Showing posts with label Corradino D'Ascanio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Corradino D'Ascanio. Show all posts

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Not on a stamp, in a Vespa 400

Photo from the Piaggio archive.



Neither English nor Italian is my first language, as you all have noticed. So, when the news about a stamp with Corradino D'Ascanio (1891-1981)  came, I misunderstood. Stamp is both postage stamp and seal or punch. To commemorate the exhibition at the Piaggio Museum in Pontedera regarding "ingegnere" D'Ascanio, there was a seal/punch just for 22th of December.
Sorry to say, no postage stamp!
Here instead is a photo of the genius, in a Vespa 400 with his grand children!

Monday, 19 December 2011

Francobollo con D'Ascanio su!

Please send me a postcard! The Italian postal service is honouring Vespa creator Corradino D'Ascanio with a special stamp to be issued on Tuesday 20th of December.
Mandami una cartolina!