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Mathematical Congresses

International Congress of Mathematicians, Berlin (click for larger image, 83k)
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Federal Republic of Germany (20.08.1998)
110 Pf
35 * 35 mm
Michel 2005

The stamp was issued on the occasion of the 23rd International Congress of Mathematicians in Berlin, Germany.
It shows a (nearly quadratic) rectangle that is completely covered with squares of different sizes. Moreover the squares are coloured with only four different colours (Four color theorem).
The stamp's background depicts an auditorium formed from the number π with an increasing number of decimals.
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TCoCD Pictures Miscellaneous Stamps Mathematical Congresses

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