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Stamp from the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas commemorating Louis Pasteur

  • 1970s

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Stamp from the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas, now present-day Djibouti, commemorating Louis Pasteur (1822-1895). The stamp depicts Louis Pasteur with scientific instruments and illustrations of microbes as seen through a microscope.

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  • 5 cm W x 3 cm H
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  • René Quillivic
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Digitization supported by H. Schwartz at Othmer Library After Hours, April 9, 2025.

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  • Box 2

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Quillivic, René. “Stamp from the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas Commemorating Louis Pasteur,” 1970–1979. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 2. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/pijtiq7.

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