Description
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 Centenario / nascita / Dante / Alighieri / 1265-1965" (7th centenary of the birth of Dante Alighieri). The cachet is signed "Lupa 65" in the lower left corner. Above the cachet is text printed in gold: "ANSALDO / DOPOLAVORO AZIENDALE / GENOVA / SEZIONE FILATELICA".