Cinderella Stamp - Congo (DRC)
This cinderella stamp was issued with seven others as part of a miniature sheet fraudulently attributed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. While the sheet is titled "Michelangelo" only a few of the artworks on the sheet are his. This stamp reproduces Eugène Delacroix's painting <em>Dante et Virgile aux enfers</em> (known in English as <em>The Barque of Dante</em> or <em>Dante and Virgil in Hell</em>). The stamp is dated 2003, denominated "120 CF" (the abbreviation should be FC for francs congolais), and has "République Démocratique / du Congo" at the bottom.
Denomination: 120 CF
Eugène Delacroix
French
Cinderella Stamp
Congo (DRC)
Poster Stamp - Delandre
This poster stamp was issued by Gaston Fontanille under the pseudonym "Delandre." Fontanille used a variety of pseudonyms to produce almost countless cinderella and poster stamps, books, catalogs, posters, and other materials—sometimes under legitimate contract but often fraudulently.<sup>1</sup><br /><br />The stamp reproduces the woodcut portrait of Dante found in the 1521 Venice edition of his <em>Convivio</em>.<sup>2</sup> The text refers to the second anniversary of the bombardment of Ancona, Italy: "XXIV Maggio MCMXV / Secundo [<em>sic</em>] / Anniversario / XXIV Maggio MCMXVII" (May 24, 1915, second anniversary, May 24, 1917).<br /><br />Kiddle and Schmidt catalog two versions, one printed in green and brown on white paper and one printed in red and black on gray paper.<sup>3</sup>
Image from Kiddle and Schmidt.
Gaston Fontanille (Delandre)
Italian
Poster Stamp
Poster Stamp - SI
This poster stamp has the initials "SI" (possibly for "Società italiana"?) in blue centered among portraits of four Italian authors in red: Dante Alighieri, Lodovico Ariosto, Luigi Pirandello, and Alessandro Manzoni. The portrait of Dante is based on an anonymous miniature from a fifteenth-century manuscript (MS Riccardiano 1040) in the Biblioteca Riccardiana in Florence. The stamp may be from the 1970s.
Italian
Poster Stamp
Italy
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.
Image courtesy of Veikkos Archiv (<a href="http://www.veikkos-archiv.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">veikkos-archiv.com</a>).
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 - Società nazionale Dante Alighieri
This series of poster stamps was issued by the Società Dante Alighieri, probably in the 1910s. The stamps depict a woman reading a book to a group of children, a father and son, and mother with baby. Behind the group is a bust of Dante, a book, and tree branches. The background shows the sun rising over the globe with the "boot" of Italy and Sicily visible to the right. Below the vignette is "SOCIETÀ NAZIONALE / DANTE ALIGHIERI". Examples are known in blue and green.
Società Dante Alighieri
Italian
Poster Stamp
Italy
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
Cinderella Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri "Per l'assistenza agli emigranti"
This cinderella stamp (possibly part of a series) was issued for the benefit of the Società Dante Alighieri and "Per l'assistenza agli emigranti" (for the assistance of emigrants). The stamp features a portrait of a laborer holding a hammer with Cesare Zocchi's 1896 monument to Dante in Trent in the background. The stamp has text as follows: at the top: "PER L'ASSISTENZA / AGLI EMIGRANTI" and "LIRE / 10"; and at the bottom: "SOCIETÀ / DANTE ALIGHIERI". The printer's name appears at the bottom of the stamp: "CARTE-VALORI STADERINI ROMA".
Denomination: 10 lire (10 ITL)
Cesare Zocchi
Staderini (Rome, Italy)
Italian
Cinderella Stamp
Italy
Poster Stamp - Società Italiana "Dante Alighieri", Curityba, Paraná, Brasil
This poster stamp was issued by the Curitiba, Brazil, chapter of the Società Dante Alighieri to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the poet's death in 1921. The stamp features a portrait of Dante surrounded by text as follows: vertically along the left: "Società Italiana"; along the top: "'D<small>ANTE</small> A<small>LIGHIERI</small>'"; vertically along the right: "Curityba-Paraná-Brasil"; along the bottom: "VI<sup>o</sup> CENTENARIO"; below the portrait is: "14 Settembre 1321" (September 14, 1321, Dante’s traditional death day). The name and location (Curitiba) of the printer appears in the lower left corner, however the author could not read it.
Società Dante Alighieri (Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil)
Italian
Poster Stamp
Brazil
Cinderella Stamp - Marca per la ricostruzione
This cinderella stamp was issued between 1945 and 1950 to raise funds for reconstruction after World War II. The Naples Bust of Dante is shown below the text “MARCA PER LA / RICOSTRUZIONE” (reconstruction stamp). Open space was left at the bottom of the stamp where various denominations could be overprinted. The stamp reproduced here has a denomination of “1 DOLLARO” while examples with “50 franchi” and “50 piastre” also are known.
