-
First Day Cover commemorating Niels Bohr and the 50th anniversary of Bohr's atom theory
Box 3- 1963-Nov-21
Stamps depict Niels Bohr, the equation for the Bohr frequency condition (an equation relating to light frequency and electrons), and a diagram of the Bohr model of a hydrogen atom.
-
Stamp commemorating Nikolai Nikolaevich Zinin
Box 1- 1962
Soviet Union postage stamp commemorating Nikolay Nikolaevich Zinin (1812-1880), a Russian organic chemist who created a base of aniline, which he named benzidam.
-
First Day Cover commemorating the Accra Assembly - The World Without the Bomb, Ghana
Box 4- 1962
Depicts logo of the Accra Assembly held in Ghana on June 21-28, 1962, together with three postage stamps of Ghana.
-
First Day Cover commemorating 1902 Nobel Prize winners
Box 2- 1962
Cachet and stamps depict Nobel Prize winners from 1902.
- Artist Wallhorn, Arne
- Subject Postage stamps, Mommsen, Theodor, 1817-1903, Authors, Ross, Ronald, Sir, 1857-1932, Postmarks, Lorentz, H. A. (Hendrik Antoon), 1853-1928, Zeeman, Pieter, 1865-1943, Science on postage stamps, Fischer, Emil, 1852-1919, Nobel Prize winners, Physicians, First day covers (Philately), Chemists, Sweden, Commemorative postage stamps, Cachets (Philately), Physicists
-
Cuban postage stamp promoting El Mundo Unido Contra La Malaria campaign
- Cuban postage stamp promoting The World United Against Malaria campaign
Box 1- 1962
Cuban postage stamp printed to promote world anti-malaria campaign. Depicts a chinchona plant and chemical formulas for chloroquine and primaquine, medications used to treat malaria.
-
Soviet postage stamp commemorating the 5th International Biochemical Congress, Moscow
Box 1- 1961
Stamp depicts chemical glassware, electron microscope, molecule, and microscopic view of cell.
-
Greek postage stamp commemorating Democritus
Box 1- 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.
-
First Day Cover commemorating the inauguration of the atomic reactor at National Tsing Hua University
Box 4- 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
-
First Day Cover commemorating 1901 Nobel Prize winners
Box 2- 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)
-
Romanian Stamp featuring a nuclear reactor
Box 4- 1960
Romanian postage stamp issued in 1960 featuring an illustration of a nuclear reactor.
-
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…
-
First Day Cover commemorating the 200th birthday of Johan Gadolin
Box 1- 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…
-
German stamp commemorating the 250th anniversary of the German Academy of Sciences in Berlin
Box 7- 1950s
Postage stamp from the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), commemorating the 250th anniversary of the German Academy of Sciences in Berlin. The stamp features a portrait of Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894), a…
-
First Day Cover commemorating Svante Arrhenius
Box 2- 1959
Cachet and stamp depict the Swedish chemist and physicist Svante Arrhenius.
-
American postage stamps commemorating the centennial of the silver rush (Comstock Lode)
Box 5- Circa 1959
Depicts three 19th-century silver miners.
-
First Day Cover commemorating Japan's use of the metric system
Box 1- 1959-Jun-05
Stamp depicts measuring instruments.
-
First Day Cover commemorating the 1st Arab Petroleum Conference, United Arab Republic
Box 7- 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
-
First Day Cover commemorating the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris
Box 7- 1959-Apr-11
First day cover commemorating the 175th anniversary of École des Mines de Paris (National Superior School of Mines), also known as Mines Paris.
-
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…
-
Postcard commemorating the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels
Box 3- 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…
-
Peruvian postage stamp commemorating the centenary of the birth of Daniel Alcides Carrión García
Box 1- 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…
-
Mexican postage stamp commemorating Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
Box 7- 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…
-
Mexican postage stamp commemorating Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
Box 7- 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
-
Mexican postage stamp commemorating Aniversario Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
Box 7- 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
-
Mexican postage stamp commemorating Aniversario Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
Box 7- 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