Pyotr N. Lebedev (1866-1912), Russian Physicist (Soviet Union, USSR 1956)

01 January (Soviet Union, USSR ) within release Famous Russian scientists goes into circulation Stamp Pyotr N. Lebedev (1866-1912), Russian Physicist face value 40 Russian kopek

Stamp Pyotr N. Lebedev (1866-1912), Russian Physicist in catalogues
Michel:	Mi: SU 1589r
Soloviev:	Sol: SU 1638-IP

Stamp is vertical format.

Issued in sheets of 100 (10 x 10) stamps. Second issue. Halftone, horizontal raster. Image size - 21.5 x 32 mm. Text: Great Russian physicist who discovered light pressure. Stamp reissued in 1955/56 slightly smaller image dimensions than 1951 issue.

Also in the issue Famous Russian scientists:

• Stamp - Alexander M. Butlerov (1828-1886), Russian Chemist face value 40;
• Stamp - Alexander N. Lodygin (1847-1923), Russian Inventor face value 40;
• Stamp - Dmitry I. Mendeleev (1834-1907), Russian Chemist face value 40;
• Stamp - K.E. Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935), Founder of Astronautics face value 40;
• Stamp - Nikolai I. Lobachevsky (1792-1856), Russian Mathematician face value 40;
• Stamp - Pavel N. Yablochkov (1847-1894), Russian Inventor face value 40;
• Stamp - Pyotr K. Kozlov (1863-1935), Explorer of Central Asia face value 40;
• Stamp - Pyotr N. Lebedev (1866-1912), Russian Physicist face value 40;
• Stamp - Stepan P. Krasheninnikov (1711-1755), Russian Geographer face value 40;