Vincenzo Bellini

Vincenzo Bellini was a opera composer. He was born on November 3, 1801 in Catania, in the Kingdom of Sicily. That’s my birthday. Maybe he should be my patron saint.

His style of music generally included long, flowing melodic lines. This led to him being known the Swan of Catania. His work was admired by some of the top opera composers like Giuseppe Verdi. As for me, I don’t recall ever seeing one of his operas or hearing one of his musical compositions. I need to see one of his operas if I’m to adopt him as my patron saint.

All of the stamps on this album page are in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of his death. You’ll notice each says, 1° Centenario Belliniano, which means First Hundredth Bellini Anniversary. Four of these stamps show an image of Bellini, one of him playing a grand piano, and another of his birthplace or home in Catania.

The set of airmail stamps at the bottom half of the page also are in commemoration of Bellini, but show angels playing harps or violins – presumably playing Bellini’s music in Heaven. Angels are said to have wings and fly: so they’re suitable for air mail stamps. There’s one stamp with a pastoral scene of some country homes. I’m not sure what that’s about: maybe indicating his style of music.

Note

Recently, I managed to locate and buy all of these stamps. I had the main set for quite a while, but kept putting off buying the air mail set. The only reason I bought them recently is because I had a credit with one of the local dealers and needed to get something to clear my account. Still, it’s good to mark this page as finished.

Contains 11 spots: own 11 – 11 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Oct 28, 2022

Stamp Details

The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.

spot

own

catalog

subject

description

comment

Bellini

1.1	✓	388	Vincenzo Bellini	20c (oct 1935) comm., red
1.2	✓	389	Vincenzo Bellini	30c (oct 1935) comm., sepia
2.1	✓	390	Vincenzo Bellini	50c (oct 1935) comm., purple
2.3	✓	391	Vincenzo Bellini	1.25₤ (oct 1935) comm., sky blue
2.2	✓	392	Grand Piano	1.75+1₤ (oct 1935) semi-postal, orange

Bellini: Semi-Postal

3.1

✓

393

Birthplace in Catania

2.75+2₤ (oct 1935)
semi-postal, green

Air Mail

4.1	✓	A90	Angel Playing Harp	25c (oct 1935) air mail, yellow
4.2	✓	A91	Angel Playing Harp	50c (oct 1935) air mail, sepia
4.3	✓	A92	Angel Playing Harp	60c (oct 1935) air mail, red

Semi-Postal Air Mail

5.1	✓	A93	Angels Playing String Instruments	1+1₤ (oct 1935) air mail, purple
5.2	✓	A94	Rural Scene	5+2₤ (oct 1935) air mail, green

Footnotes

Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
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