Century Treasures
Millennium Test-Tube Baby Commemorative

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Millennium Test-Tube Baby Commemorative

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Description: This square postage stamp features a high-contrast photograph of a dark, stylized iron sculpture depicting a human infant curled into a tight fetal position. The rounded metallic form is etched with clean white grid lines that follow the structural contours of the body to evoke a technological or mapped aesthetic. Running vertically along the right-hand margin is fine black typography identifying the specific subject as "Millennium 1999/37 / Test-tube baby / A Gormley." The face value "63" is sharply printed in a large sans-serif font in the lower right corner, balanced by the silver silhouette profile of Queen Elizabeth II resting quietly in the upper left corner. The entire design relies on an minimalist grey background grid pattern, bordered by crisp white margins and standard uniform comb perforations.

Circa: 1999

Condition: MNH

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