Poland 1955 – Nicolaus Copernicus
This memorial to Nicolaus Copernicus stands
front of the Staszic Palace in Warsaw, home of the Polish
Academy of Sciences. In his left hand he holds an armillary
sphere, in his right a pair of dividers (which do not show up
on this engraving). The statue is the work of the Danish artist
Bertel Thorvaldsen and was unveiled in 1830. The stamp is part
of a set of eight depicting various Warsaw monuments.
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