Italian
Cinderella Stamp
Poster Stamp - Germanic
German
Swedish
Poster Stamp
Germany
Sweden
Poster Stamp - Langenscheidts Sprachführer
This poster stamp was issued by the publisher Langenscheidt to advertise a series of phrasebooks that were part of the Toussaint-Langenscheidt language-learning method. The stamp shows Dante, representing the Italian language, sitting on a bench with an open book on his lap. The stamp has text as follows: at the top: "Langenscheidts Sprachführer" (Langenscheidt's phrasebook); below Dante: "Italienisch" (Italian); at the bottom: "Der kleine / Toussaint-Langenscheidt" (The small Toussaint-Langenscheidt); and along the bottom edge: "Serie 1 (12 Bilder), Bild 3." (Series 1, 12 illustrations, illustration 3).
Langenscheidt (Berlin, Germany)
German
Poster Stamp
Germany
Poster Stamp - Tobler
Tobler, the Swiss chocolate company, issued these poster stamps as no. 370 in their "Poets and Philosophers" series.<br /><br />Both stamps use the "somewhat oldwomanly likeness" of Dante drawn by Stefano Tofanelli and engraved by Raffaello Morghen in the eighteenth century.<sup>1</sup><br /><br />The English stamp has the portrait in a frame with the masks of tragedy and comedy in the upper corners and a scroll and horn at the bottom. The stamp has text as follows: at top: "POETS AND PHILOSOPHERS / ITALIAN"; at bottom: "DANTE ALLIGHIERI 1265-1321 / TOBLER / SWISS MILK / CHOCOLATE / N<sup>o</sup> 370 · SERIE 31 · N<sup>o</sup> 361-372".<br /><br />The other stamp is in Ido, a derivative of Esperanto, and has a simpler frame. The stamp has text as follows: at top: "POETI E PENSISTI / · ITALIA ·"; at bottom: "DANTE ALIGHIERI 1265-1321 / TOBLER / SUISIANA LAKTO / CHOKOLADO / LINGUO INTERNACIONA <span>‹</span>IDO<span>› / (REFORM-ESPERANTO) / SERIO XXXI N<span style="text-decoration:underline;"><sup>o</sup></span> 361–372 N<span style="text-decoration:underline;"><sup>o</sup></span> 370".</span>
Raffaello Morghen
Stefano Tofanelli
English
Ido
Poster Stamp
Switzerland
Cinderella Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri, 28th Congress (1923)
This cinderella stamp was issued for the Società Dante Alighieri's 28th congress held in Padua, Italy, September 24–26, 1923. The stamp features the Naples Bust of Dante below two figures holding an embossed, gold seal captioned "BOLLA / DELLA DEDIZIONE / DI ZARA A VENETIA 1409" (Seal of the dedication of Zara [now Zadar, Croatia] to Venice). The following coats of arms occupy each of the four corners: Padua in the upper left, Kingdom of Italy in the upper right, Zadar in the lower right, and Venice in the lower left. At the bottom of the stamp is text as follows: "XXVIII<sup><span style="text-decoration:underline;">o</span></sup> CONGRESSO / PADOVA Settembre / 1923" (28th congress, Padua, September 1923). To the left of the text is the denomination "20 C<sup>mi</sup>" (20 centesimi) with the "C" encircling the "20".
Image from Malorzo.
Società Dante Alighieri
Italian
Cinderella Stamp
Italy
Poster Stamp - Monumento a Dante
This poster stamp was issued in 1915 as part of a large series promoting the Italian irredentist campaign to annex the cities of Trent and Trieste and surrounding regions back to Italy. The stamp depicts Cesare Zocchi's 1896 monument to Dante in Trent and has text as follows: at the top: "ITALIA / ·1915·"; and at the bottom: "TRENTO / MONUMENTO A DANTE" (monument to Dante).
Cesare Zocchi
Italian
Poster Stamp
Italy
Poster Stamp - Opera nazionale pro orfani infanti
These poster stamps were issued in Italy around 1918 to promote the Opera nazionale pro orfani infanti (National Work for Orphaned Infants). The stamps feature a version of Giotto's portrait of Dante with the addition of a right hand holding a stem of flowers. The stamps have text as follows: at the top, on either side of the portrait: "OPERA / NAZ. / PRO" and "ORFANI / INF= / ANTI"; at the bottom, a quotation from <em>Inferno</em> 24:77–78: "LA DIMANDA ONESTA SI DEE SE- / GVIR CON L'OPERA TACENDO" (The honest request must be followed by silent work).
