Witco Stamp Collection - Science History Institute Digital Collections

First Day Cover commemorating George Washington Carver

Box 1

1948-Jan-05

Philatelic First Day Cover honoring American agricultural scientist and inventor George Washington Carver (1864?-1943). The envelope features an illustrated rendering of a hand holding a peanut as well as a postage…

Subject African American scientists, African Americans, Agricultural chemistry, Botanists, Cachets (Philately), Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943, Commemorative postage stamps, First day covers (Philately), Inventors, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps

Postage stamps

First Day Cover commemorating George Washington Carver

Box 1

1948-Jan-09

Philatelic First Day Cover honoring American agricultural scientist and inventor George Washington Carver (1864?-1943). The envelope features an illustrated rendering of Carver as well as a postage stamp depicting…

Subject African American scientists, African Americans, Agricultural chemistry, Botanists, Cachets (Philately), Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943, Commemorative postage stamps, First day covers (Philately), Inventors, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps

Postage stamps

Stamp from Iran commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

Box 1

1950

Iranian stamp commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

Subject Alchemists, Avicenna, 980-1037, Commemorative postage stamps, Medicine, Persian, Muslim scholars, Philosophers

Postage stamps

Soviet stamp commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

Box 1

1980

Soviet stamp commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

Subject Alchemists, Avicenna, 980-1037, Commemorative postage stamps, Medicine, Persian, Muslim scholars, Philosophers, Physicians, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps

2 items

Postage stamps

Afghan stamp commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

Box 1

1951

Two stamps from Afghanistan commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

Subject Alchemists, Avicenna, 980-1037, Commemorative postage stamps, Medicine, Persian, Muslim scholars, Philosophers, Physicians, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps

Postage stamps

Tunisian stamp commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

Box 1

1980

Tunisian stamp commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

Subject Alchemists, Avicenna, 980-1037, Postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps, Philosophers, Muslim scholars, Medicine, Persian, Science on postage stamps, Physicians

Postage stamps

Stamp from Pakistan commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

Box 1

1966

Pakistani stamp commemorating "Health from herbs" and the contributions of Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

Subject Postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Avicenna, 980-1037, Alchemists, Philosophers, Muslim scholars, Science on postage stamps, Medicine, Persian, Physicians

Postage stamps

Syrian stamp commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

Box 1

1981

Syrian stamp commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

Subject Alchemists, Avicenna, 980-1037, Postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps, Philosophers, Muslim scholars, Science on postage stamps, Medicine, Persian, Physicians

Postage stamps

Stamp from Poland commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

Box 1

1952

Polish stamp commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

Editor Słania, Czesław
Subject Alchemy, Avicenna, 980-1037, Commemorative postage stamps, Słania, Czesław, Postage stamps, Alchemists, Philosophers, Muslim scholars, Science on postage stamps, Medicine, Persian, Physicians

Postage stamps

German stamp commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

Box 1

1952

Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR) stamp commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

Subject Germany (East), Alchemists, Postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps, Avicenna, 980-1037, Philosophers, Muslim scholars, Science on postage stamps, Medicine, Persian, Physicians

2 items

Postage stamps

Stamp from Lebanon commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

Box 1

1948

Lebanese stamp commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist. The stamp depicts Avicenna brewing herbs in an attempt to create the Elixir of Life.

Artist Farroukh, Moustafa, 1901-1957
Subject Avicenna, 980-1037, Alchemy, Elixir of life, Postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps, Alchemy in art, Unesco, Philosophers, Muslim scholars, Science on postage stamps, Medicine, Persian, Physicians

Postage stamps

Stamp commemorating August Kekulé

Box 1

1966

Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz (1829-1896) was a German organic and theoretical chemist, whose most famous work was determining the structure of benzene. This Stamp features Kekule framed by the chemical…

Artist De Bast, Jean
Subject Benzene, Kekulé, August, 1829-1896, Chemists, Postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps, Chemistry

Postage stamps

Stamp commemorating the discovery of Benzene

Box 1

1964-Aug-14

1964 German stamp commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of Benzene. The stamp depicts the Kekulé structure of benzene, which was first created by August Kekulé (1829-1896) in 1865.

Creator Of Work Deutsche Bundespost
Subject Benzene, Postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps, Chemical structure, Kekulé, August, 1829-1896

2 items

Postage stamps

Stamp commemorating the Anniversary of the Philippine Pharmaceutical Association

Box 4

1970

Stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary (Golden Jubilee) of the Philippine Pharmaceutical Association (FAPA).

