Title
Postage Stamp - Italy - 2017
Type
Postage Stamp
Coverage
Italy
Date Issued
2017-11-03
Description
This stamp was issued as part of a series celebrating 90 years of Mickey Mouse in Italy (1928–2018). The stamp shows Mickey Mouse as Dante and Goofy as Virgil as illustrated by Angelo Bioletto for the Italian comic strip version of Inferno published from October 1949 to March 1950.
On the left side of the stamp is text as follows: top: "Disney" (logo); middle: "90 ANNI di / TOPOLINO" (90 years of Mickey Mouse); and bottom: "ITALIA / € 0,95". Vertically, along the right side is: "© Disney". Along the bottom edge of the stamp is the abbreviated name of the printer: "I.P.Z.S. S.p.A. - ROMA - 2017" (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato).
On the left side of the stamp is text as follows: top: "Disney" (logo); middle: "90 ANNI di / TOPOLINO" (90 years of Mickey Mouse); and bottom: "ITALIA / € 0,95". Vertically, along the right side is: "© Disney". Along the bottom edge of the stamp is the abbreviated name of the printer: "I.P.Z.S. S.p.A. - ROMA - 2017" (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato).
Denomination: € 0,95 (0.95 EUR)
Perforation: 11 (diecut)
Printing process: Six-color rotogravure
Print run: 800,000
Extent
40 × 48 mm
Contributor
Angelo Bioletto
Disney
Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (Rome, Italy)
Language
Italian