Opera nazionale pro orfani infanti (Italy)
Giotto
Italian
Poster Stamp
Italy
Poster Stamp - 1a Armata (Prima Armata)
This poster stamp, probably issued in late 1919 or 1920, honors the Prima Armata (First Army), a division of the Italian Army responsible during World War I for the area around the Italian-Swiss-Austro-Hungarian border. The stamp depicts Cesare Zocchi's 1896 monument to Dante in Trent. At the top of the stamp is "1<sup>Ạ</sup> ARMATA" (1st Army) and at the bottom is "TRENTO" (Trent).
Cesare Zocchi
Italian
Poster Stamp
Italy
Cinderella Stamp - Comitato cattolico per l'omaggio a Dante Alighieri
These two cinderella stamps were issued by the Comitato cattolico per l'omaggio a Dante Alighieri (Catholic Committee for the Homage to Dante Alighieri) in Ravenna, Italy, in 1921, presumably to raise funds for the restoration of the Basilica of San Francesco in that city. One stamp shows the basilica and a portrait of Dante. The other features the relief portrait attributed to Pietro Lombardo on Dante's tomb which is located next to the basilica.<br /><br />The stamp showing the basilica has text as follows: vertically, along the left side: "COMITATO·CATTOLICO" (Catholic committee); vertically, along the right side: "VI·CENTENARIO·DANTESCO" (6th Dante centenary); and at the bottom: "·RAVENNA·MCCCXXI·=·MCMXXI·". The denomination is split on either side of the portrait of Dante: "CENT 20". The other stamp has text as follows: at the top, words from <em>Inferno</em> 4:80 and dates: "ONORATE / L'ALTISSIMO POETA·1321 / 1921" (Honor the most exalted poet); and at the bottom: "RAVENNA / CENT. 20".
Comitato cattolico per l'omaggio a Dante Alighieri (Ravenna, Italy)
Pietro Lombardo
Italian
Cinderella Stamp
Italy
Poster Stamp - U. Marucelli & Co. (1921)
These poster stamps make up nos. 9–16 in the twenty-second series of "MARCHE NAZIONALISTE" (nationalist stamps) issued by U. Marucelli & Co. of Milan. The stamps feature various subjects related to Dante, as follows:<br /><ul><li>No. 9: Bust of Dante</li>
<li>No. 10: Dante's house in Florence</li>
<li>No. 11: Dante's tomb in Ravenna</li>
<li>No. 12: Bust of Beatrice; quotation from <em>Vita nuova</em> 26:5</li>
<li>No. 13: Vision of Beatrice; quotation from <em>Paradiso</em> 21:1–2</li>
<li>No. 14: Map of Trieste; quotation from <em>Inferno</em> 9:113–114</li>
<li>No. 15: Map of Trent; quotation from <em>Inferno</em> 20:61–63</li>
<li>No. 16: Vision from <em>Purgatorio</em>; quotation from <em>Purgatorio</em> 29:121–122</li>
</ul>
All of the stamps have either "ONORATE L’ALTISSIMO POETA" (Honor the most exalted poet); a reference to the sixth centenary of Dante's death (or both); dates; and other descriptive text and/or quotations from Dante's works as enumerated above.<br /><br />Malorzo lists four varieties of this issue: type "a": printed in blue on yellow paper; type "b": printed in green-gray on white paper; type "c": printed in brown on white paper (shown here); and type "d": printed in black on white paper.
Stamp images courtesy of Charles Leonard.
U. Marucelli & Co. (Milan, Italy)
Italian
Poster Stamp
Italy
Poster Stamp - Edizioni Fascio
This gold-colored, embossed poster stamp was issued by Edizioni Fascio in Bologna, Italy, to commemorate the 600th anniversary of Dante's death in 1921. Malorzo records two versions: type "a" has a right-facing portrait of Dante with dates "MCCCXXI - MCMXXI" below; type "b" has a quotation from <em>Inferno</em> 4:80 above the same portrait: "Onorate l'altissimo Poeta" (Honor the most exalted poet) and dates "1321 - 1921" below.
Image from Malorzo.
Edizioni Fascio (Bologna, Italy)
Italian
Poster Stamp
Italy
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 Morigia and completed in 1782. The stamp has text as follows: "ESPOSIZIONE / REGIONALE / ROMAGNOLA / IN RAVENNA / MAGGIO-GIUGNO / 1904". Malorzo records a version printed in blue over light lilac and a version printed in blue over dark lilac. The other stamp in the set shows the Mausoleum of Theodoric near Ravenna.
