Spanning the years 1910-1983, this collection of international postage stamps and philatelic material depict various aspects of chemistry and related sciences. In addition to postage stamps, the collection contains proofs, first day covers, cachets, and postmarks from over 90 countries. Topics portrayed on the stamps include alchemy, Nobel Prize winners, atomic energy, science education, chemical industries, energy conservation, the petroleum industry, as well as botanical and mineral drugs. The collection was compiled by Richard M. Lawrence over a 40-year period and was also known as "The World of Chemistry in Stamps." The collection was sold to the Witco Chemical Corporation in 1983 before eventually being donated by Witco's successor the Crompton Corporation. A portion of the collection has been digitized and is available online.
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French postage stamp commemorating Louis Jacques Thénard
Box 5- 1957
French postcard commemorating Louis Jacques Thénard (1777-1857), French chemist and the founder of the Société de Secours des Amis des Sciences.
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Postcard and stamp commemorating Louis Jacques Thénard
Box 5- 1957
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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Stamp commemorating Louis Jacques Thénard
Box 1- 1957-Nov-30
Philatelic First Day Cover commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Louis Jacques Thénard (1777-1857), French chemist and the founder of the Société de Secours des Amis des Sciences.
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Six East German stamps depicting Max Planck
Box 3- 1953 – 1958
Six East German postage stamps commemorating physicist and Nobel Prize Winner Max Planck (1858-1947). The red and green stamps are to celebrate the birth of Planck. The purple stamp is part of a series honoring…
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Stamp commemorating the Weizmann Institute of Science
Box 1- 1969
Israeli postage stamp issued in 1969, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Weizmann Institute of Science. The design features a stylized atom and flask, symbolizing science, with the institute's name in Hebrew and…
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Sheet of stamps depicting Chaim Weizmann
Box 1- 1978
A sheet of stamps depicting Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952). Weizmann was a biochemist and the first president of Isreal.
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Stamp commemorating the International Soil Science Congress
Box 4- 1968
Australian postage stamp commemorating the International Soil Science Congress. The stamp features a hand holding a test tube, a soil analysis chart, a soil profile, and wheat stalks.
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Stamp commemorating the tenth Food and Agriculture Organization Regional Conference for the Near East
Box 4- 1970
Stamp from Pakistan commemorating the 10th FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) Regional Conference for the Near East held in Islamabad.
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Japanese postage stamp commemorating the seventh International Congress of Biochemistry
Box 4- 1967
Japanese postage stamp commemorating the seventh International Congress of Biochemistry.
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Romanian Stamp featuring a nuclear reactor
Box 4- 1960
Romanian postage stamp issued in 1960 featuring an illustration of a nuclear reactor.
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Stamp commemorating the centennial of medical and pharmaceutical education in Bucharest and the National Congress of Medical Sciences
Box 4- 1957
Romanian postage stamp from 1957, commemorating the centennial of medical and pharmaceutical education in Bucharest and the National Congress of Medical Sciences. The stamp features portraits of Nicolae Crețulescu…
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Stamp commemorating the 2nd Congress of Polish Science
Box 4- 1973
Polish stamp issued in 1973 for the Second Congress of Polish Science in Warsaw. The stamp features a stylized flame in the colors of the Polish flag rising from a book.
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Czechoslovakian stamp commemorating the 2nd International Pharmacological Congress
Box 4- 1963
Stamp commemorating the 2nd International Pharmacological Congress in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Romanian stamp commemorating Gheorghe Munteanu Murgoci
Box 4- 1964
Romanian stamp commemorating geologist Gheorghe Munteanu Murgoci (1872-1925) and the International Congress of Soil Science.
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Soviet stamp commemorating Moscow University
Box 4- 1960-Jul
Soviet Union postage stamp commemorating the First Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), which first took place in Moscow, Russia. The stamp features the Tower of the University of Moscow…
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Austrian stamp commemorating the International Pharmaceutical Federation congress
Box 4- 1981-Sep
Austrian postage stamp commemorating the International Pharmaceutical Federation Congress. The stamp features an illustration of an apothecary scale.
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First Day Cover commemorating Marie Curie
Box 2- 1978-May-04
Philatelic First Day Cover commemorating the life and accomplishments of Marie Skłodowska Curie (1867-1934), the Polish-French physicist and chemist who pioneered radioactivity research and who discovered the elements…
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Turkish stamp commemorating Marie Curie
Box 2- 1935-Apr-18
Turkish stamp commemorating Marie Skłodowska Curie (1867-1934). This stamp, issued in 1935, was the first stamp to honor the life and accomplishments of Curie, physicist and chemist who pioneered radioactivity research…
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Surinamese stamps commemorating Marie Curie
Box 2- 1950
Two stamps from Surinam commemorating Marie Skłodowska Curie (1867-1934), a Polish-French physicist and chemist who pioneered radioactivity research and who discovered the elements polonium and radium. Curie was the…
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Postage stamp from East Germany commemorating Marie Curie
Box 2- Circa 1967
Stamp from the German Democratic Republic (DDR) commemorating Marie Skłodowska Curie (1867-1934), a Polish-French physicist and chemist who pioneered radioactivity research and who discovered the elements polonium and…
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Postage stamp commemorating the 25th anniversary of the World Health Organization
Box 2- 1973
Souvenir sheet stamp commemorating the 25th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO). This stamp, issued in Grenada, features a portrait of Marie Skłodowska Curie (1867-1934) with the WHO symbol.
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Stamp from the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas commemorating Louis Pasteur
Box 2- 1970s
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…
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Stamp from the Comorian Islands commemorating Louis Pasteur
Box 2- 1972
Stamp from the Comoro Islands commemorating Louis Pasteur. The stamp depicts Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) with a microscope.
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Stamp from the Gabonese Republic commemorating Louis Pasteur
Box 2- 1972
Stamp from the Gabonese Republic commemorating Louis Pasteur (1822-1895). The stamp depicts Pasteur with a microscope.
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French semipostal stamp commemorating Louis Pasteur
Box 2- 1973-Jun-10
Stamp and cachet depicting Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) with microbes as seen through a microscope.
