First Day Cover - Panama - 1966 - Dirección General Correos y Telecomunicaciones
Dirección General Correos y Telecomunicaciones (Panama)
Spanish
First Day Cover
Panama
First Day Cover - Paraguay - Centro Filatélico del Paraguay
The cachet on this first day cover, issued by the Centro Filatélico del Paraguay, repeats the portraits of four famous authors from the stamps it was designed to bear.
Centro Filatélico del Paraguay
Spanish
English
First Day Cover
Paraguay
First Day Cover - Monaco - 1966 - Gustave Doré and Unknown Designer
<span>The issuer of these first day covers is not indicated but they bear a logo featuring a rooster. The covers are numbered</span> 139 and 140. The cachet for no. 139 is by an unidentified artist and depicts a scene from the beginning of the <em>Inferno</em> in which Dante is blocked by three beasts. He is shown holding a shepherd's crook and wearing a lyre on his back (symbolizing his role as a poet). The cachet for no. 140 is based on Gustave Doré's illustration for <em>Paradiso</em> 26:7–9, "The Heaven of the Fixed Stars," showing Dante and Beatrice before Saint John. Except for their numbering in the upper left corner, both of the cachets have the same text as follows: at the top: "PREMIER JOUR D'EMISSION / F.D.C." (first day of issue); and at the bottom: "DANTE ALIGHIERI / 700<sup>e </sup>Anniversaire" (700th anniversary).
Modèle déposé
Gustave Doré
English
French
First Day Cover
Monaco
Cancellation - Uruguay - 1966 December 27
This rectangular cancellation was designed for use with the 1966 Uruguay Dante commemorative postage stamp. The cancellation shows a book with the title "La / Divina / Comedia" surrounded by text as follows: "CORREOS DEL / URUGUAY"; "VII CENTENARIO DE DANTE" (7th Dante centenary); "27 / DICIEMBRE / 1966"; and "DIA DE / EMISION" (day of issue).
Place of cancellation: Uruguay
Spanish
Cancellation
Last Day Cover - Vatican City - 1966 - KimCover
<span>These last day covers were issued by KimCover (nos. 39 and 39/A). The cachet for no. 39 shows <span>Giotto's portrait of Dante, reversed from the original, within a gold frame at the top of which is "MCCLXV MCMLXV". Below the cachet is "Dante". </span>The cachet for no. 39/A shows <span>a version of Sandro Botticelli's illustration of Dante and Beatrice in the heaven of Mercury from </span><em>Paradiso</em><span> 6 found in a manuscript volume in the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin known as MS Hamilton 201. Below the cachet is "BOTTICELLI - DANTE E BEATRICE".<br /><br />Both covers share some of the same text: vertically, along the left side: "TIRATURA 600 COPIE - ISSUE 600 COVERS"; vertically, along the right side: "<span>ULTIMO GIORNO VALIDITÀ / LAST DAY COVER"; and in the lower right corner: "KimCover S.C.V." Both covers also have a medallion portrait of Pope Paul VI surrounded by text: "PAVLVS VI PONT·MAX·"; "ULTIMA DIE" (last day) appears near the medallion portrait. Each cover is labelled with its respective series number: "39 KimCover 13 - Paulus P.P. VI" or "39/A KimCover 13/A - Paulus P.P. VI".</span></span></span>
Giotto
Sandro Botticelli
KimCover
English
Italian
Latin
Last Day Cover
Vatican City
Last Day Cover - Italy - 1966 - KimCover
This last day cover was issued by KimCover (no. 56). The cachet shows Sandro Botticelli's illustration of Dante and Beatrice in the heaven of the moon from <em>Paradiso </em>3 found in a manuscript volume in the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin known as MS Hamilton 201. Beside the cachet is text as follows: "ULTIMO GIORNO VALIDITÀ 1966" (Last day of validity); "L.D.C. ITALIA / 50 ÷ 59 / KimCover"; and "STAMPE / ANTONIO LA BATTAGLIA - Ferma Posta ROMA S. Silvestro". On the envelope's reverse is a list of the last day covers in this series (no. 50–59). Two hundred copies were printed.
Sandro Botticelli
KimCover
Italian
Last Day Cover
Italy
Brochure - Monaco - 1966 - Office des Émissions de Timbres-Poste
This brochure was issued by the Office des Émissions de Timbres-Poste of Monaco for the principality's 1966 postage stamp celebrating the 700th anniversary of the birth of Dante. The text includes a biography of Dante and an overview of his <em>Divina commedia</em> along with monochrome essay images of the stamp designs.
