The issuer of these first day covers is not indicated but they bear a logo featuring a rooster. The covers are numbered 139 and 140. The cachet for no. 139 is by an unidentified artist and depicts a scene from the beginning of the Inferno 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 Paradiso 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 / 700Anniversaire" (700th anniversary).]]> 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 for no. 39/A shows a version of Sandro Botticelli's illustration of Dante and Beatrice in the heaven of Mercury from Paradiso 6 found in a manuscript volume in the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin known as MS Hamilton 201. Below the cachet is "BOTTICELLI - DANTE E BEATRICE".

Both covers share some of the same text: vertically, along the left side: "TIRATURA 600 COPIE - ISSUE 600 COVERS"; vertically, along the right side: "ULTIMO GIORNO VALIDITÀ / LAST DAY COVER"; and in the lower right corner: "KimCover S.C.V." Both covers also have a medallion portrait of Pope Paul VI surrounded by text: "PAVLVS VI PONT·MAX·"; "ULTIMA DIE" (last day) appears near the medallion portrait. Each cover is labelled with its respective series number: "39 KimCover 13 - Paulus P.P. VI" or "39/A KimCover 13/A - Paulus P.P. VI".
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Paradiso 3 found in a manuscript volume in the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin known as MS Hamilton 201. Beside the cachet is text as follows: "ULTIMO GIORNO VALIDITÀ 1966" (Last day of validity); "L.D.C. ITALIA / 50 ÷ 59 / KimCover"; and "STAMPE / ANTONIO LA BATTAGLIA - Ferma Posta ROMA S. Silvestro". On the envelope's reverse is a list of the last day covers in this series (no. 50–59). Two hundred copies were printed.]]> Divina commedia along with monochrome essay images of the stamp designs.]]> The issuer of these first day covers is not indicated but the cachets are all of similar design and the phrases on each FDC are the same and set in the same fonts.

One cachet is signed "R. GÉNDT" in the lower right corner and depicts a montage of the following Gustave Doré illustrations:  "The Eagle" from Purgatorio 9:29–30; "Charon and the River Acheron" from Inferno 3:82–84; and portrait of Dante. The portrait is reversed from the original. At the top of the montage is "1265".

The other two cachets are the same but printed with different predominant colors, one orange, the other purple. They show Doré's portrait of Dante with "1265", "1965", and "DANTE". 

All of the cachets have the same text as follows: at the top: "MONACO"; and at the bottom: "7e Centenaire de la Naissance de Dante" (7th centenary of the birth of Dante). Beside the cachets is "PREMIER JOUR / D'ÉMISSION / FIRST DAY COVER".]]>
e Centenaire" (7th centenary).]]> Philatélie Péchitch. The cachets are drawn after the designs on the stamps and have text as follows: at the top: "MONACO"; and at the bottom: "VIIe CENTENAIRE DE LA NAISSANCE / DE DANTE ALIGHIERI" (7th centenary of the birth of Dante Alighieri). Beside the cachets is "PREMIER JOUR / D'ÉMISSION / FIRST DAY COVER". In the lower right corner of each envelope is: "Philatélie PECHITCH / Palais de la Scala / Monte-Carlo".

