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5c Dante Alighieri single
Object Details
- Description
- This Dante Issue stamp features a portrait of Dante Alighieri, based off of a sixteenth century painting. Born in the mid-13th century in Italy, Dante was a writer, poet and statesman. He is considered one of the greatest figures in Western literature. His poem, “The Divine Comedy,” written in an Italian vernacular, is perhaps one of his most well-known works.
- United States; Italy; Dante Alighieri; Italian; literature; writer; author; poet; statesman; politician; art; painting; portrait
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- July 17, 1965
- Object number
- 1980.2493.5522
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Depicts
- Dante Aligheri, Italian, 1265 - 1321
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (maroon on tan); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1268
- Topic
- Literature
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.5522
- Usage
- Usage conditions apply
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