Poster Stamp - Abadie Papiergesellschaft A.G.
This poster stamp was issued by the Austrian branch of French cigarette rolling paper company Abadie, probably in the 1930s, and is part of a series of stamps depicting poets. The Viennese factory, Abadie Papiergesellschaft A.G., opened in 1909 and produced rolling papers, posters, books, and other lithographed items. The stamp features a left-facing portrait of Dante within a frame and has text as follows: at the top: “ABADIE”; at the bottom: “SERIE DICHTER / · DANTE ·” (poets series). The Abadie coat of arms appears in both bottom corners.
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Abadie Papiergesellschaft A.G. (Vienna, Austria)
German
Poster Stamp
Austria
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: "Dante-Monument.". The number 10 appears in the lower left corner.
Cesare Zocchi
German
Poster Stamp
Germany
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 divinity, symbols, or persons venerated in the state religion (Catholicism) punishable by a fine ranging from 100 to 3000 lire. Many poster stamps were issued by various antiblasphemy committees and this one invokes Dante's "pure" Italian language as propaganda.
The stamp features a portrait of Dante in the upper left corner, St. Peter's Basilica in the upper right corner, a perched eagle clutching a fasces and banner with "S.P.Q.R." in the lower right corner, and "PREGA" (Pray) in the lower left corner. In the center of the stamp is text as follows: "L'armonia Divina / della lingua di / Dante serva ad esal- / tare la Grandezza della / Patria, la Santità della / Religione, l'amore della / Famiglia, la bellezza / della Natura e dell'Arte. / NON CONTAMINATE LA / LINGUA ITALIANA / CON LA / BESTEMMIA" (The divine harmony of Dante's language serves to exalt the greatness of the homeland, the sanctity of religion, family love, the beauty of nature and art. Do not contaminate the Italian language with blasphemy). Below the main text is additional text as follows: "COMITATO CENTRALE / ANTIBLASFEMO / DI VERONA" (Central Antiblasphemy Committee of Verona) and "SOTTO LA PRESIDEN- / ZA ONORARIA DI S.M. IL RE" (Under the honorary presidency of His Majesty the King). The printer's name and city are at the bottom: "MARENGHI & VOTTA - DESENZANO".
Comitato centrale antiblasfemo di Verona (Verona, Italy)
Marenghi & Votta (Desanzano, Italy)
Italian
Poster Stamp
Italy
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 the distance. At the top of the stamp is a quotation from Virgil's <em>Aeneid</em> 6:823: "·VINCET·AMOR·PATRIÆ·" (love of country conquers). At the bottom is "·SOCIET<span>À·DANTE·ALIGHIERI" and the printer's name and city: "A. FUSETTI-MILANO". Antonio Fusetti's printing firm was established in 1922.</span>
A. Fusetti (Milan, Italy)
Società Dante Alighieri
Virgil
Italian
Latin
Poster Stamp
Italy