I’m playing catch up with 2022 programs and San Marino 2022 stamps were on my list of “must do” countries. With so many stamps and covers whipping by my screen, it can be difficult to keep up, but eventually I get there.
2021 caught my eye with San Marino’s unorthodox approach to the anniversary of Dante’s death .
Instead of the usual portraits or death masks, designer Davide Pagliardini opted to explore Dante through words and typeface. It took me a bit of time to appreciate how he basically flipped the traditional idea of “A picture is worth a thousand words”.
The theme is the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death, a more classic theme than in past years, but one that we have tried to make original anyway by illustrating some passages from the work that made the poet immortal, the Divine Comedy, through lettering compositions. Dante Alighieri Stamps – Davide Pagliardini : Davide Pagliardini
This single set hooked me on San Marino, and led me to bookmarking Pagliardini’s website. So here we are, with a second year exploring art, history and San Marino at large. Do I have a favourite for 2022? No, not so far. Nothing leaps out like 2021’s Dante set. Sometimes it takes a few months before a single issue percolates to the top. If I finally settle on one, I’ll post it on the 2023 page, which is already being setup. It won’t take me a year to post it this time, promise.
April
600th Anniversary of the Birth of Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino
Topics: art | history
2 stamps on souvenir sheet, cancel
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This page has a fascinating bio on the Duke The Library of Federico da Montefeltro (facsimilefinder.com). Fascinating but accessible read.
Painting: Duke of Urbino, Federico da Montefeltro (1422-1482) and his wife Battista Sforza (1446-1472)
Artist: Piero della Francesca
Details: painted between 1465 and 1472; oil on wood; diptych; location The Uffizi Museum
The Duke and Duchess of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza | Artworks | Uffizi Galleries
Release date: April 5, 2022
25th Anniversary of the Death of Ivan Graziani
Topics: music
4 stamps on a souvenir sheet, cancel
offset
Italian singer, songwriter
Artwork by permission: Bischi Graziani Anna Maria, Graziani Tomaso and Graziani Filippo
Release date: April 5, 2022
EUROPA 2022: Stories and Myths
Topics: Europa | history
2 stamps, 2 sheets of 12, cancel
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Donkey and Bear or Marino and the Bear
Marino lived in the mountains with his donkey. One day, Marino left his donkey on the path while he went off to get a drink from a stream and pick a few berries. When he came back, his poor donkey had been killed and eaten by a bear. Instead of being angered, Marino patted the bear and asked it if it would like to take the place of his donkey. Marino fed the bear some of his berries and soon, the bear went from being violent to a gentle friend.
San Marino participates with the story “Marino and the Bear” in the anthology of fairy tales from the world of Expo 2020 Dubai – europe-cities.com
Uses invisible yellow florescent ink.
“The illustrations are realized using small handcrafted rubber-stamps, hand built and carved, engraved in “crepla” rubber, provided of a cardboard handle, inked in three tints (yellow, red blue) with linographic colors.” Europa – Stories and myths – San Marino Philatelic Numismatic Office (ufn.sm)
Designer: Chiara Armellini
Release date: April 5, 2022
30th Anniversary of the Death of Max Huber
Topics: art
4 stamps, 4 sheets of 20, cancel
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Graphic designer & teacher.
Huber worked across advertising, packaging, design and industrial design. He had a distinctive style that skillfully blended bright hues with photomontage. His organised typographic compositions and experiments in photomontage were derived from a meeting with Professor Willimann Max Huber – Design Reviewed
This site has a good write up as wel Max Huber | Biography, Designs and Facts (famousgraphicdesigners.org) and this one offers a bit of insite into Huber’s artistic style Max Huber – iconofgraphics.com.
Artist: Max Huber, images held by Max Huber’s archive in Switzerland
Release date: April 5, 2022
Bicentenary of the Death of Napoleon Bonaparte
Topics: history
1 stamp, sheet of 12, cancel
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Napoleon Bonaparte and Antonio Onofri appear on the stamp. Images originally appeared on a 1969 Bicentenary of Napoleon’s Birth gold medal.
