Title
First Day Cover - Argentina - 1965 - Círculo Filatélico de Liniers
Type
First Day Cover
Coverage
Argentina
Date Issued
1965-09-16
Description
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 illustration for Purgatorio 2:43-44 depicting Dante and Virgil watching as a "heavenly pilot" guides his boat toward them as they stand on the shore. A banner proclaims "SEPTIMO CENTENARIO" in reference to the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth.
Extent
97 × 166 mm
Contributor
Círculo Filatélico de Liniers (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Gustave Doré
Language
Spanish