Venezia Biennale – 50 years

For the 50 years jubilee of Venezia’s Biennale (both a famous international art event held in Venice every two years, and also the name of the committee that organises it), the Italian postal services produced on 12 April 1949 a commemorative stamp.  The stamp is attached to a 1903 Biennale’s postcard commemorating its 5th edition, and has been postmarked (ordinary annulment) on 19 January 1950.

Interesting to notice that the Biennale first happened on 30 April 1895, but its 50th birthday (the 25th Biennale), will actually occur 54 years after its foundation, because of two events that were missed during WWI and WWII.

This ‘travelled’ postcard was initially sent by Prof. Eugenio Rappa in 1903 from Venezia to someone in Varallo, on 10 May 1903, with original 1903 postmark (from the Venezia Post office) on the back.

Prof. Eugenio Rappa was a an artist and painter active during the 20th century, born in Munich (Bavaria, Germany) in 1886. He eventually relocated to Varallo where he died at age 72, in 1958. He was a dear friend of Prof. Morera, and the collection also has a bust of Prof. Morera made by him.

The postcard editor is Chappuis in Bologna.

Links:

Venice Biennale

Varallo National Gallery

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