First Day Cover - Italy - 1972 - Grolla Club
Grolla Club no. 179
Grolla Club
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy
First Day Cover - Italy - 1965 - Universal Editrice
The cachet on this first day cover features Raphael's portrait of Dante from the artist's fresco <em>Disputation of the Holy Sacrament</em> in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Above the portrait is text as follows: "VIII CENTENARIO DELLA NASCITA DI DANTE ALIGHIERI" (7th centenary of the birth of Dante Alighieri); below is: "Primo giorno d'emissione / Premier jour d'émission - First day cover" and "Universal Editrice / ROMA". On the back is a brief blurb about Dante in Italian.
Raphael
Universal Editrice
English
French
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy
First Day Cover - Kyrgyzstan - 2015 - Kyrgyz Express Post
Issued by Kyrgyz Express Post. Designed by Olga Derej. Brief biography of Dante in Kyrgyz and English on back. Limited to 400 pieces.
Derej, Olga
Holiday, Henry
Kyrgyz Express Post
English
Kyrgyz
First Day Cover
Kyrgyzstan
First Day Cover - Mexico - 1965 - Raphael
The cachet on this first day cover features Raphael's portrait of Dante from the artist's fresco <em>Disputation of the Holy Sacrament</em> in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Below the portrait is text as follows: "PRIMER DIA DE EMISIÓN / 23-11-65".
Raphael
Spanish
First Day Cover
Mexico
First Day Cover - Panama - 1966 - Dirección General Correos y Telecomunicaciones
Dirección General Correos y Telecomunicaciones (Panama)
Spanish
First Day Cover
Panama
First Day Cover - Italy - 1972 - Re.Ru.
Domenico di Michelino
Re.Ru.
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Goldcraft
eBay
Goldey, George
English
First Day Cover
United States
First Day Cover - Paraguay - Centro Filatélico del Paraguay
The cachet on this first day cover, issued by the Centro Filatélico del Paraguay, repeats the portraits of four famous authors from the stamps it was designed to bear.
Centro Filatélico del Paraguay
Spanish
English
First Day Cover
Paraguay
First Day Cover - Central African Republic - 2016
Eugène Delacroix
French
First Day Cover
Central African Republic
First Day Cover - Sovereign Military Order of Malta - 2014 - Poste Magistrali
Poste Magistrali, the postal arm of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), a sovereign, Roman Catholic order of chivalry. The cachet is simply the order's logo with text as follows: "Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme di Rodi e di Malta" and "Poste Magistrali"; at the bottom is: "filatelica non viaggiata" (philatelic unsent).
Poste Magistrali
Italian
First Day Cover
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
First Day Cover - Monaco - 2015 - Office des Timbres
This first day cover was issued by the Monaco Office des Timbres to accompany the postage stamp issued to celebrate the 750th anniversary of Dante's birth. The simple cachet features an outline drawing of the Prince's Palace of Monaco and "2015" in large letters. Above the cachet is "Principauté de Monaco / OFFICE DES TIMBRES"; below is "PREMIER JOUR D'EMISSION / FIRST DAY COVER".
Office des Timbres (Monaco)
English
French
First Day Cover
Monaco
First Day Cover - Italy - 1965 - Ansaldo Dopolavoro Aziendale, Sezione Filatelica
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: "7<sup>o</sup> 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".
Ansaldo Dopolavoro Aziendale, Sezione Filatelica (Genoa, Italy)
Lupa
Italian
French
English
German
Spanish
First Day Cover
Italy
First Day Cover - Italy - 1987 - Venetia
This first day cover was issued by Venetia (641-2/It). The cachet features a modern representation of part of Piazza dei Signori executed in red and brown with "PIAZZA / DEI SIGNORI" at the bottom.
Venetia (Modena, Italy)
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy
First Day Cover - Italy - 1987 - Filagrano
These first day covers were issued by Filagrano. The "Gold" series cachet is printed on a small sheet of rayon that is affixed to the envelope within a printed gold frame with "Piazza dei Signori / Verona" at the top. The cachet shows a photographic view of the piazza—with Ugo Zannoni's prominent 1865 statue of Dante—roughly matching the view depicted on the stamp for which the cover was issued. Below the cachet is "First Day of Issue".<br /><br />The regular cachet shows the same view within a red frame with "PIAZZE d'ITALIA" (squares of Italy) at the top and "Piazza dei Signori / VERONA" within a rectangular frame at the bottom.<br /><br />A brief history and description of Piazza dei Signori is printed on the backs of the envelopes of both versions.
Filagrano (Forlì, Italy)
Ugo Zannoni
English
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy
First Day Cover - Italy - 1965 - Bucintoro
This first day cover was issued by Bucintoro (no. 5-65). The cachet features a portrait of Dante in a modern style with text as follows: vertically, through the portrait: "DANTE ALIGHIERI"; and at the bottom: "PRIMO GIORNO DI EMISSIONE" (first day of issue).
