Two nice covers from Italy

 

I recently received two nice covers from Italy, one with Europa stamp, other with egg shaped stamp dedicated to Gucci.

 

Thank you, Alessandra!

Ferari's World title in year 2000 on cover from Modena!

The 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 54th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. Michael Schumacher became Ferrari's first World Drivers' Champion for 21 years having clinched the Drivers' title at the penultimate race of the season. Ferrari successfully defended its Constructors' title.

Inside cover was this beautiful old postcard from Modena  Modena is, along with Turin, one of Italy's main centers of the automotive industry, with a rich history and tradition in this field. The iconic Ferrari brand was founded in Modena by Modenese legendary car tycoon Enzo Ferrari, and today is headquartered just outside the city, in the suburb of Maranello. Several other Italian luxury automobile manufacturers such as Pagani, Lamborghini, and Maserati are headquartered in the Modena area.

On this stamp you can see winning car Ferrari F1-2000. The chassis was designed by Rory Byrne, Aldo Costa and Nikolas Tombazis with Ross Brawn playing a vital role in leading the production of the car as the team's Technical Director and Paolo Martinelli leading the engine design. The car was a direct development of the F300 and F399 from the previous two seasons, using the same basic gearbox and a new engine with a wider V-angle (90 degrees vs. 75 degrees in the 048 engine); this new wider angle improved and lowered the centre of gravity of the car. It also featured improved aerodynamics over the F399 most noticeably a flatter underside of the nose area, which put it on par with that year's McLaren MP4/15.

Thank you so much, Gabriele!

National Alpini Association on cover from Italy

The National Alpini Association is an Italian association representing the "Alpini in congedo" (Alpini on leave) of the Italian Army. The Alpini are a mountain infantry corps of the Italian Army, that distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. As the ANA defines itself a quick reaction reserve corps to the active Alpini units, it has been nicknamed 10th Alpini Regiment. Accordingly, the Italian Army never had a 10th Alpini Regiment. Italian post issued this commemorative stamp on 10.5.2019.


Thank you, Marcello!

Italy: Special booklet dedicated to 20th San Marino Grand Prix

20th San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 9 April 2000. The 62-lap race was the third round of the 2000 Formula One season and was won by Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari. Italian Post decided to commemorate this event with this special booklet. They used for this event older stamps and 2 FDC's from set World Stamp Exhibition - Ferrari Day, issued on 26.10.1998, and they made new postmark dedicated to this race.

This is second page of booklet.

And front page of the booklet.

Booklet arrived in this registered cover with a lot of nice stamps, but without any cancellation.

The 70th Anniversary of the National Highway Patrol on cover from Italy

The Polizia Stradale is the national highway patrol of Italy and is a sub-directorate of the Italian State Police. The Polizia Stradale patrols the 7,000 kilometers of motorways in Italy and the main highways and arterial roads outside towns. Missions include the prevention and detection of driving offenses, traffic accident reporting, planning and carrying out services to regulate traffic, providing escorts for road safety, protecting and controlling the road network, rescue operations and cooperation in the collection of traffic flow data. This stamp is issued on 28.11.2017, to mark the 70th Anniversary of the National Highway.


Thank you, Marcello!

The 40th Anniversary of the GIS - The Special Intervention Group of the Italian Carabinieri

GIS - The Gruppo di Intervento Speciale (Special Intervention Group) is the special forces unit of the Italian Carabinieri. The Carabinieri, a branch of the Armed Forces responsible for both military and civil policing, formed GIS in 1978 as a police tactical unit. In 2004, GIS assumed a special operations role evolving to a special forces unit, in addition to the police tactical unit role, becoming part of the Joint Special Forces Operational Headquarters. Italian post issued this stamp on 26.10.2018. dedicated to 40th anniversary of the GIS.


Thank you Marcello!

The 80th Anniversary of the Financial Guardian Historical Museum

I received this cover from Italy with stamp The 80th Anniversary of the Financial Guardian Historical Museum, issued on 21.11.2017. This theme is not common for museums or stamps. Stamp depicts in the foreground an officer's jacket from the Royal Guardia di Finanza and, in the background, bordered on the upper right by a tricolor band, the entrance to the Historical Museum of the Guardia di Finanza (Museum of Italy's Customs Service) in Rome. Sender also used meter label worth 1,15 € for additional postage.

