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First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Keepsake Press
This first day cover may have been issued by the Keepsake Press of Chicago.
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Fluegel Covers
This first day cover was designed by Paul L. Hubartt for Fluegel Covers.
Press Photograph - United States - 1965
This is a press photograph for the 1965 United States Dante commemorative postage stamp. The photograph shows a black and white image of the stamp with the following notice: "This photograph my be reproduced for philatelic, educational, historical…
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Dyer
This first day cover's hand-painted cachet by Ralph Dyer depicts Dante, crowned with a laurel wreath, against a background of flames holding a book on which are written the words "Poet", "Soldier", "Writer", and "EXILE". Below the portrait is a…
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Von Ohlen
This first day cover was designed by William Von Ohlen. The all-text cachet gives a very brief biography of Dante as follows:Dante was born in Florence, Italy. His parents died when he was young and Brunetti Latine, a statesman, supervised his…
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Cover Craft Cachets
This first day cover was designed by George Boltrek and issued by Cover Craft Cachets of Paterson, New Jersey. It was the "Official Cover" of the Italian Historical Society of America.
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Cachet Craft
This Cachet Craft cover designed by Ken Boll features a profile portrait of Dante ("Mask of Dante") printed in black surrounded by flames printed in red.
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - ArtCraft
This first day cover features Andrea del Castagno's portrait of Dante.
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Aristocrats
This first day cover was designed by Day Lowry for The Aristocrats. The cachet features a portrait of Dante above a brief biography of the poet, the text of which is as follows:Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, born in Florence, May 21, 1265. The world…
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Anderson
This first day cover was designed by C. Stephen Anderson. The cachet features a woodcut-style portrait of Dante above a brief biography of the poet. The text of the biography is as follows:Born in Florence, Italy, in 1265, Dante Aligheri was perhaps…
Postage Stamp - United States - 1965
This postage stamp was issued by the United States to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth. The stamp was designed by American artist Douglas W. Gorsline and features a portrait of Dante holding a book labeled "Dante"; in the background…
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - Chickering-Jackson
This first day cover was designed by Charles R. Chickering and issued by Gladys Jackson's Jackson Cover Service (New York, New York). Chickering retired from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1962 after a fifteen-year career there as a stamp…
Maximum Card - United States - 1965 - Colorano
This maximum card was issued by Colorano (Series 1965, no. 5) and postmarked in San Francisco on July 17, 1965. The card mimics the 1965 United States postage stamp designed by American painter Douglas Gorsline.
First Day Cover - United States - 1965 - KJM
This first day cover was issued by KJM (K. J. Moran) and 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 / FIRST DAY OF ISSUE / KJM". Except for…