Miniature Sheet - Guinea - 1990
This miniature sheet, designed by Jean-Louis Puvilland, was issued by Guinea as part of a series celebrating the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy. The sheet shows the Italsat satellite, St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, and the Arch of Peace in Milan.
Jean-Louis Puvilland
French
Miniature Sheet
Guinea
Postage Stamp - Guinea - 1990
<span>This postage stamp was issued by Guinea as part of a series celebrating the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy. The air mail stamp, designed by Jean-Louis Puvilland, is a collage of images: the 1990 FIFA World Cup logo, the World Cup trophy, a soccer player kicking a ball, and Enrico Pazzi's 1865 statue of Dante in Piazza Santa Croce in Florence, Italy. At the top of the stamp is the country name, "REPUBLIQUE DE GUINÉE"; a</span><span>t the bottom of the stamp is "POSTE AERIENNE" (air mail) and the denomination, "750 F". Below the logo is "STATUE DE / DANTE / (FLORENCE)".</span>
Denomination: 750 F (750 GNF)
Perforation: 13 ¼ (comb)
Printing process: Offset lithography
Jean-Louis Puvilland
Enrico Pazzi
French
Postage Stamp
Guinea
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
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 Alighieri. The bulletin was printed by D.C.S.P. - Tipografia P. T. Bologna.
Italo Borzi
Amministrazione delle Poste e delle Telecomunicazioni (Italy)
D.C.S.P. - Tipografia P. T. Bologna (Bologna, Italy)
Italian
Bulletin
Italy
First Day Cover - Italy - 1990 - Roma-Luxor
<span>This first day cover was issued by Roma-Luxor (IT. 458). The cachet shows a photographic reproduction of the Naples Bust of Dante within a gold-embossed circle with the phrase "SOCIETA DANTE ALIGHIERI CENTENARIO DELLA FONDAZIONE" (Dante Alighieri Society foundation centenary). A description of the Società Dante Alighieri is printed on the envelope's flap.</span>
Roma-Luxor
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy
First Day Cover - Italy - 1990 - Poste Italiane
Poste Italiane
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy
First Day Cover - Italy - 1990 - Filagrano
These first day covers were issued by Filagrano. Both cachets feature the same design showing Dante with a globe and stack of books, however the "Gold" series cachet is printed on a small sheet of rayon that is affixed to the envelope within a printed gold frame. A description of the Società Dante Alighieri is printed on the envelope flap of both versions.
Filagrano (Forlì, Italy)
English
Italian
First Day Cover
Italy
Maximum Card - Italy - 1990 - Golden Italia
This maximum card was issued by Golden Italia as "Edizione «Roma» n<sup>o</sup> 769 Italia". The card features a black and white photograph of the Naples Bust of Dante, the 1990 Italy postage stamp commemorating the centenary of the <span>Società Dante Alighieri, and a cancellation from Verona showing the city's Basilica di San Zeno.</span>
Golden Italia (Rome, Italy)
Italian
Maximum Card
Italy
Postage Stamp - Italy - 1990
<span>This postage stamp celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Società Dante Alighieri in 1889. The stamp shows a bust of Dante (based on the Naples Bust), an open book, and a globe, symbolizing the goals of the society in spreading Italian culture throughout the world. Above the globe is text as follows: "CENTENARIO SOCIETÀ / DANTE ALIGHIERI" (centenary of the Società Dante Alighieri). Along the bottom edge of the stamp is the abbreviated name of the printer: "I.P.Z.S. - ROMA - 1990" (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) and the designer: "M. CODONI" (Mario Codoni).</span>
Denomination: 700 (700 ITL)
Perforation: 14 × 13 ¼ (comb)
Printing process: Photogravure
Print run: 4,000,000
Mario Codoni
Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (Rome, Italy)
Italian
Postage 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
Cancellation - Italy (Roma) - 1990 May 12
<span>This circular cancellation features a portrait of Dante—based on the Naples Bust—with a globe and open book. The design echoes the 1990 Italian postage stamp issued to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Società Dante Alighieri. Around the central design are "</span><small>ROMA FILATELICO</small><span>" (Rome Philatelic) and "</span><small>CENTENARIO SOCIETÀ DANTE ALIGHIERI</small><span>" (Società Dante Alighieri centenary).</span>
Place of cancellation: Roma, Italy
Italian
Cancellation
Italy