Thank you Marcello!

Techno Science Park San Marino-Italia

I received this maxicard from Italy dedicated to Techno Science Park San Marino-Italia. On March 31, 2009 the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the Republic of San Marino signed an agreement on economic cooperation, especially in the field of scientific and technological research and innovation. Stamp was issued on 23.10.2015, and it's joint issued with San Marino.

Card arrived in this cover with stamp Cherries of Vignola, issued on 06.06.2015.


Thank you Li!

Cover from Italy with new Italian stamps

My friend Giuseppe has sent me again beautiful new Italian stamps!

Stamps:

National Women's Health & Fitness Day, issued on 22.04.2016.
Pandas - The 50th Anniversary of the WWF, issued on 22.04.2016.
The 70th Anniversary of Totocalcio - Italian Football Betting System, issued on 05.05.2016.
The 100th Anniversary of the Targa Florio Race, issued on 07.05.2016.
EUROPA Stamps - Think Green (whole set, 2 stamps), issued on 09.05.2016.
Red Coral of Alghero, issued on 14.05.2016.
The 150th Anniversary of The Military Corps of the Italian Red Cross, issued on 01.06.2016.
The 70th Anniversary of the Italian Republic, issued on 02.06.2016.
The 30th Anniversary of the Slow Food Italy Organization, issued on 22.04.2016.

And stamp on cover is Italian Artistic and Cultural Heritage - Luchino Visconti, 1906-1976, issued on 31.08.2016.


Thank you very much Giuseppe!

Florence: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore

The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore is the main church of Florence, Italy. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style with the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi.

The cathedral complex, located in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. These three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major attraction to tourists visiting Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.

Stamp is  Posta Italiana, Flying cover, issued on 01.12.2014.

Thank you Domitilla!

Christmas postcard from Italy

My friend Giuseppe sent me a nice Christmas postcard with awesome matching stamps!

This is complete set of Christmas stamps 2015. First stamp is painting by Polidoro da Lanciano "Madonna and Child with Saints Joseph and Catherine of Alexandria" kept at the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo. Second stamp is stylized Christmas tree, made of large and small stars, whose base is formed by the words "Merry Christmas". Set is issued on 2015-11-21.


Thank You very much Giuseppe!

Leonardo da Vinci

We have received four nice postcards of Leonardo da Vinci in envelope. I and Nina are big admirers of this inventor, painter, sculptor, scientist, engineer, anatomist, geologist, astronomer and overall great mind.

This is Vitruvian man. The drawing, which is in pen and ink on paper, depicts a man in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and inscribed in a circle and square.

 This is Aerial Screw. Though the first actual helicopter wasn’t built until the 1940s, it is believed that Leonardo da Vinci’s sketches from the late fifteenth century were the predecessor to the modern day flying machine. As with many of da Vinci’s ideas, he never actually built and tested it – but his notes and drawings mapped out exactly how the device would operate.

This is Mechanical Wing (Circa 1490). He designed a number of man powered flying machines with mechanical wings that flapped.

This is Giant Crossbow. Designed for pure intimidation, da Vinci’s crossbow was to measure 27 yards across. The idea behind the impressive weapon was to terrify enemies into fleeing rather than fighting.

This is complete set Excellence of Knowledge, issued on 2015-10-31.


Thank You very much Giuseppe!

Stamps from Italy

I have again received beautiful Italian stamps from my friend Giuseppe :)

This is minisheet The 150th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Florence as Capital of Italy, issued on 2015-06-19

This is minisheet Gift of blood, issued on 2015-06-14

This is complete set Parks and Botanical Gardens in Italy, issued on 2015-08-12. You can see on stamps Asinara National Park, Alpine Botanical Garden of Campo Imperatore, Archaeological Park of Vulci and Municipal Botanical Garden of Trieste.

Next is complete set of seven stamps Italian Cultural and Artistic Heritage, issued on 2015-05-27. Set have four black and white stamps and three multicoloured stamps. You can see on stamps Theater stable of Turin, Malatesta Castle of Longiano, Theater Petrarca of Arezzo, Colombaia castle of Trapani, Fort of Fenestrelle, Temple of Our Lady of Consolation of Todi and National Archaeological Museum of Sibaritide.