Bucintoro
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy
First Day Cover - Italy - 1990 - Roma
This first day cover was issued by Roma. The cachet shows a photographic reproduction of the Naples Bust of Dante within a gold-embossed frame, the left side of which is in the style of stamp perforations. Below the frame is "Centenario Fondazione Società Dante Alighieri" (Dante Alighieri Society foundation centenary). A description of the Società Dante Alighieri is printed on the back of the envelope.
Roma
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy
First Day Cover - Italy - 1990 - Capitolium
This first day cover was issued by Capitolium (no. 683). The cachet features Raphael's portrait of Dante from the artist's fresco <em>Disputation of the Holy Sacrament</em> in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Surrounding the portrait is text as follows: "CENTENARIO DELLA FONDAZIONE DELLA SOCIETA / DANTE ALIGHIERI" (centenary of the foundation of the Dante Alighieri Society). The cachet is signed "T.O." (Orlando Tomassi) at the bottom.
Capitolium
Raphael
Orlando Tomassi
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy
First Day Cover - Italy - 1990 - ALA
This first day cover was issued by ALA (no. 806) and features Gustave Doré's portrait of Dante with a red overprint of a book titled "DIVINA / COMMEDIA" and a smoldering oil lamp. Below the portrait is "CENTENARIO SOCIETÀ / DANTE ALIGHIERI" (Dante Alighieri Society centenary).
ALA
Gustave Doré
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy
First Day Cover - Monaco - 1966 - Gustave Doré and Unknown Designer
<span>The issuer of these first day covers is not indicated but they bear a logo featuring a rooster. The covers are numbered</span> 139 and 140. The cachet for no. 139 is by an unidentified artist and depicts a scene from the beginning of the <em>Inferno</em> in which Dante is blocked by three beasts. He is shown holding a shepherd's crook and wearing a lyre on his back (symbolizing his role as a poet). The cachet for no. 140 is based on Gustave Doré's illustration for <em>Paradiso</em> 26:7–9, "The Heaven of the Fixed Stars," showing Dante and Beatrice before Saint John. Except for their numbering in the upper left corner, both of the cachets have the same text as follows: at the top: "PREMIER JOUR D'EMISSION / F.D.C." (first day of issue); and at the bottom: "DANTE ALIGHIERI / 700<sup>e </sup>Anniversaire" (700th anniversary).
Modèle déposé
Gustave Doré
English
French
First Day Cover
Monaco
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 <a href="http://danteonstamps.com/ds/items/show/29" target="_blank">the cover issued by K. J. Moran</a>. The cachet features a right-facing portrait of Dante with text as follows: at the top: "HONORING"; and at the bottom "ALIGHIERI DANTE / 700th ANNIVERSARY / OF BIRTH / OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER / UNIVERSAL PHILATELIC COVER SOCIETY".
K. J. Moran
Universal Philatelic Cover Society
English
First Day Cover
United States
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.
Frank J. Ulrich
English
First Day Cover
United States
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: "DANTES INFERNO". The envelope is signed by the artist on the reverse.
Herman R. Maul
English
First Day Cover
United States
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Lone Star Cachet
This was the first FDC issue from Lone Star Cachet.
Lone Star Cachet
English
First Day Cover
United States
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Fox
This first day cover's add-on cachet was hand-painted by Melissa Fox.
Melissa Fox
English
First Day Cover
United States
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Bobby G.
Bobby G.
English
First Day Cover
United States
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Goldberg
<p><span>This first day cover's hand-painted cachet by Bernard Goldberg depicts Dante, crowned with a laurel wreath, against a purple and green background. Beside the cachet is calligraphic text as follows: "Dante / Alighieri / ~1265~1321~ / 'The Divine Comedy'". </span>The cachet is signed "Goldberg" vertically along the right side. This cover was on the market as of June 2013.</p>
Bernard Goldberg
English
First Day Cover
United States
First Day Cover - Italy - 1965 - Siligato
This first day cover was issued by Siligato. The cachet features <span>Raphael's portrait of Dante (reversed from the original) from the artist's fresco <em>Disputation of the Holy Sacrament</em> in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. The portrait is framed by a letter "D" in the style of a medieval manuscript. Below the portrait is text as follows: "VII CENTENARIO / Dante Alighieri" (7th centenary).</span>
Raphael
Siligato
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy
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".
English
German
First Day Cover
Germany
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".
German
First Day Cover
Germany
First Day Cover - Italy - 2009 - Masiello da Ercole
<span>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 <span>Gustave Doré's portrait of the poet. </span></span><span><span>Below both cachets is "Pezzo unico" (unique item) and the artist's signature "Nino Masiello 2009". In the upper left corner of the envelope is the artist's logo.</span></span>
Nino Masiello da Ercole
Gustave Doré
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy