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Postcard and Spanish postage stamp commemorating Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Box 2- 1967
Depicts Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of X-rays, along with an X-ray tube and an atom.
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Postcard and French postage stamp commemorating Louis Pasteur
Box 2- After 1885 – before 1953
Postcard image is a reproduction of Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt's famed portrait "Pasteur Dans Son Laboratoire" [Pasteur In His Laboratory]. The portrait depicts Pasteur in his laboratory at the rue d'Ulm,…
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Postage stamp from Saint Kitts and Nevis commemorating Marie Curie
Box 2- 1975
Stamp issued during International Women's Year (1975), depicting Marie Curie, "discoverer of radium," by the former British colony Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (now called the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.)
- Subject Women in science, Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Women physicists, Women scientists, Chemists, Women physical scientists, International Women's Year (1975), Commemorative postage stamps, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Women chemists, Science on postage stamps, Nobel Prize winners, Women in chemistry, Physicists, Postage stamps, Anguilla, Women Nobel Prize winners
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Postcard and French postage stamp commemorating Isaac Newton
Box 1- Undated
Depicts Isaac Newton.
- Artist Lalau, Maurice
- Engraver Munier, Pierre
- Subject Postage stamps, Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727, France, Postcards, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Science on postage stamps
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First Day Cover commemorating airmail and Israeli exports
Box 1- 1968
Stamp depicts Boeing 707, chemical apparatus, and heavy oxygen isotopes.
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Postcard and French postage stamp commemorating the 2nd centenary of the birth of Antoine Lavoisier
Box 1- Circa 1943
Depicts Antoine Lavoisier, the "creator of modern chemistry."
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Postcard with Yemen postage stamp commemorating the inauguration of new World Health Organization offices
Box 1- 1966
Stamp issued by the Yemen Arab Republic depicting Persian polymath Avicenna (circa 980 - 1037), also known as Ibn Sina, Abu Ali Sina, and Pur Sina, as well as red roses and the new World Health Organization headquarters…
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First Day Cover commemorating Japan's use of the metric system
Box 1- 1959-Jun-05
Stamp depicts measuring instruments.
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American postage stamps commemorating Joseph Priestley
Box 1- 1983
Depicts Joseph Priestley, often credited for the discovery of oxygen.
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Postage stamp commemorating German emergency aid
Box 1- 1934
Stamp issued by the "Deutsche Reich" government under Nazi rule depicting images associated with the profession of chemistry.
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Canadian postage stamp depicting chemical industry
Box 1- 1956
Stamp depicts aspects of chemistry and related sciences. The design depicting a laboratory vessel is illustrative of the scientific equipment used widely for research in the chemical industry. A representative chemical…
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Greek postage stamp commemorating Democritus
Box 1- Circa 1961
Stamp from the inauguration of Democritus Nuclear Research Centre in Agia Paraskevi. Depicts ancient Greek philosopher Democritus and a model of an atom.
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Soviet postage stamp commemorating the 5th International Biochemical Congress, Moscow
Box 1- 1961
Stamp depicts chemical glassware, electron microscope, molecule, and microscopic view of cell.
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Postage stamp commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Box 1- 1976
Stamp depicts aspects of chemistry and related sciences.
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Czechoslovakian postage stamp of a chemist at work
Box 1- Circa 1954
Depicts a chemist with test tube and flask, as well as the chemical structure of a carboxyl group.
- Artist Stretti, Mario
- Engraver Roule, Bohdan
- Subject Postage stamps, Chemistry, Chemists, Czechoslovakia, Science on postage stamps
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First Day Cover commemorating the 9th World Petroleum Conference, Tokyo
Box 7- 1975
Cachet, stamp, and postmark depict oil derricks.
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First Day Cover commemorating the 75th anniversary of the American Chemical Society
Box 7- 1951
Cachet created by Fleetwood depicts "The Chemist" along with ACS logo and the tagline, "Maker of a Better Tomorrow." Stamp issued to commemorate the diamond jubilee of the American Chemical Society. Addressed to and…
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First Day Cover commemorating the 1st Arab Petroleum Conference, United Arab Republic
Box 7- 1959-Apr-16
Cachet and stamp depict oil pipeline and drilling derricks.
- Manufacturer Thomas De La Rue & Company
- Subject Petroleum industry and trade, Postage stamps, Egypt, United Arab Republic, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Congresses and conventions, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately), Petroleum engineering, League of Arab States, Arab Petroleum Congress
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French postage stamp commemorating Henri-Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville's work with aluminium
Box 7- 1955-Mar-07
On March 7, 1955, France issued a set of six stamps under the theme "Famous Inventors." One of these stamps featured Sainte-Claire Deville who created metallic aluminum in 1855. Stamp depicts modern uses of aluminum…
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First Day Cover commemorating the "Science of Chemistry"
Box 6- 1976
First day cover created by Artmaster includes cachet depicting a 3D image of a nonexistent molecule. Stamp depicts chemical glassware. Envelope is signed by Herman S. Bloch, the inventor of the catalytic converter.
- Creator Of Work Artmaster
- Subject Postage stamps, Postmarks, Bloch, Herman S., American Chemical Society, Science on postage stamps, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately)
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First Day Cover commemorating "A Century of Modern Chemistry"
Box 6- 1976
Cachet created by ArtCraft depicts a male and female chemist working in a laboratory setting, with text reading, "A Century of Modern Chemistry." Cover signed by Glen Seaborg.
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First Day Cover commemorating Claude-Louis Berthollet
Box 6- 1958
Cachet and stamp depict Claude-Louis Berthollet. Cachet includes text describing Berthollet's contributions to water purification.
- Creator Of Work P.A.C.
- Engraver Combet, Jacques
- Subject Water--Purification, Postage stamps, France, Chemists, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately), Berthollet, Claude-Louis, 1748-1822
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Postage stamp commemorating German porcelain, German Democratic Republic
Box 6- Undated
Stamp from the series on the Leipzig Spring Trade Fair in 1950. Commemorates first porcelain on the trade fair in 1710.
- Artist Gruner, Erich
- Engraver Wolf, Karl
- Subject Postage stamps, Germany (East), Trade shows, Commemorative postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Porcelain, German
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Postage stamp commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Iraqi cement industry
Box 6- 1974
Depicts cement factory as well as high-rise buildings.
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