Stamp on envelope is Tourism: San Leo, issued od 2013-11-16.

Thank You very much Giuseppe!

Cover from Italy

I have received another cover from Italy with mint Italian stamps.

Stamps:

Juventus National Football Champion, issued on 2014-08-01
50th anniversary of Nutella, issued on 2014-05-14
EUROPA 2014 Musical Instruments - Launeddas, issued on 2014-05-09
EUROPA 2014 Musical Instruments - Bagpipe, issued on 2014-05-09

Stamp on cover is 2015 Canoe Sprint World Championships - Milano, Italy, issued on 2015-08-19


Thank You very much Giuseppe for his awesome stamps!

Italy: Como & Milan

I have received 3 nice postcards in one cover.

Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps has made Como a popular tourist destination and the city contains numerous works of art, churches, gardens, museums, theatres, parks and palaces: the Duomo (seat of Diocese of Como), the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio, the Villa Olmo, the public gardens with the Tempio Voltiano, the Teatro Sociale, the Broletto (the city's medieval town hall) and the 20th century Casa del Fascio. With 215,320 arrivals, Como is the fourth most visited city in Lombardy after Milan, Bergamo and Brescia.

Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 square kilometres, making it the third-largest lake in Italy. At over 400 metres deep, it is one of the deepest lakes in Europe, and the bottom of the lake is more than 200 metres below sea level. Many famous people have or have had homes on the shores of Lake Como, such as Matthew Bellamy, Madonna, George Clooney, Gianni Versace, Ronaldinho, Sylvester Stallone, Julian Lennon, Richard Branson, Ben Spies, and Pierina Legnani. Lake Como is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful lakes in Europe.

Milan is the second-most populous city in Italy, serves as the capital of Lombardy. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area comprises an estimated 5,264,000 people. The massive suburban sprawl that followed the post-war boom of the 1950s–1960s and the growth of a vast commuter belt suggest that socioeconomic linkages have expanded well beyond the boundaries of its administrative limits and its agglomeration, creating a polycentric metropolitan area of 7 to 10 million people, stretching over the provinces of Milan, Bergamo, Como, Lecco, Lodi, Monza and Brianza, Pavia, Varese and Novara. Milan was founded by the Insubres, a Celtic people.

This lovely stamp is World EXPO 2015, Milano, Italy - Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. Stamp is issued on 2015-07-03.

Thank You very much  Giuseppe!

Italian stamps

I have received cover with beautiful Italian stamps!

This souvenir sheet is 200th anniversary of the Carabinieri, issued on 2014-07-16

This souvenir sheet is World War I , issued on 2015-05-24

Carnival of Sciacca, issued on 2015-02-05
Carnival of Putignano, issued on 2015-02-05

EUROPA Stamps - Postal Vehicles, issued on 2013-05-09

The 50th Anniversary of the Launch of the First Italian Satellite - San Marco 1, issued on 2014-12-15

Made in Italy - Brothers Branca, issued on 2015-04-24
Made in Italy - Cherries of Vignola, issued on 2015-06-06

Football - Juventus, Italian Champion 2014-2015 , issued on 2015-06-11

Stamps from cover:

The 200th Anniversary of the Birth of St. John Bosco, 1815-1888 - Joint Issue with the Vatican , issued on 2015-05-19

Made in Italy - Cherries of Vignola, issued on 2015-06-06

Thank you very much Giuseppe for this awesome stamps!

Italy: Europa 2015 Old Toys stamps

I have received these stamps in mint condition and they are simply astonishing!

These are Italian stamps Europa 2015 Old Toys, issued on 2015-05-09.

Denomination:     0.80 & 0.95 €
Perforations:     11
Sheet Size:     28
# Issued:     800000
Design:     Cristina Bruscaglia

This beautiful stamp on cover is Gianduiotto Caffarel, issued on 2015-04-24 (one of three stamps from series Made in Italy).

Denomination:     0.80 €
Perforations:     11
Sheet Size:     45
# Issued:     800000


Thank You very much Giuseppe!