The Nobel stamps of 1987: Nobelpristagare Astrofysik. Set of 5 stamps, each value 2.90Skr, commemorating past Nobel Prize winners in Physics, issued by [Posten Frimarken] Sweden, 1987. Strip adhered to paper folder, 9.5x4.5cm opening to 18.5x4.5cm. Depicting themes of discoveries in astrophysics: Hewish 1974 (pulsar); Chandrasekhar 1983 (white dwarf stars); Fowler 1983 (atomic nuclei); Penzias, Wilson 1978 (cosmic radiation); Ryle 1974 (telescopics)
Details
- Category:
- Art
- Object Number:
- 2002-18
- Measurements:
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overall: 185 x 45 mm
- type:
- postage stamps
- credit:
- Sheridan, Wendy