
"Stamp: The Doctor"
photograph
By
Martin Stabler
This photograph
is of a stamp issued in 1947 in honor of the doctors of America.
The image is a reproduction of the painting "The Doctor" by
Sir Luke Fildes.
The stamp was first placed on sale in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on
June 9, 1947.
Mr Stabler
was a stamp collector as a child and has used this photograph to create
notecards
when sending a thank you to a physician. Mr Stabler is a consultant
in the
Quality and Informatics Department at Group Health Cooperative.