Office des Émissions de Timbres-Poste (Monaco)
French
Brochure
Monaco
First Day Cover - Monaco - 1966 - R. Géndt and Unknown Designer
<span>The issuer of these first day covers is not indicated but the cachets are all of similar design and the phrases on each FDC are the same and set in the same fonts.<br /><br />One cachet is signed "R. GÉNDT" in the lower right corner and depicts a montage of the following Gustave Doré illustrations: <span>"The Eagle" from </span><em>Purgatorio</em><span> 9:29–30; <span>"Charon and the River Acheron" from </span><em>Inferno</em><span> 3:82–84; and portrait of Dante. The portrait is reversed from the original. At the top of the montage is "1265".<br /><br /></span></span>The other two cachets are the same but printed with different predominant colors, one orange, the other purple. They show Doré's portrait of Dante with "1265", "1965", and "DANTE". <br /><br />All of the cachets have the same text as follows: at the top: "MONACO"; and at the bottom: "7</span><sup>e</sup><span> </span><span>Centenaire de la Naissance de Dante" (7th centenary of the birth of Dante). Beside the cachets is "PREMIER JOUR / D'ÉMISSION / FIRST DAY COVER".</span>
R. Géndt
Gustave Doré
English
French
First Day Cover
Monaco
First Day Cover - Monaco - 1966 - P.A.C.
This first day cover was issued by P.A.C. The cachet features a portrait of Dante based on Giotto's portrait of the poet over a medieval style letter "D". Above the image is "FIRST DAY COVER - PREMIER JOUR D'ÉMISSION" and below is "DANTE – VII<sup>e</sup> Centenaire" (7th centenary).
Giotto
P.A.C.
English
French
First Day Cover
Monaco
First Day Cover - Monaco - 1966 - Philatélie Péchitch
These first day covers were issued by <span>Philatélie Péchitch. <span>The cachets are drawn after the designs on the stamps and have text as follows: at the top: "MONACO"; and at the bottom: "VII</span><sup>e</sup><span> </span><span>CENTENAIRE DE LA NAISSANCE / DE DANTE ALIGHIERI" (7th centenary of the birth of Dante Alighieri). Beside the cachets is "PREMIER JOUR / D'ÉMISSION / FIRST DAY COVER". <span>In the lower right corner of each envelope is: "Philatélie PECHITCH / Palais de la Scala / Monte-Carlo".<br /><br />The cachets match the design of the first day covers issued for <span>the Fédération des organisations sociales des Postes telégrammes et télécommunications des Alpes-Maritimes.</span></span></span></span>
Philatélie Péchitch (Monte-Carlo, Monaco)
<a href="http://www.danteonstamps.com/ds/items/show/174" target="_blank">First Day Cover - Monaco - 1966 - Fédération des organisations sociales des Postes telégrammes et télécommunications des Alpes-Maritimes</a>
English
French
First Day Cover
Monaco
First Day Cover - Monaco - 1966 - Fédération des organisations sociales des Postes telégrammes et télécommunications des Alpes-Maritimes
<span>These first day covers were issued for the Fédération des organisations sociales des Postes telégrammes et télécommunications des Alpes-Maritimes. The issuer is not indicated but the cachets match the design of the Philatélie Péchitch FDCs issued for the same stamp. The cachets are drawn after the designs on the stamps and have text as follows: at the top: "MONACO"; and at the bottom: "VII</span><sup>e</sup> <span>CENTENAIRE DE LA NAISSANCE / DE DANTE ALIGHIERI" (7th centenary of the birth of Dante Alighieri). Beside the cachets is "PREMIER JOUR / D'ÉMISSION / FIRST DAY COVER".</span>
Fédération des organisations sociales des Postes telégrammes et télécommunications des Alpes-Maritimes (France)
Philatélie Péchitch (Monte-Carlo, Monaco)
<a href="http://www.danteonstamps.com/ds/items/show/175" target="_blank">First Day Cover - Monaco - 1966 - Philatélie Péchitch</a>
English
French
First Day Cover
Monaco
First Day Cover - Uruguay - 1966 - C.F.U.