Italian
Poster Stamp
Italy
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<span>–</span>30, 1942, in Weimar and Florence, the meeting brought together members of the national fascist youth movements of Germany and Italy—the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) and the Gioventù italiana del Littorio (Italian Youth of the Lictor). The meetings featured competitions and events organized around five themes: Music, Youth Books, Youth Press, Youth Theater, and Radio.<br /><br />This stamp's theme represents unity between Italy and Germany by showing overlapping portraits of Dante and German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The portrait of Dante is Raphael's painting of the poet (reversed from the original) from the artist's fresco <em>Disputation of the Holy Sacrament</em> in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. The portraits are flanked by two lions. Above the lion on the left is the Roman gladius sword and shield emblem of the Gioventù italiana del Littorio; above the lion on the right is the emblem of the Hitlerjugend. The left lion holds a shield with a fleur-de-lis, symbol of Florence, and the right lion holds a shield with a fasces, symbol of fascist Italy.<br /><br />The stamp has text as follows: at the top: "MANIFESTAZIONI CULTURALI"; at the bottom: "DELLA GIOVENTÙ EUROPEA". The year below the lions, "ANNO / XX·EF.", stands for "20th year of the fascist era." The fascist era began when Mussolini rose to power after his infamous march on Rome in October 1922. The 20th year ran from October 28, 1941 to October 27, 1942. Along the bottom edge is the abbreviated name of the printer, "IST. POL. STATO - OFF. CARTE VALORI" (Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, Officina Carte Valori), and the designer, "M. MELIS" (Melkiorre Melis). Malorzo erroneously records this as a 1944 issue.
Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, Officina Carte Valori (Rome, Italy)
Melkiorre Melis
Raphael
Italian
Poster Stamp
Italy
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 1306, Dante negotiated a solution to a dispute between the ruling Malaspina family and the Bishop of Luni (Reynolds, 102).<br /><br />The stamp features a painting, <em>Dante e la Lunigiana</em>, by Italian artist Dante Pierini, showing one of the Bronze Age stelae of the region holding a quill pen. In front of the stela is a book with "D.C." on the cover standing for <em>Divina commedia</em>. Around the central image is the following text: vertically along the left side: "<span>—1306 - 2006<span>—"; at the top: "Lunigiana Dantesca 2006"; vertically along the right side: "VII Centenario della venuta di Dante in Lunigiana" (7th centenary of the coming of Dante in the Lunigiana); and along the bottom: "D. Pierini - <em>Dante e la Lunigiana</em> / CLSD € 2,50 / Tip. Moderna - La Spezia 2006". </span></span>The stamp was printed by Stampa Moderna of La Spezia, Italy.<br /><br />The CLSD also issued a portfolio with explanatory text, an inserted stamp, postcard, and first day cover, and images of related artwork.
Denomination: € 2,50 (2.50 EUR)
Centro lunigianese di studi dantesche (Mulazzo, Italy)
Dante Pierini
Stampa Moderna (La Spezia, Italy)
Italian
Cinderella Stamp
Italy
Cinderella Stamp - Rwanda
This stamp likely is a counterfeit and was printed as part of a series commemorating the turn of the millennium. The stamp portrays a white bust of Dante. Vertically along the left side of the stamp is a caption: "Dante Alighieri 14th Century".
Denomination: 100 F
<p>In addition to the stamp, a miniature sheet also is known. The sheet features nine stamps, each depicting an event or person from each century of the last millennium. Each stamp has a caption running vertically along the left side. The captions are as follows:</p>
<ul><li>"1st Crusade begins 11th Century" (100 F)</li>
<li>"Chess arrives to England 12th Century" (200 F)</li>
<li>"End of Crusades 13th Century" (300 F)</li>
<li>"Dante Alighieri 14th Century" (100 F)</li>
<li>"Christopher Columbus 15th Century" (200 F)</li>
<li>"William Shakespeare 16th Century" (300 F)</li>
<li>"Isaak Newton 17th Century" (100 F)</li>
<li>"Johann Sebastian Bach 18th Century" (200 F)</li>
<li>"Ludwig von Beethoven 19th Century" (300 F)</li>
</ul><p>Along the top of the sheet is the word "MILLENIUM" and along the bottom is "Events & famous people of XI - XIX th Century". The sheet is dated "1999" in the lower left corner.</p>
English
Cinderella Stamp
Miniature Sheet
Rwanda
Cinderella Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri "Pro Emigranti"
A mixed series of cinderella stamps issued for the benefit of the Società Dante Alighieri and "Pro Emigranti" (for emigrants). The 10-lire stamps feature a right-facing portrait of Dante, a globe, and a ship. The 50-lire stamps feature a left-facing portrait of Dante, an artist's palette with a book, and a globe. Some of the stamps were printed by Staderini in Rome, Italy, and others were printed by E. di Mauro in Cava de' Tirreni, Italy. The orange 10-lire stamps are 30 × 20 mm and do not indicate a printer.
