On February 11, 1998, the
100th anniversary of his birth, Hungary issued a postage stamp
honoring physicist Leo Szilard. At existing exchange rates, the 50
Forint stamp was worth about 0.25 U.S. dollars.
On February 11, 1998, the
100th anniversary of his birth, Hungary issued a postage stamp
honoring physicist Leo Szilard. At existing exchange rates, the 50
Forint stamp was worth about 0.25 U.S. dollars.
The stamp combines a free interpretation of Szilard's face with designs representing his contributions to nuclear energy and information theory.
An envelope postmarked on the first day of issue of a new stamp is called a "first-day cover." Below is the first-day cover, postmarked in Budapest, of the Leo Szilard stamp.
February 27, 1998
URL: http://www.dannen.com/stamp.html
Gene Dannen / gene@dannen.com
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