Release date: April 5, 2022
July
60th Anniversary of Diabolik
Topics: art
Diabolik is an Italian comic, originally created by Angela and Luciana Giussani.
The character born out of the imagination of the Milanese Angela Giussani in 1962, has been able to impose himself as one of the most successful and longest-standing Italian comics of all time. Diabolik, the anti-hero of the golden age of European design – Domus (domusweb.it)
Italy issued a stamp celebrating Diabolik in 2009.
Designer: S. Zaniboni using c Diabolik artwork
Release date: July 12, 2022
San Marino Wildlife
Topics: fauna | wildlife
4 stamps, 4 sheets of 20, cancel
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- West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
- Bicolored White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura leucodon)
- Boar (Sus Scrofa)
- Wolf (Canis lupus)
Designer: Gabriella Giandelli
Milan based artist and illustrator has a carved out an impressive reputation for her comic artwork and illustrated children’s books. She published her first comic at the age of 21.
Gabriella Giandelli – Martel Gallery (galeriemartel.com)
Cartoonmuseum Basel (en)
Release date: July 12, 2022
30th Anniversary of the Death of Luigi Ghirri (1943-1992)
Topics: art | photography
4 stamps, 4 sheets of 20, cance
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Images are from Ghirri’s 1973 photographic project Atlas. You can see more photos from this series here Luigi Ghirri Archive | Atlas (archivioluigighirri.com)
Inspired in part by the Conceptual art of his time, Luigi Ghirri used his camera to examine the relationship between the physical world and the world of images. His subject was the landscape around him, but his photographs are much more than visual documents of 1970s and 1980s Italy. Luigi Ghirri | Matthew Marks Gallery
Archivio Luigi Ghirri | Biopgrahy
Photographer: Luigi Ghirri
Photos supplied courtesy Ghirri heirs
Release date: July 12, 2022
Centenary of the Birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini
Topics: literature
1 stamp, sheets of 20, cancel
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Born in Bologna in 1922, Pasolini distinguished himself as a poet, investigative journalist, columnist, film director, screenwriter, novelist and author of musical lyrics. Considered one of the greatest intellectuals of the 20th century, he continues to represent a cornerstone of modern Italian and international culture. Centenary of the birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini (dfn.sm)
Designer: Gianluigi Toccafondo
Release date: July 12, 2022
November
Memorial Artwork for the Health Emergency
Topics: pandemic | health
4 stamps on souvenir sheet, cancel
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From the Memorial Artwork for the Health Emergency sculpture depicting grief, hope, despair and depression. The sculpture, located in front of the Italian State Hospital, was created by Giovanni Giulianelli.
Designer: Giovanni Giulianelli
Release date: November 12, 2022
Street art in San Marino
Topics: art | street art
1 stamp on souvenir sheet, cancel
offset
From The Saint from the Sea by Brazilian artist Kobra. This stamp was created to celebrate Brazil’s Bicentential.
Eduardo Kobra Eduardo Kobra Biography & Artwork | Artists | Street Art Bio
Eduardo Kobra – Street Artist – Paints Biggest Murals in the World (agpv.org)
Artist: Kobra
Release date: November 12, 2022
San Marino in the Heart
Topics: landscape
1 stamp on souvenir sheet, cancel
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View of Mount Titano
Photographer: C. Carlini
Release date: November 12, 2022
Christmas Star over San Marino
Topics: Christmas
3 stamps, cancel, 3 sheets of 20
4 colour offset using a Pantone and yellow fluorescent invisible ink
Designer: Valentina Ascione – Studio Ascionemagro
Release date: November 12, 2022
50th Anniversary of the Modern Coinage
Topics: coins | history
1 stamp, sheets of 20, cancel
offset
Release date: November 12, 2022
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