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First Day Cover commemorating Albert Einstein
- 1956
Stamp depicts Albert Einstein and the the equation of mass-energy equivalence (E=MC2). Einstein has been featured on numerous stamps from around the world. His first appearance on a stamp is believed to be on this…
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First Day Cover commemorating Paul Sabatier
- 1956
Cachet depicts chemical apparatus used in the petroleum industry. Stamp depicts Paul Sabatier, "founder of catalytic chemistry."
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First Day Cover commemorating the centenary of the death of Amedeo Avogadro
- 1956
Cachet depicts a bust of Avogadro as well as text of Avogadro's law, which states that equal volumes of gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure will contain equal numbers of molecules. The stamp…
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First Day Cover commemorating Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany
- 1957
Depicts Justus von Liebig, known for his work in agricultural and organic chemistry.
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Postcard and French postage stamp commemorating Louis Jacques Thénard
- 1957
Depicts Louis Jacques Thénard, French chemist and the founder of the Charitable Society of the Friends of Science.
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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…
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First Day Cover commemorating Claude-Louis Berthollet
- 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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First Day Cover commemorating the 1958 World's Fair in Belgium
- 1958
Stamp printed in Belgium shows the Atomium and exposition emblem of the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels.
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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…
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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Peruvian postage stamp commemorating the centenary of the birth of Daniel Alcides Carrión García
- 1958
Peruvian postage stamp commemorating the centenary of the birth of Daniel Alcides Carrión García (1857-1885), a Peruvian medical student after whom Carrion's disease is named. The stamp depicts Saint Martin de Porres…
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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…
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American postage stamps commemorating the centennial of the silver rush (Comstock Lode)
- Circa 1959
Depicts three 19th-century silver miners.
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First Day Cover commemorating Svante Arrhenius
- 1959
Cachet and stamp depict the Swedish chemist and physicist Svante Arrhenius.
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First Day Cover commemorating the 1st Arab Petroleum Conference, United Arab Republic
- 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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First Day Cover commemorating Japan's use of the metric system
- 1959-Jun-05
Stamp depicts measuring instruments.
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First Day Cover commemorating the 200th birthday of Johan Gadolin
- 1960-Jun-04
Cachet and stamp depict Johan Gadolin, who discovered the element yttrium and is considered the "founder of Finnish chemistry." The stamp commemorates the bicentennial of Gadolin's birth and features his likeness based…
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First Day Cover commemorating the inauguration of the atomic reactor at National Tsing Hua University
- 1961
First Day Cover commemorating the inauguration of the atomic reactor at National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The stamp and envelope feature several illustrations of the reactor, which was completed on April…
- Artist Wen Hsueh-ju
- Printer Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, Japan
- Subject Postage stamps, Nuclear facilities, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Nuclear energy, Power resources, Science on postage stamps, Nuclear energy--Research--Laboratories, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately), China, Guo li qing hua da xue (Hsinchu City, Taiwan), Taiwan
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Greek postage stamp commemorating Democritus
- 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
- 1961
Stamp depicts chemical glassware, electron microscope, molecule, and microscopic view of cell.
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First Day Cover commemorating 1901 Nobel Prize winners
- 1961-Oct-12
Cachet depicts Alfred Nobel, while stamps depict the 1901 Nobel Prize winners.
- Artist Wallhorn, Arne
- Subject Postage stamps, Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad, 1845-1923, Hoff, J. H. van 't (Jacobus Henricus), 1852-1911, Chemists, Sweden, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Sully Prudhomme, 1839-1907, Nobel Prize winners, Cachets (Philately), Physicists, Behring, Emil von, 1854-1917, First day covers (Philately)