Pietro Nenni Centennial Commemoration, WCSE 1992
Italian 750-lire commemorative stamp honoring Pietro Nenni (1891-1991), the prominent Socialist politician, featuring his facsimile signature over the Italian flag in green, white, and red. First Day Cover with plain white envelope cancelled in Chicago on May 22, 1992 with a circular postmark from the World Columbian Stamp Expo / Genova '92 World Thematic Stamp Exhibition. Cover in excellent condition.
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This is a plain white envelope with no cachet artwork. The stamp is an Italian 750-lire commemorative issue for Pietro Nenni (1891-1991), featuring his facsimile signature in black over a graphic of the Italian flag in green, white, and red, with a blue horizontal band. The postmark is a circular cancellation from Poste Italiane reading 'CHICAGO / World Columbian Stamp Expo / GENOVA '92 / World Thematic Stamp Exhibition' with stars. The cover appears to be in excellent condition.
First Day Cover honoring Pietro Nenni's centennial (1891-1991) with a minimalist cachet featuring a stylized Italian flag in green, white, and red, and a prominent black signature. The Italian 750-lire commemorative stamp includes Nenni’s name, years of birth and death, and a partial blue and white design. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation from Genova '92, part of the World Columbian Stamp Expo, with legible text 'CHICAGO IL 60649' and 'MAY 22 1992.' The cover is clean and in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)