Italy Kingdom postage stamps year 1932 Dante Alighieri Society MH set
🇮🇹 Kingdom of Italy – 1932 “Società Nazionale Dante Alighieri” Series
1. Issue Overview
- In 1932, the Kingdom of Italy released a commemorative series of stamps honoring the Dante Alighieri Society, an institution founded in 1889 to promote Italian language and culture globally.
- The stamps emphasize great Italian cultural figures and heritage.
2. Postage Stamp Series (Ordinary Mail)
- The main set consists of 12 different postage stamps issued on 14 March 1932.
- All are rotogravure-printed with crown watermark and perforation 14.
- Subjects include portraits of major Italian literary/historical figures such as Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli, Ugo Foscolo, and others (values from low cents up to high denominations).
- The design shows each subject with decorative borders and the text “Società Nazionale Dante Alighieri” — celebrating Italian cultural heritage.
3. Air Mail (Posta Aerea) and Complementary Values
- In addition to the ordinary postage issues, there were airmail (“Posta Aerea”) stamps associated with the same theme.
- High-value complementary stamps (e.g., 100 Lire) were also part of the broader series.
4. Catalog Numbers & Collecting
- Catalog listings vary by system (Scott, Yvert & Tellier, Sassone, Unificato), but a typical Scott numbering places the ordinary postage stamps roughly around SC 268–279 for this series.
- Collectors distinguish between mint with original gum, mint hinged (labeled MNH/MH), and used stamps, with prices varying considerably.
5. Purpose & Context
- These stamps were designed to honor Italian literary and cultural heritage in the context of a nationally significant organization (Dante Alighieri Society) and reflect the philatelic interests of the time.
6. Example Stamp Details
- 20 cent: Portrait stamp of an Italian figure for the Dante Alighieri Society series, issued 1932 (Scott around #270).
- 30 cent and 25 cent items exist in quartina (blocks of four) in mint never hinged condition — typical collector offerings.
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