Title
Cancellation - Mexico - 1965 November 23
Type
Cancellation
Coverage
Mexico
Date Valid
1965-11-23
Description
This rectangular cancellation features a right-facing portrait of Dante based on the portrait in Raphael's fresco painting The Parnassus. The design echoes the 1965 Mexico postage stamp. To the right of the portrait is text: "DANTE ALIGHIERI / 1265 – 1321 / DIA DE EMISION" (day of issue).
Place of cancellation: Mexico D.F., Mexico
Extent
25 × 89 mm
Contributor
Raphael
Language
Spanish