Poster of Isle of Man postage stamps celebrating 100 years of General Relativity (unmounted)

‘Albert Einstein to Stephen Hawking: 100 Years of General Relativity’, Isle of Man First Day Covers poster, 16½ x 11½in (unframed)

This is one of several posters in Hawking's office that was not mounted on a wall but stacked in a corner. Those were moved around frequently and used as background during filming and photo-shoots, hiding distracting parts of the office such as the kitchen or medical equipment.

In addition to photographs, all of the walls and surfaces of Stephen Hawking's office were covered in posters, customized framed gifts and artwork, which together represent over two hundred items. Their location shifted with some frequency, and some items were circulated in and out, but there remained a consistent sample from throughout his professional life. Some of the older items, having hung for many decades on several of his office spaces, show considerable fading caused by sunlight.