Italy, Scott #D17 (Sassone-Luogotenenza #16), used (o), 1945, Stamp issued for Italy 'Posta Pneumatica', of the type of 1933 but with just "Italia" and not "Regno Italia", pneumatic mail was created in 1913 to speed up the sending of letters and telegrams between common origins, such as train stations, and common destinations, such as utility companies, the first underground networks of pipes were built in Milan, Rome and Naples transporting cylinders containing up to 80 letters, but the spread of the telephone and faster postal services made its use less and less frequent, and the service was permanently closed in 1981, stamp shows a portrait of Dante Alighiere (c.1265-1321) in right profile, Dante, probably baptized Dueante de Alighiero degli Alighieri, but most often referred to as Dante; he was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher, and is known for establishing the use of the vernacular in literature at a time when most poetry was written in Latin, which was accessible only to educated readers; his 'De Vulgari eloquentia (
On Eloquence in the Vernacular) was one of the first scholarly defenses of the vernacular; his use of the Florentine dialect for works such as his 'New Life' (1295) and 'Divine Comedy' (1321) helped establish the modern-day standardized Italian language; he is described as the creator of the Italian language and in Italy he is often referred to as
il Sommo Poeta ("the Supreme Poet"), 60 centesimi, photogravure,, perforated: 14, watermarked: winged wheel with inner circle not complete and with five dots (Scott watermark #277, Sassone filigrana: Ruota Alata #1), dull brown, Scott 2019 catalog value: $3.25, very slightly off-centered, light, black-inked, single-rimmed, hollowed-out socked-on-the-nose half circular cancellation over the left half of the stamp and into the main image, however the lightness of the cancel and the hollowed-out effect leaves the main image largely clear, sound back, good perforations. This is not a 'bait-and-switch' offer. The stamp you see will be the stamp you receive.
Please review my terms of sale. If you are not ordering from the United States, there is a $US1.45 additional postage expense that needs to be added to the price of the stamp. If you are ordering from the United States, there is only a $US0.63 added postage expense. Also, if you make additional purchases from my offerings, they can all go in one mailing at no extra shipping expense for the added purchases. I will send the purchase by US first class mail, since the relatively low value of the stamp does not warrant signature or tracking mail. Hence the buyer assumes risk of loss or non-delivery. I will keep a scan of my mailing to verify that the correct mailing address was used. If not satisfied, return the stamp to me at your own expense, and I will refund the cost, but not my postage to you. If the stamp is not as described, I will refund the cost and reimburse you for postage both ways.
By way of reference, I am an American Philatelic Society member (195176) and an American Stamp Dealers Association (ASDA) member. Thank you for looking, and I hope this is the perfect stamp to fill that gap in your collection.
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