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Edwin Hubble.... On March 6, 2008, the USPS issued a set of stamps honoring another set of four American Scientists - Linus Pauling, John Bardeen, Gerty Cori, and Edwin Hubble. Shown here is a genuine First Day Cover, an envelope with the stamp for American Astronomer Edwin Hubble cancelled from the city of issue (New York, NY) on the first day of issue
captioned above. Note the special 'atom' postmark created to cancel
this set of stamps on their 'birthday', featuring a unique font and a
microscope.
The full-color cachet (artwork on the envelope) depicts a portrait of Hubble against a starry sky. The cachet is printed on silk,
the luster lending an-almost three-dimensional quality to the
portrait. Collectible, historic, this cover honors a man whose
discoveries profoundly changed astronomer's perception of the universe.
Double matted in blue and white, it's sized to fit a standard 8x10 frame. ***Certificate of Authenticity Included***
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