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First day cover commemorating the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels

  • 1958

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First Day Cover with printed cachet and stamp. Cachet depicts the Atomium monument from the 1958 World's Fair Exhibition in Brussel's Belgium. Designed by engineer André Waterkeyn (1917-2005) and architects André (1914-1988) and Jean Polak (1920-2012), the Atomium totaled more than 2,400 tons and represented a magnetized iron crystal cell. Intending to serve as a symbol for peace among nations even with great strides in atomic energy, the Atomium became a fixture of the 1958 Universal and International Exhibition. The stamp depicts an aerial view of the United States Pavillion of the exhibition.

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  • 9 cm H x 16.5 cm W
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  • Box 3

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Artmaster. “First Day Cover Commemorating the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels.” Detroit, Michigan, 1958. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 3. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/qux5651.

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