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Postcard and stamp commemorating Louis Jacques Thénard

  • 1957

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A postcard and first day issue cover with a French stamp honoring Louis Jacques Thénard (1777-1857), French chemist and the founder of the Société de Secours des Amis des Sciences.

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  • 9 cm W x 14 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 5

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“Postcard and Stamp Commemorating Louis Jacques Thénard,” 1957. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 5. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/jbsipjh.

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