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Poster Stamp - Esposizione regionale romagnola
This poster stamp is part of a set of two stamps commemorating the Esposizione regionale romagnola (Romagna Regional Exposition) held in Ravenna, Italy, from May to June 1904. The stamp shows Dante's tomb in Ravenna, designed by architect Camillo…
Poster Stamp - Manifestazioni culturali della gioventù europea
This poster stamp was issued for the "Manifestazioni culturali della gioventù europea" (cultural events for European youth). Held June 18–30, 1942, in Weimar and Florence, the meeting brought together members of the national fascist youth movements…
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Universal Philatelic Cover Society
This first day cover, issued by the Universal Philatelic Cover Society, is identical—except for the text at the bottom—to the cover issued by K. J. Moran. The cachet features a right-facing portrait of Dante with text as follows: at the top:…
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Ulrich
The cachets on these covers were hand-painted by Frank J. Ulrich. Multiple designs by Ulrich are known.
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Maul
This first day cover's cachet was hand-painted by Herman R. Maul. The cachet shows a smiling devil's head above flames representing hell. The cachet has text as follows: at the top: "DANTE ALIGHIERI / ITALIAN POET / 1265 / 1965"; and at the bottom:…
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Lone Star Cachet
This was the first FDC issue from Lone Star Cachet.
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…
Cancellation - Argentina (Rosario) - 1965 September 16
This rectangular, typographic cancellation was designed for use with the 1965 Argentina Dante commemorative postage stamp.
Maximum Card - Italy - 2011 - Poste Italiane
This maximum card was issued by Poste Italiane and features a monochromatic enlarged image of the 2011 Italy postage stamp designed by Gaetano Ieluzzo. The stamp commemorates the "Giornata della filatelia 2011" (Philately Day 2011). In the center of…
First Day Cover - Italy - 1965 - Siligato
This first day cover was issued by Siligato. The cachet features Raphael's portrait of Dante (reversed from the original) from the artist's fresco Disputation of the Holy Sacrament in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. The portrait is framed by a…
First Day Cover - Germany - 1971 - Unknown Designer
The cachet on this first day cover features a portrait of Dante printed in green. Above the portrait is "ERSTTAGSBRIEF · FIRST DAY COVER" and below is "DANTE / ALIGHIERI / 1265-1321".
First Day Cover - Germany - 1971 - Unknown Designer
The cachet on this first day cover features a woodcut-style portrait of Dante printed in yellow. Above the portrait is "Ersttagsbrief" (first day cover) and below is "Dante Alighieri".
First Day Cover - Italy - 2009 - Masiello da Ercole
The hand-painted cachets by Nino Masiello da Ercole on these first day covers each reproduce a different common portrait of Dante: one is based on the Naples Bust and the other is based on Gustave Doré's portrait of the poet. Below both cachets is…
First Day Cover - Vatican City - 2009 - Masiello da Ercole
This first day cover's hand-painted cachet by Nino Masiello da Ercole depicts a scene from Paradiso 24 in which St. Peter interrogates Dante—accompanied by Beatrice—about the poet's faith. The scene is taken from a miniature by Giovanni di Paolo in…
First Day Cover - Italy - 2011 - Masiello da Ercole
This first day cover's hand-painted cachet by Nino Masiello da Ercole echoes the 2011 Italy commemorative stamp designed by Gaetano Ieluzzo. The cachet reproduces the 1965 500-lire Italy Dante stamp, the subject of which is the Naples Bust of the…
Last Day Cover - Vatican City - 1966 - KimCover
These last day covers were issued by KimCover (nos. 39 and 39/A). The cachet for no. 39 shows 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". The cachet…
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 Paradiso 3 found in a manuscript volume in the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin known as MS…
Maximum Card - Russia / Soviet Union - 1965 - Giusti di S. Becocci
This maximum card features Giotto's portrait of Dante and the 1965 Russia postage stamp commemorating the 700th anniversary of the poet's birth. The card was issued by Giusti di S. Becocci of Florence.
Cancellation - Germany (Bonn) - 2013 October 7–2014 March 7
This rectangular cancellation was created to celebrate an exhibition titled "Florenz!" held at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, Germany, from November 22, 2013, through March 9, 2014. The cancellation features Dante holding a book and gesturing in an…
Ordinance - Vatican City - 1965
This is the ordinance enacted by the Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Città del Vaticano (Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State), the legislative body of Vatican City, as published in the Italian supplement to Acta Apostolicae Sedis,…
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 Divina…
Cinderella Stamp - Centro lunigianese di studi dantesche
This cinderella stamp was issued by the Centro lunigianese di studi dantesche (Lunigiana Center for Dante Studies) to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante's visit to the Lunigiana. While staying as a guest of Franceschino Malaspina at Sarzana in…
Postage Stamp - Ajman - 1972
This stamp is part of a set of six stamps celebrating paintings by Raphael. The stamp shows a detail from Raphael's portrait of Dante from the artist's fresco Disputation of the Holy Sacrament in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Across the…
Bulletin - Italy - 1965 - Ministero delle Poste e delle Telecomunicazioni
This bulletin was issued by the Italian Ministero delle Poste e delle Telecomunicazioni (no. 119). The bulletin includes information, written by Aldo Ferrabino (and translated into French by Madeleine Cerri), about the 1965 Italy postage stamp…
Bulletin - Argentina - 1965 - Secretaría de Comunicaciones
This bulletin was issued by the Argentine Secretaría de Comunicaciones (no. 212). The bulletin includes information about the 1965 Argentina postage stamp celebrating the 700th anniversary of the birth of Dante.
First Day Cover - United States - 1980 - Postal Commemorative Society
In 1978, the Postal Commemorative Society of Norwalk, Connecticut, commenced issuing a series of first day covers to be collected in an album titled Norman Rockwell Classics and Historic American Stamps. On the album's title page is the following…
Bulletin - Italy - 1990 - Amministrazione delle Poste e delle Telecomunicazioni
This bulletin was issued by the Italian Amministrazione delle Poste e delle Telecomunicazioni (no. 10/90). The bulletin includes information, written by Italo Borzi, about the 1990 Italy postage stamp celebrating the centenary of the Società Dante…