Subject Postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps, Medicine on postage stamps, Philippines

Postage stamps

Stamp from the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas commemorating Marie Curie

Box 2

1974

Stamp from the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas, now present-day Djibouti, commemorating Marie Skłodowska Curie (1867-1934), a Polish-French physicist and chemist who pioneered radioactivity research and who…

Subject Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Radium, Women in science, Chemists, Postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Women Nobel Prize winners, Nobel Prize winners, Physicists, Women chemists, Women scientists

Postage stamps

Stamp from the Republic of Dahomey commemorating Louis Pasteur

Box 2

1972

Stamp from the Republic of Dahomey, now Benin, commemorating Louis Pasteur (1822-1895).

Subject Chemists, Postage stamps, Microbiology, Science on postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps, Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895

Postage stamps

Stamp commemorating Nikolai Nikolaevich Zinin

Box 1

1962

Soviet Union postage stamp commemorating Nikolay Nikolaevich Zinin (1812-1880), a Russian organic chemist who created a base of aniline, which he named benzidam.

Subject Zinin, Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich, 1812-1880, Chemistry, Organic, Benzene, Postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps

Postage stamps

First day cover commemorating Phénix fast breeder reactor

Box 4

1974-Sep-21

Philatelic First Day Cover depicting a colorful artistic interpretation of the Phénix (French for phoenix), a small-scale prototype fast breeder reactor, located at the Marcoule nuclear site, near Orange, France. The…

Subject Postage stamps, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Breeder reactors, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately), France--Orange, Nuclear energy, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear reactors, Science on postage stamps

Postage stamps, Photomechanical prints

First day cover commemorating Phénix fast breeder reactor

Box 4

1974-Sep-21

Philatelic First Day Cover depicting a colorful artistic interpretation of nuclear fission or fusion initiated within the interior of the Phénix (French for phoenix), a small-scale prototype fast breeder reactor,…

Subject Postage stamps, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Breeder reactors, Nuclear reactors, Nuclear energy, Nuclear facilities, Science on postage stamps, First day covers (Philately), Cachets (Philately), France--Orange

Postage stamps

First day cover commemorating the launch of the Japanese nuclear ship “Mutsu”

Box 4

1969

Philatelic First Day Cover Cachet and stamp depict the launching of the Japanese nuclear ship, Mutsu, and a structural diagram of an atom. The Mutsu was originally built as a nuclear-powered general cargo ship in 1968,…

Subject Postage stamps, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately), Science on postage stamps, Mutsu (Ship), Nuclear ships, Nuclear reactors, Japan, First day covers (Philately)

Postage stamps

First day cover commemorating the launch of the Japanese nuclear ship “Mutsu”

Box 4

1969

Philatelic First Day Cover Cachet and stamp depict the Japanese nuclear ship, Mutsu, and a structural diagram of an atom. The Mutsu was originally built as a nuclear-powered general cargo ship in 1968, but never…

Subject Postage stamps, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately), Japan, Mutsu (Ship), Nuclear reactors, Nuclear ships, Science on postage stamps, First day covers (Philately)

Postage stamps, Photomechanical prints, Postcards

Postcard commemorating the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels

Box 3

1958

Postcard depicting the Atomium monument from the 1958 World's Fair exhibition in Brussels, Belgium. Designed by engineer André Waterkeyn (1917-2005) and architects André (1914-1988) and Jean Polak (1920-2012), the…

Subject Postage stamps, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Exhibitions, Belgium--Brussels, Atomium (Brussels, Belgium), Postcards, Offset lithography, Monuments

Postage stamps

First day cover commemorating the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels

Box 3

1958

Philatelic First Day Cover with printed cachet and stamp. Cachet depicts the Atomium monument from the 1958 World's Fair Exhibition in Brussel's Belgium. Designed by engineer André Waterkeyn (1917-2005) and architects…

Artist Anderson, C. S. (Charles Stephen), 1896-1978
Subject Postage stamps, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Exhibitions, Belgium--Brussels, Atomium (Brussels, Belgium), Monuments

Postage stamps

First day cover commemorating the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels

Box 3

1958

First Day Cover with printed cachet and stamp. Cachet depicts the Atomium monument from the 1958 World's Fair Exhibition in Brussel's Belgium. Designed by engineer André Waterkeyn (1917-2005) and architects André…

Creator Of Work Artmaster
Subject Postage stamps, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Belgium--Brussels, Exhibitions, Monuments, Atomium (Brussels, Belgium), Belgium--Brussels

Postage stamps

First day cover commemorating Maria Goeppert Mayer

Box 3

1977-Oct-20

Philatelic First Day Cover features a Colorano "Silk” cachet. These First Day Covers, produced by Colorano, were introduced in 1971 and produced until 2016. Each color illustration is printed on satin-finish fabric…

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