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Cinderella Stamp - Centro lunigianese di studi dantesche
This cinderella stamp was issued by the Centro lunigianese di studi dantesche (Lunigiana Center for Dante Studies) to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante's visit to the Lunigiana. While staying as a guest of Franceschino Malaspina at Sarzana in…
Cinderella Stamp - Comitato cattolico per l'omaggio a Dante Alighieri
These two cinderella stamps were issued by the Comitato cattolico per l'omaggio a Dante Alighieri (Catholic Committee for the Homage to Dante Alighieri) in Ravenna, Italy, in 1921, presumably to raise funds for the restoration of the Basilica of San…
Cinderella Stamp - Congo (DRC)
This cinderella stamp was issued with seven others as part of a miniature sheet fraudulently attributed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. While the sheet is titled "Michelangelo" only a few of the artworks on the sheet are his. This stamp…
Cinderella Stamp - Marca per la ricostruzione
This cinderella stamp was issued between 1945 and 1950 to raise funds for reconstruction after World War II. The Naples Bust of Dante is shown below the text “MARCA PER LA / RICOSTRUZIONE” (reconstruction stamp). Open space was left at the bottom of…
Cinderella Stamp - P.R. Tongo
This cinderella stamp from the fictional nation of P.R. Tongo features Giotto's portrait of Dante.
Cinderella Stamp - Rwanda
This stamp likely is a counterfeit and was printed as part of a series commemorating the turn of the millennium. The stamp portrays a white bust of Dante. Vertically along the left side of the stamp is a caption: "Dante Alighieri 14th Century".
Cinderella Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri "Per l'assistenza agli emigranti"
This cinderella stamp (possibly part of a series) was issued for the benefit of the Società Dante Alighieri and "Per l'assistenza agli emigranti" (for the assistance of emigrants). The stamp features a portrait of a laborer holding a hammer with…
Cinderella Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri "Pro Emigranti"
A mixed series of cinderella stamps issued for the benefit of the Società Dante Alighieri and "Pro Emigranti" (for emigrants). The 10-lire stamps feature a right-facing portrait of Dante, a globe, and a ship. The 50-lire stamps feature a left-facing…
Cinderella Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri, 28th Congress (1923)
This cinderella stamp was issued for the Società Dante Alighieri's 28th congress held in Padua, Italy, September 24–26, 1923. The stamp features the Naples Bust of Dante below two figures holding an embossed, gold seal captioned "BOLLA / DELLA…
Cinderella Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri, Comitato di Milano
The Milan chapter of the Società Dante Alighieri issued this cinderella stamp in sheets of six in 1985 possibly for the benefit of the Associazione Nazionale Famiglie degli Emigrati (National Association of Families of Emigrants).
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Cinderella Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri, Comitato di Santiago-Cile
This series of cinderella stamps was issued for the benefit of the Società Dante Alighieri, Comitato di Santiago-Cile. The stamps show a left-facing portrait of Dante with a ceremonial torch to the right. At the top of the stamps is text as follows:…
Cinderella Stamp - Verneland
This cinderella stamp from the fictional nation of Verneland features Raphael's portrait of Dante from the artist's fresco painting The Parnassus. The stamp is printed directly onto the cover envelope which has a cachet of Giotto's portrait of Dante…
Cover - Italy - Convegno commerciale B.F.N. - 1965
This cover was issued in conjunction with the Convegno commerciale B.F.N. (National Philatelic Bourse Commercial Convention) held in Milan from October 31 to November 2, 1965. Printed on the left side of the cover is a facsimile of the 15-centesimi…
Envelope - Asociación Dante Alighieri