The cachet on this first day cover features a large portrait of Dante between two smaller illustrations by Gustave Doré. The illustration on the left is "Arachne" from <em>Purgatorio</em> 12:43–44. The other is <span>"Charon and the River Acheron" from </span><em>Inferno</em><span> 3:82–84. </span>The vertical text reads as follows: "SOBRE PRIMER DIA — FIRST DAY COVER / (Ediciones C.F.U.)".
C.F.U.
Gustave Doré
English
Spanish
First Day Cover
Uruguay
First Day Cover - Uruguay - 1966 - C.F.M.
The cachet on this first day cover features the portrait of Dante in Raphael's fresco <em>Disputation of the Holy Sacrament</em> in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City as well as S<span>andro Botticelli's illustration to <em>Inferno</em> 1</span><span> found in a manuscript in the Vatican Library known as Cod. Reg. Lat. 1896. The illustrations shows </span><span>Dante's encounter with a leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf. Both the portrait and the Botticelli illustration are reversed from the originals. The text of the cachet is as follows: "700 Aniversario / DANTE / ALIGHIERI / 1265 / 1965 / PRIMER DIA DE EMISION" (700th anniversary; first day of issue).</span>
C.F.M.
Spanish
First Day Cover
Uruguay
Miniature Sheet - Paraguay - 1966
Spanish
Miniature Sheet
Paraguay
Miniature Sheet - Panama - 1966
Giotto
Spanish
Miniature Sheet
Panama
Miniature Sheet - Ecuador - 1966
Spanish
Miniature Sheet
Ecuador
Postage Stamp - Paraguay - 1966
<span>This set of two postage stamps was issued by Paraguay in 1966 as part of an 8-stamp set celebrating four world authors (Dante Alighieri, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Molière, and William Shakespeare). The Dante stamps show a monochrome version of Henry Holiday's 1884 painting </span><em>Dante and Beatrice</em><span> and Giotto's portrait of the poet. The stamps are captioned as follows: "DANTE / ALIGHIERI / 1265-1321"; "PRIMER ENCUENTRO CON BEATRIZ / A LA ORILLA DEL ARNO·FLORENCIA" (First encounter with Beatrice on the bank of the Arno, Florence); and, vertically along the left side, "CUADRO PINTADO POR HOLIDAY" (Picture painted by Holiday). At the top of the 10-<span>céntimos</span> stamp is "CORREO DEL / PARAGUAY / CENTENARIO DE LA EPOPEYA NACIONAL DE 1864 - 1870" (Mail of Paraguay; Centenary of the national epic of 1864-1870); at the top of the 36-<span>guaraní</span> stamp is "CORREO AEREO DEL / PARAGUAY / CENTENARIO DE LA EPOPEYA NACIONAL DE 1864 - 1870" (Air mail of Paraguay; Centenary of the national epic of 1864-1870). The denomination is in the lower right corner while the printer and designer are indicated along the bottom: "DE LA RUE DE COLOMBIA" (Thomas de la Rue de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia) and "MOSDÓSSY" (Imre Mosdóssy). The stamps are known to have been printed in other colors.</span>
Denomination: ₲ 0.10 (0.10 PYG); ₲ 36.00 (36.00 PYG)
Perforation: 12 × 12 ¾ (comb)
Printing process: Offset lithography
Henry Holiday
Giotto
Imre Mosdóssy
Thomas de la Rue de Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
Spanish
Postage Stamp
Paraguay
Postage Stamp - Panama - 1966
This air mail postage stamp was issued by Panama a year after the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth and features Giotto's portrait of the poet. The stamp has text as follows: vertically, along the left side: "PANAMA"; vertically, along the right side: "DANTE ALIGHIERI"; at the bottom: "10¢ AEREO". The stamp's printer and designer are indicated along the bottom: "DE LA RUE DE COLOMBIA" and "R. BERGAMO".
Denomination: 10¢ (0.10 PAB)
Perforation: 14 (comb)
Printing process: Offset lithography
Giotto
R. Bergamo
Thomas de la Rue de Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
Spanish
Postage Stamp
Panama
Postage Stamp - Uruguay - 1966
This air mail postage stamp issued by Uruguay in 1966 features a modern portrait of Dante in the style of a medal. The stamp was designed by Medina and printed by the Impresora Nacional.
