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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Austrian stamp commemorating Carl Auer von Welsbach
Box 7- 1954
Austrian stamp commemorating Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858-1929), an Austrian chemist and inventor.
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Austrian stamp commemorating Carl Auer von Welsbach
Box 7- 1936
Austrian stamp commemorating Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858-1929), an Austrian chemist and inventor.
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Irish stamp commemorating Robert Boyle
Box 7- 1981-Mar-12
Irish stamp commemorating Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691). The stamp features a portrait of Boyle and his air pump.
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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…
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French postage stamp commemorating Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville
Box 7- 1955
French postage stamp commemorating chemist Henri-Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville (1818-1881), who invented the first economical process for producing aluminum.
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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.
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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…
