Buckminster Fuller Commemorative Stamp

The U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative postage stamp honoring the legendary American inventor, Buckminster Fuller in 2004. The stamp artwork is a painting of Buckminster Fuller by Boris Artzybasheff (1899-1965). The painting, which originally appeared on the cover of Time magazine on Jan. 10, 1964, depicts Fuller's head in the pattern of a geodesic dome. Geodesic domes and a number of his other inventions surround Fuller, including the Dymaxion Car, the 4D Apartment House and several objects and models that reflect the geometric and structural principles he discovered.