Denomination: 50 c (0.50 pesos)
Perforation: 12 ¼ (comb)
Printing process: Offset lithography
Medina
Impresora Nacional (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Spanish
Postage Stamp
Uruguay
Postage Stamp - Ecuador - 1966
<span>This set of three postage stamps was issued by Ecuador to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth, however the stamps were not issued until June 1966. The 10-centavos stamp shows a posterized version of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's 1871 painting </span><em>Dante's Dream</em><span>. The 80-centavos stamp shows a monochrome version of Henry Holiday's 1884 painting </span><em>Dante and Beatrice</em><span>. The 3-sucres stamp shows Gustave Doré's portrait of Dante in reverse next to a flame. Each stamp is captioned as follows: "LA RÉVE de DANTE Rossetti / SEPTIMO CENTENARIO DEL NACIMIENTO DE DANTE – 1.265–1.965" (S/. 0.10); "DANTE y Beatrix – Holiday / SEPTIMO CENTENARIO DEL NACIMIENTO DE DANTE – 1.265–1.965" (S/. 0.80); "1.265 DANTE 1.965 / SEPTIMO CENTENARIO DE SU NACIMIENTO" (S/. 3.00). At the top of each stamp is "CORREOS DEL / ECUADOR" and the denomination while the printer is indicated at the bottom: "DE LA RUE DE COLOMBIA" (Thomas de la Rue de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia).</span>
Denomination: S/. 0.10 (0.10 ECS); S/. 0.80 (0.80 ECS); S/. 3.00 AEREO (3.00 ECS)
Perforation: 13 ½ × 14 (comb)
Printing process: Offset lithography
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Henry Holiday
Gustave Doré
Thomas de la Rue de Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
French
Spanish
Postage Stamp
Ecuador
Maximum Card - Uruguay - 1967 - Luca Signorelli
<span>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.</span>
Luca Signorelli
Spanish
Maximum Card
Uruguay
Postage Stamp - Monaco - 1966
This set of five postage stamps was issued by Monaco to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth. While the stamps are dated 1965, they were not issued until February 1, 1966. All of the stamps were designed by P. Lambert and the subjects are as follows:<br /><ul><li>The 30-centime stamp shows a left-facing portrait of Dante with text as follows: in the upper left corner: "MONACO / 1965"; in the upper right corner: "0,30"; and at the bottom: "DANTE ALIGHIERI 1265-1321". The names of the designer and the engraver appear in the lower right corner: "P. LAMBERT" and "COTTET".</li>
<li>The 60-centime stamp depicts Dante in the dark wood impeded by a leopard from <em>Inferno</em> 1:31–36. The stamp has text as follows: in the upper right corner: "MONACO 1965 / 0,60"; and in the lower left corner: "DANTE ALIGHIERI 1265-1321". The names of the designer and the engraver appear in the lower center and right corner: "P. LAMBERT" and "MONVOISIN".</li>
<li>The 70-centime stamp depicts Dante and Virgil crossing the Styx from <em>Inferno</em> 8:25–30. The stamp has text as follows: in the upper left corner: "MONACO 1965 / 0,70"; and in the lower right corner: "DANTE ALIGHIERI 1265-1321". The name of the designer, "P. LAMBERT", appears in the lower left corner and the name of the engraver appears vertically in the lower right corner: "BETEMPS".</li>
<li>The 95-centime stamp shows Dante observing praying penitents from <em>Purgatorio</em>. The stamp has text as follows: in the upper right corner: "MONACO 1965 / 0,95"; and in the lower left corner: "DANTE ALIGHIERI 1265-1321". The names of the designer and the engraver appear in the lower right corner: "P. LAMBERT" and "DURRENS".</li>
<li>The 1-franc stamp depicts Saint Bernard's intercession from <em>Paradiso</em> 31:58–142. Here the saint replaces Beatrice as Dante's guide through the Empyrean and leads him to seek St. Mary. The stamp has text as follows: in the upper left corner: "MONACO 1965 / 1,00"; and in the lower right corner: "1265-1321 / DANTE ALIGHIERI". The name of the designer, "P. LAMBERT", appears vertically in the lower left corner and the name of the engraver appears vertically in the lower right corner: "MONVOISIN".</li>
</ul>
Denomination: 0,30 (0.30 MCF); 0,60 (0.60 MCF); 0,70 (0.70 MCF); 0,95 (0.95 MCF); 1,00 (1.00 MCF)
Perforation: 13 (comb)
Printing process: Steel-engraving
Print run: 418,019 (0,30); 228,847 (0,60); 229,238 (0,70); 227,247 (0,95); 227,929 (1,00)
P. Lambert
Cottet
Monvoisin
Betemps
Durrens
French
Postage Stamp
Monaco