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Witco Stamp Collection

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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.

Collection in library catalog

Postage stamps

First day cover commemorating Phénix fast breeder reactor
- 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
- 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”
- 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”
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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…
- Artist Colorano
- Subject Postage stamps, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Mayer, Maria Goeppert, 1906-1972, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately), Science on postage stamps, Nobel Prize winners, Women in science, Nuclear shell theory, Atomic bomb--Research
Postage stamps

Atoms for Peace First Day Issue
- 1955-Jul-28
Philatelic First Day Cover with cachet titled, "Atoms for Peace." The cachet depicts a structure called the Atom Smasher, a Van de Graaff electrostatic nuclear accelerator operated by the Westinghouse Electric…
- Creator Of Work Fleetwood
- Subject Postage stamps, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Particle accelerators, Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Nuclear energy, Cachets (Philately)
Postage stamps

Atoms for Peace First Day Issue
- 1955-Jul-28
Philatelic First Day Cover with cachet titled, "Atoms for Peace." The cachet includes two photographic images, one portrait of Albert Einstein (1879-1955) and the other of an unknown scientist administering cancer…
- Creator Of Work Art Craft
- Subject Postage stamps, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Cachets (Philately), Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, Science on postage stamps, Cancer--Treatment, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Nuclear energy
Postage stamps

Stamp set commemorating 50th anniversary of Oklahoma statehood
- 1957
Set of four postage stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of Oklahoma's statehood. Depicts an atomic model with an arrow piercing its nucleus overlaying a silhouette of the state of Oklahoma. Reflects Oklahoma’s…
- Creator Of Work United States Postal Service
- Subject Postage stamps, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Oklahoma, Statehood (American politics), Nuclear energy, Science on postage stamps
Photomechanical prints, Postage stamps

First Day Cover commemorating Peace Day in Hiroshima
- 1949
Philatelic cachet is an offset lithograph depicting an atomic model floating above the Earth with the text "Peace Forever" heading the illustration. Designates August 6th as Peace Day in Hiroshima in memoriam of the…
- Subject Offset lithography, Postage stamps, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Japan--Hiroshima-shi, Peace Day, Bombardment of Hiroshima-shi (Hiroshima-shi, Japan : 1945), Atomic bomb, Bombings, Nuclear warfare
Postage stamps, Photomechanical prints

Fluegel Patriotic Cover commemorating first atomic bomb test at Bikini Islands
- 1946-Jun-30
Cachet is a "Fluegel Cover" depicting the first atomic bomb test at the Bikini Atoll of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, an associated state of United States. Designed by Herman Fluegel (1882-1953), a captain in…
- Artist Fluegel, Herman F. (Captain), 1882-1953
- Subject Cachets (Philately), Commemorative postage stamps, Fluegel, Herman F. (Captain), 1882-1953, Postage stamps, Postmarks, World War (1939-1945), Nuclear weapons--Testing, Marshall Islands--Bikini Atoll, Battle of Iwo Jima (Japan : 1945), Atomic bomb, Atomic bomb--Testing, Offset lithography
Ephemera, Postage stamps

Mexican postage stamp commemorating Petróleos Mexicanos (40th anniversary)
- 1978
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Government ownership, Cárdenas, Lázaro, 1895-1970, Petróleos Mexicanos
Ephemera, Postage stamps

Mexican postage stamp commemorating Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
- 1958
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Petroleum refineries, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Government ownership, Petróleos Mexicanos
Ephemera, Postage stamps

Mexican postage stamp commemorating Aniversario Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
- 1958
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Petroleum refineries, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Government ownership, Petróleos Mexicanos
Ephemera, Postage stamps

Mexican postage stamp commemorating Aniversario Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
- 1958
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Petroleum refineries, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Government ownership, Petróleos Mexicanos
Ephemera, Postage stamps

Mexican postage stamp commemorating Petróleos Mexicanos (40th anniversary)
- 1978
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Oil wells, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Government ownership, Petróleos Mexicanos
Ephemera, Postage stamps

Mexican postage stamp commemorating Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
- 1958
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Oil wells, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Government ownership, Petróleos Mexicanos
Ephemera, Postage stamps

Mexican postage stamp celebrating the Congreso Mundial del Petróleo
- 1967
Mexican postage stamp celebrating the 7th World Petroleum Congress, which was held in Mexico City from April 2-9, 1967. The stamp features an illustrated depiction of an oil refinery.
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, World Petroleum Congress, Petroleum industry and trade
Ephemera, Postage stamps

Mexican postage stamp commemorating the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (40th anniversary)
- 1976
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México (the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico) on January 1, 1936. Established during the…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Mexico), Science--Study and teaching
Postage stamps, Ephemera

Mexican postage stamp commemorating the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (25th anniversary)
- 1951
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México (the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico) on January 1, 1936. Established during the…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Mexico), Women in science, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Science--Study and teaching
Ephemera, Postage stamps

Stamp honoring Andrés Manuel del Río (1764-1849)
- 1965-Feb-18 (Date of issue)
Mexican postage stamp commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Spanish-Mexican scientist, engineer, and naturalist Andrés Manuel del Río (1764-1849) best known for his discovery of compounds of vanadium in…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Postage stamps, Río, Andrés Manuel del, 1764-1849, Commemorative postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Vanadium, Scientists, Mexico
Postage stamps

First Day Cover commemorating chemistry
- 1976
Colorano cachet includes a silk depiction of two alchemists in a laboratory. Stamp depicts chemical glassware and fluids.
- Creator Of Work Colorano
- Subject Postage stamps, Chemistry, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Alchemists, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, American Chemical Society, Science on postage stamps, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately)
Postage stamps

Filipino postage stamp commemorating the Philippine Islands (Colonial Era)
- Before 1946
Depicts the Salinas Salt Springs in the Philippines.
- Subject Salt springs, Postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps, Philippines, Science on postage stamps

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