
First day cover of Dorothy Hodgkin stamp (20p) showing portrait photo and part of her vitamin B12 model
- Made:
- 1996 in United Kingdom


First day cover of Dorothy Hodgkin stamp (20p) showing portrait photo and part of her vitamin B12 model (Science Museum inv.1959-135 Pt1), 1996. Stamp is one of a series of five '20th Century Women of Achievement: Portraits of Genius'. Issued by Royal Mail, and franked, 6 August 1996. With card insert, text by Jenny Uglow, another portrait photo using microscope
Details
- Category:
- Art
- Object Number:
- 1997-2310
- Measurements:
-
overall: 114 mm x 217 mm
overall (inner card): 110 mm x 213 mm
- type:
- postage stamps and commemorative cover
- credit:
- Dr. Peter Morris