328 pp. - colour ill. - softbound - printed 2023
Italian text
CREATIVITY FOR A POSTAGE STAMP
The essays of the Historical Museum of Communication
From the archives of the Historical Museum of Communication in Rome, a "treasure" of approximately 1,700 essays for postage stamps never materialized or sometimes "crystallized" at an earlier stage than they would have arrived at the post office counters. Items that have only partially, so far, been published in any specialist article.
Now they are collected, all together, in the book created by the Museum itself in collaboration with the Italian Philatelic Press Union.
The image of each item is proposed, associated with the title, summary description, main thematic categories, author, measures, inventory code attributed by the Museum.
There are numerous specialists, famous and otherwise, who in almost one century, from 1922 to 2000, have tried their hand at this communication method. Their works tell the story of the past, from great characters to battles, from artistic expressions to monuments. But they also document their present, such as institutional and political aspects, sporting events, the post-war recovery effort, European construction, campaigns against smoking and drugs, the protection of nature, road accidents...
Thus we discover the alternatives set aside, titles hypothesized and never realised. In short, a... behind the scenes that brings the reader closer to a fascinating sector, rich in cultural ideas that deserves to be valorised.
CONTENTS
Presentation
* The philatelic essays represent the history and culture of our country
* Thank you Museum!
* The essays, dialogue between artistic creativity, technical planning and institutions
* The history of a country through a special museum collection
* Usfi, the Italian association of those who write about postage stamps and surrounding areas
* Methodological note
1922-1930
1931-1940
1941-1945
1946-1950
1951-1955
1956-1960
1961-1965
1966-1970
1971-1975
1976-1980
1981-1985
1986-2000
Index for authors
Index for series
Essential bibliography
Under the lens