The Nobel Prize
U.S. Postage Stamp
This stamp,
to be issued in 2001, commemorates 100 years of Nobel Prizes. Since
1901 five Nobel Prizes have been awarded annually for outstanding achievement
in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. In
1968 an annual prize was established for economic sciences in memory of
Alfred Nobel. More than 250 Americans have received the distinguished Nobel
Prize. A profile portrait of Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833-1896) and two
Nobel Prize medals are depicted in the stamp art, which will be engraved
by world-famous engraver Czeslaw Slania. This stamp is being issued in
partnership with Sweden Post.
**Note that postage has gone up to 34 cents, so that when this stamp
is actually released it will have a denomination of 34 cents!
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