The cachets match the design of the first day covers issued for the Fédération des organisations sociales des Postes telégrammes et télécommunications des Alpes-Maritimes.
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First Day Cover - Monaco - 1966 - Fédération des organisations sociales des Postes telégrammes et télécommunications des Alpes-Maritimes]]>
These first day covers were issued for the Fédération des organisations sociales des Postes telégrammes et télécommunications des Alpes-Maritimes. The issuer is not indicated but the cachets match the design of the Philatélie Péchitch FDCs issued for the same stamp. The cachets are drawn after the designs on the stamps and have text as follows: at the top: "MONACO"; and at the bottom: "VIIe CENTENAIRE DE LA NAISSANCE / DE DANTE ALIGHIERI" (7th centenary of the birth of Dante Alighieri). Beside the cachets is "PREMIER JOUR / D'ÉMISSION / FIRST DAY COVER".]]> First Day Cover - Monaco - 1966 - Philatélie Péchitch]]> Purgatorio 12:43–44. The other is "Charon and the River Acheron" from Inferno 3:82–84. The vertical text reads as follows: "SOBRE PRIMER DIA — FIRST DAY COVER / (Ediciones C.F.U.)".]]> Disputation of the Holy Sacrament in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City as well as Sandro Botticelli's illustration to Inferno 1 found in a manuscript in the Vatican Library known as Cod. Reg. Lat. 1896. The illustrations shows Dante's encounter with a leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf. Both the portrait and the Botticelli illustration are reversed from the originals. The text of the cachet is as follows: "700 Aniversario / DANTE / ALIGHIERI / 1265 / 1965 / PRIMER DIA DE EMISION" (700th anniversary; first day of issue).]]> This set of two postage stamps was issued by Paraguay in 1966 as part of an 8-stamp set celebrating four world authors (Dante Alighieri, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Molière, and William Shakespeare). The Dante stamps show a monochrome version of Henry Holiday's 1884 painting Dante and Beatrice and Giotto's portrait of the poet. The stamps are captioned as follows: "DANTE / ALIGHIERI / 1265-1321"; "PRIMER ENCUENTRO CON BEATRIZ / A LA ORILLA DEL ARNO·FLORENCIA" (First encounter with Beatrice on the bank of the Arno, Florence); and, vertically along the left side, "CUADRO PINTADO POR HOLIDAY" (Picture painted by Holiday). At the top of the 10-céntimos stamp is "CORREO DEL / PARAGUAY / CENTENARIO DE LA EPOPEYA NACIONAL DE 1864 - 1870" (Mail of Paraguay; Centenary of the national epic of 1864-1870); at the top of the 36-guaraní stamp is "CORREO AEREO DEL / PARAGUAY / CENTENARIO DE LA EPOPEYA NACIONAL DE 1864 - 1870" (Air mail of Paraguay; Centenary of the national epic of 1864-1870). The denomination is in the lower right corner while the printer and designer are indicated along the bottom: "DE LA RUE DE COLOMBIA" (Thomas de la Rue de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia) and "MOSDÓSSY" (Imre Mosdóssy). The stamps are known to have been printed in other colors.]]> This set of three postage stamps was issued by Ecuador to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth, however the stamps were not issued until June 1966. The 10-centavos stamp shows a posterized version of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's 1871 painting Dante's Dream. The 80-centavos stamp shows a monochrome version of Henry Holiday's 1884 painting Dante and Beatrice. The 3-sucres stamp shows Gustave Doré's portrait of Dante in reverse next to a flame. Each stamp is captioned as follows: "LA RÉVE de DANTE Rossetti / SEPTIMO CENTENARIO DEL NACIMIENTO DE DANTE – 1.265–1.965" (S/. 0.10); "DANTE y Beatrix – Holiday / SEPTIMO CENTENARIO DEL NACIMIENTO DE DANTE – 1.265–1.965" (S/. 0.80); "1.265 DANTE 1.965 / SEPTIMO CENTENARIO DE SU NACIMIENTO" (S/. 3.00). At the top of each stamp is "CORREOS DEL / ECUADOR" and the denomination while the printer is indicated at the bottom: "DE LA RUE DE COLOMBIA" (Thomas de la Rue de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia).]]> ]]> This maximum card, postmarked in February 1967, commemorates the 1966 Uruguay postage stamp honoring Dante. The card's portrait of Dante is a reversed detail from Luca Signorelli's painting in the cathedral of Orvieto, Italy.]]>
  • The 30-centime stamp shows a left-facing portrait of Dante with text as follows: in the upper left corner: "MONACO / 1965"; in the upper right corner: "0,30"; and at the bottom: "DANTE ALIGHIERI 1265-1321". The names of the designer and the engraver appear in the lower right corner: "P. LAMBERT" and "COTTET".
  • The 60-centime stamp depicts Dante in the dark wood impeded by a leopard from Inferno 1:31–36. The stamp has text as follows: in the upper right corner: "MONACO 1965 / 0,60"; and in the lower left corner: "DANTE ALIGHIERI 1265-1321". The names of the designer and the engraver appear in the lower center and right corner: "P. LAMBERT" and "MONVOISIN".
  • The 70-centime stamp depicts Dante and Virgil crossing the Styx from Inferno 8:25–30. The stamp has text as follows: in the upper left corner: "MONACO 1965 / 0,70"; and in the lower right corner: "DANTE ALIGHIERI 1265-1321". The name of the designer, "P. LAMBERT", appears in the lower left corner and the name of the engraver appears vertically in the lower right corner: "BETEMPS".
  • The 95-centime stamp shows Dante observing praying penitents from Purgatorio. The stamp has text as follows: in the upper right corner: "MONACO 1965 / 0,95"; and in the lower left corner: "DANTE ALIGHIERI 1265-1321". The names of the designer and the engraver appear in the lower right corner: "P. LAMBERT" and "DURRENS".
  • The 1-franc stamp depicts Saint Bernard's intercession from Paradiso 31:58–142. Here the saint replaces Beatrice as Dante's guide through the Empyrean and leads him to seek St. Mary. The stamp has text as follows: in the upper left corner: "MONACO 1965 / 1,00"; and in the lower right corner: "1265-1321 / DANTE ALIGHIERI". The name of the designer, "P. LAMBERT", appears vertically in the lower left corner and the name of the engraver appears vertically in the lower right corner: "MONVOISIN".
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COROS Chronicle 108 (June 1966): 56–57.]]>