes under…
Poster Stamp - Delandre
This poster stamp, likely from around 1920, is in the style of Delandre, pseudonym of Gaston Fontanille, and may have been issued by him.The stamp depicts Cesare Zocchi's 1896 monument to Dante in Trent with the flag of the Kingdom of Italy…
Poster Stamp - Comitato centrale antiblasfemo di Verona
This poster stamp was issued by the Comitato centrale antiblasfemo di Verona (Central Antiblasphemy Committe of Verona) after 1930. In that year, Italy enacted Article 724 of the Penal Code, making it an offense to publicly blaspheme against the…
Poster Stamp - Cassa nazionale di previdenza per la invalidità e la vecchiaia degli operai and Società Dante Alighieri
This set of poster stamps was issued around 1903 to promote a loan program benefiting the Cassa nazionale di previdenza per la invalidità e la vecchiaia degli operai (National Insurance Fund for the Disability and Old Age of Workers) and the Società…
Poster Stamp - C. Borrani
This poster stamp commemorates the 600th anniversary of Dante's visit to San Gimignano as an ambassador from Florence as well as the death of Blessed Bartolo in 1300. The stamp shows the coat of arms of San Gimignano above a portrait of Bartolo and…
Poster Stamp - Budapest Portrait
This poster stamp features a left-facing portrait of Dante within a decorative floral background with the faces of three putti. Below the portrait is text as follows: "DANTE-ALIGHIERI / 1265~1321". The version overprinted in blue has "BUDAPEST" and…
Poster Stamp - Bertieri & Vanzetti
This poster stamp was issued by Bertieri & Vanzetti of Milan and features the Naples Bust of Dante and a propaganda slogan. The stamp has text as follows: "ITALIANI / DATE LA PREFERENZA / ALLE INDUSTRIE / NAZIONALI" (Italians give preference to…