Six Decades of Philatelic Vignettes: In Honor of Dr Robert A. Kyle ’s Contributions to Medicine and Stamps

In philately, the “vignette” is the central design or picture of a postage stamp—distinct from the lettering and from any framing. This term was first used by book publishers. It is a diminutive of the French word vigne (vine), since foliage motifs including grapes and vines were once the most common printed de signs used to fill in blank spaces in books, and to denote the beginning and end of chapters. “Vignette” acquired a variety of other meanings in different fields from theater to graphic design.
Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Stamp vignette on medical science Source Type: research