Stamp review: Weizmann Institute of Science 70th Anniversary (2019-11-26)
Weizmann Institute of Science | מכון ויצמן למדע The "Weizmann Institute of Science 70th Anniversary" stamp was issued by Israel Post on 26 November 2019. Face valued at ₪8.30, the stamp features an image of Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952), Israel's first president, holding out a hand from which five glowing symbols float up in a stream of light. The five symbols are an acetone molecule, symbolizing chemistry, the Greek letter Pi, symbolizing mathematics and computer science, a DNA strand, symbolizing biology, a model of the atom, symbolizing physics, and a graduation cap, symbolizing education. The stamp was designed by Ronen Goldberg , whose extensive resume with Israel Post as a stamp artist stretches back to 1994. Chaim Weizmann's first appearance on an Israeli postage stamp came in 1952, two months after his death at age 77. He made his second appearance fifteen years later on one of two "Balfour Declaration 1917-1967" stamps, Britain's Lord Balfo...