Title
Postage Stamp - Germany - 1971
Type
Postage Stamp
Coverage
Germany
Date Issued
1971-09-03
Description
This postage stamp was issued by Germany in 1971 to commemorate the 650th anniversary of Dante's death. The stamp features Raphael's portrait of Dante from the artist's fresco Disputation of the Holy Sacrament in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Above the portrait is text as follows: "DANTE ALIGHIERI + 1321"; to the right of the portrait is "DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST" and the denomination, "10". Along the bottom edge is the year, "1971". The stamp was designed by Karl Hans Walter, engraved by Egon Falz, and printed by the Bundesdruckerei (Berlin).
A stamp with the same portrait, a face value of 30 Pf, and a horizontal orientation was designed but not issued and is known from existing photographic essay stamp specimens.
Denomination: 10 [Pf] (0.10 DEM)
Perforation: 13 ¾ × 14 (comb)
Printing process: Engraving
Print run: 30,000,000
Extent
33 × 28 mm
Bibliographic Citation
Michel no. 693
Scott no. 1073
Contributor
Raphael
Karl Hans Walter
Egon Falz
Bundesdruckerei (Berlin, Germany)
Language
German