Denomination: 10 lire (10 ITL); 50 lire (50 ITL)
Staderini (Rome, Italy)
E. di Mauro (Cava de' Tirreni, Italy)
Italian
Cinderella Stamp
Italy
Poster Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri, 33rd Congress (1928)
This set of poster stamps was issued for the Società Dante Alighieri's 33rd congress held in Treviso-Vittorio, Italy, in 1928. The stamps feature a left-facing portrait of Dante below a sunrise and text as follows: "SOCIETÀ NAZIONALE / 'DANTE ALIGHIERI' / · XXXIII<sup><span style="text-decoration:underline;">o</span></sup> CONGRESSO · / TREVISO-VITTORIO / 8-11 SETTEM. 1928-VI" (33rd congress, Treviso-Vittorio, September 8–11, 1928, Year VI of the Fascist Era). The printer is recorded at the bottom: "SOC. AN. LONGO · ZOPPELLI - TREVISO". Malorzo records versions printed in black, blue, and red.
Società Dante Alighieri
Longo e Zoppelli (Treviso, Italy)
Italian
Poster Stamp
Italy
Poster Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri, Comitato mantovano
This set of poster stamps was issued by the Mantua chapter of the Società Dante Alighieri, probably in 1930 when the SDA's 35th congress was held in that city. The stamps depict a scene from the base of Cesare Zocchi's 1896 monument to Dante in Trent in which Dante and Virgil meet Sordello, the 13th-century Mantuan poet, in purgatory. The scene is framed by a ribbon on which is a quotation from <em>Purgatorio</em> 6:80: "SOL PER LO DOLCE SVON DELLA SVA TERRA" (merely for the sweet sound of his city). At the top is the chapter's name: "SOCIETÀ NAZIONALE / DANTE ALIGHIERI / COMITATO MANTOVANO".
Cesare Zocchi
Società Dante Alighieri, Comitato mantovano (Mantua, Italy)
Italian
Poster Stamp
Italy
Cinderella Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri, Comitato di Santiago-Cile
<span>This series of cinderella stamps was issued for the benefit of the Società Dante Alighieri, Comitato di Santiago-Cile. The stamps show a left-facing portrait of Dante with a ceremonial torch to the right. <span>At the top of the stamps is text as follows: "</span><small>SOCIETÀ / DANTE / ALIGHIERI</small><span>" and "1909"; at the bottom is: "</span><small>PROPAGANDA DEL / COMITATO DI / SANTIAGO-CILE</small><span>" and the denomination.</span></span>
Denomination: 2 c (0.02 ITL)
Società Dante Alighieri, Comitato di Santiago-Cile (Santiago, Chile)
Italian
Cinderella Stamp
Chile
Cinderella Stamp - Bellosi e Cumino-Dezzutti
<p>These cinderella stamps were issued around 1908 by or for the Società Dante Alighieri, here printed as "Società nazionale Dante Alighieri". A portrait of Dante appears above a quotation from <em>Purgatorio</em> 6:80: "<small>SOL · PER · LO · DOLCE · SVON · DELLA · SVA · TERRA</small>" (only at the sweet name of his city). The stamps are signed at the bottom as follows: "<small>M DEZZUTTI</small>" and "<small>BELLOSI E CUMINO - TORINO INC.</small>".</p>
<p>Malorzo records an orange issue overprinted with the phrase "Pro vittime terremoto" (For earthquake victims) and "2" over the 1 of the original denomination. The overprinting refers to the earthquake that struck southern Italy on December 28, 1908.</p>
Denomination: 1 cent. (0.01 ITL)
M. Dezzutti
Bellosi e Cumino (Turin, Italy)
Società Dante Alighieri
Italian
Cinderella Stamp
Italy
Poster Stamp - Società Dante Alighieri
<span>This series of seals presumably was produced by or for a local chapter of the Società Dante Alighieri in the 1990s. Each seal features Giotto's portrait of Dante, the letters "SDA" vertically along the left side, and the year at the bottom. The seals were printed in sheets of thirty. Considering the provenance of the sheets in the author's collection, these seals likely are from Argentina.</span>
Giotto
Società Dante Alighieri
Poster Stamp
Argentina