"Dante Alighieri"-Gedenkmarke — Aus Anlaß der 650. Wiederkehr des Todesjahres von Dante Alighieri (1265–1321), der zu den bedeutendsten Gelehrten und Politikern Italiens gehörte und ein hervorragender Dichter war, gibt die Deutsche Bundespost eine Gedenkmarke heraus. Entwurf: Prof. Karl Hans Walter, Nürnberg - Stich: Egon Falz - Druck: Bundesdruckerei Berlin - Wert: 10 Pf - Farbe: dunkelblau - Größe: V (27,5 × 32,8 mm) Hochformat, 50 Stück auf Schalterbogen - Auflage: 30 000 000 Stück Ausgabetag: 3. September 1971".
(Dante Alighieri Commemorative Stamp — On the occasion of the 650th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) who was one of the most eminent scholars and politicians in Italy and was an outstanding poet, the Deutsche Bundespost publishes a commemorative stamp. Design: Prof. Karl Hans Walter, Nuremberg - Engraving: Egon Falz - Printer: Bundesdruckerei Berlin - Value: 10 Pf - Color: dark blue - Size: V (27.5 × 32.8 mm) portrait, <50 Stück auf Schalterbogen> - Circulation: 30,000,000 units Date of issue: September 3, 1971).]]>
"Dante Alighieri"-Gedenkmarke — Aus Anlaß der 650. Wiederkehr des Todesjahres von Dante Alighieri (1265–1321), der zu den bedeutendsten Gelehrten und Politikern Italiens gehörte und ein hervorragender Dichter war, gibt die Deutsche Bundespost eine Gedenkmarke heraus. Entwurf: Prof. Karl Hans Walter, Nürnberg - Stich: Egon Falz - Druck: Bundesdruckerei Berlin - Wert: 10 Pf - Farbe: dunkelblau - Größe: V (27,5 × 32,8 mm) Hochformat, 50 Stück auf Schalterbogen - Auflage: 30 000 000 Stück Ausgabetag: 3. September 1971".
(Dante Alighieri Commemorative Stamp — On the occasion of the 650th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) who was one of the most eminent scholars and politicians in Italy and was an outstanding poet, the Deutsche Bundespost publishes a commemorative stamp. Design: Prof. Karl Hans Walter, Nuremberg - Engraving: Egon Falz - Printer: Bundesdruckerei Berlin - Value: 10 Pf - Color: dark blue - Size: V (27.5 × 32.8 mm) portrait, <50 Stück auf Schalterbogen> - Circulation: 30,000,000 units Date of issue: September 3, 1971).
A stamp with the same portrait, a face value of 30 Pf, and a horizontal orientation was designed but not issued and is known from existing photographic essay stamp specimens.
]]>This postage stamp was issued by Germany in 1971 to commemorate the 650th anniversary of Dante's death. The stamp features Raphael's portrait of Dante from the artist's fresco Disputation of the Holy Sacrament in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Above the portrait is text as follows: "DANTE ALIGHIERI + 1321"; to the right of the portrait is "DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST" and the denomination, "10". Along the bottom edge is the year, "1971". The stamp was designed by Karl Hans Walter, engraved by Egon Falz, and printed by the Bundesdruckerei (Berlin).
A stamp with the same portrait, a face value of 30 Pf, and a horizontal orientation was designed but not issued and is known from existing photographic essay stamp specimens.