This envelope, printed by Exito, is an example of stationery used by the Asociación Dante Alighieri in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the 1970s. The association is a cultural institution devoted to Italian language and culture. The envelope was…
Envelope - Circolo filatelico Dante Alighieri
This envelope is an example of stationery used by the Circolo filatelico Dante Alighieri (Dante Alighieri Philatelic Circle; now the Circolo filatelico e numismatico Dante Alighieri [Dante Alighieri Philatelic and Numismatic Circle]) of Ravenna,…
Envelope - Russian Post
This envelope was issued by Marka for Russian Post as no. 271 in the "Envelope with Commemorative Stamp" series and the fifth issue of 2015 in the "Figures of World Culture" series. The envelope commemorates the 750th anniversary of Dante's birth…
Envelope - Sociedad Dante Alighieri, Comite central de Venezuela
This envelope is an example of stationery used by the Venezuelan Central Committee of the Società Dante Alighieri in the 1950s. In the upper left corner of the envelope is text as follows: "SOCIEDAD DANTE ALIGHIERI / COMITE CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA /…
Envelope - Società Dante Alighieri, Comitato di Torino
This envelope is an example of stationery used by the Turin Committee of the Società Dante Alighieri in the 1910s. At the top of the envelope is text as follows: "Società Nazionale 'DANTE ALIGHIERI, / COMITATO DI TORINO / Piazza Castello, N. 25 -…
First Day Cover - Argentina - 1965 - Círculo Filatélico de Liniers
This first day cover was issued by the philatelic group Círculo Filatélico de Liniers and postmarked in Rosario, Santa Fe, on September 16, 1965. The cachet features Gustave Doré's portrait of Dante. Below the portrait is a detail from Doré's…
First Day Cover - German Democratic Republic (East Germany) - 1965 - Deutsche Post
This first day cover was issued by Deutsche Post, the postal service of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The cachet consists of an embossed, double-line oval surrounding the embossed text "Deutsche / Post". A post horn is printed in…
First Day Cover - Germany - 1971 - E-B-Verlag Erich Braun
This first day cover was issued by E-B-Verlag Erich Braun of Berlin, Germany. The cachet features a portrait of Dante above an open book on the pages of which is the following text: on the left: "DIVINA / COMMEDIA"; and on the right: "DIE / GÖTTLICHE…
First Day Cover - Germany - 1971 - Fidacos
These first day covers were issued by Fidacos. One cachet features an embossed portrait of Dante and the other features a portrait of Dante printed in gold.
First Day Cover - Germany - 1971 - Folio-Print
The cachet on this first day cover reproduces a detail from Eugène Delacroix's first major painting, Dante et Virgile aux enfers (known in German as Dante und Vergil in der Unterwelt and in English as Dante and Virgil in Hell or The Barque of Dante).…
First Day Cover - Germany - 1971 - GH
This first day cover was issued by GH.
First Day Cover - Germany - 1971 - Hakles
This first day cover was issued by Hakles and features Dante's tomb in Ravenna, Italy.
First Day Cover - Germany - 1971 - Unknown Designer
The cachet on this first day cover features a right-facing portrait of Dante imposed over an open book with the title of the poet's magnum opus in German and Italian: "Die Göttliche Komödie (DIVINA COMMEDIA)".On the envelopes flap is the following…
First Day Cover - Germany - 1971 - Unknown Designer
The cachet on this first day cover features a woodcut-style portrait of Dante printed in yellow. Above the portrait is "Ersttagsbrief" (first day cover) and below is "Dante Alighieri".
First Day Cover - Germany - 1971 - Unknown Designer
The cachet on this first day cover features a portrait of Dante printed in green. Above the portrait is "ERSTTAGSBRIEF · FIRST DAY COVER" and below is "DANTE / ALIGHIERI / 1265-1321".
First Day Cover - Italy - 1965 - Ansaldo Dopolavoro Aziendale, Sezione Filatelica
This first day cover was issued by the Ansaldo Dopolavoro Aziendale, Sezione Filatelica (Ansaldo Company Recreation Club, Philatelic Section). The cachet shows Dante reading a book; in the background is an unrolled scroll with text as follows: "7o…