Science On Stamps

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This digital collection features selected postage stamps and other philatelic materials depicting various aspects of science: from molecules and chemical reactions to portraits of Nobel Prize laureates. Materials in this collection, dating from 1887 to 2000, include stamps and first day covers, as well as commemorative and postmarked envelopes and postcards. Most of the items were selected from the Witco Stamp Collection in the Institute's archives.

Start Over Department Archives ✖ Language English ✖ Place United States ✖ Rights Public Domain Mark 1.0 ✖ Subject American Chemical Society ✖ Subject Chemists ✖ Subject Cachets (Philately) ✖

Postage stamps

First Day Cover commemorating "A Century of Modern Chemistry"
- 1976
Cachet created by ArtCraft depicts a male and female chemist working in a laboratory setting, with text reading, "A Century of Modern Chemistry." Cover signed by Glen Seaborg.
- Creator Of Work ArtCraft
- Subject Postage stamps, Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999, Chemists, Postmarks, American Chemical Society, Science on postage stamps, Nobel Prize winners, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately)
Postage stamps

First Day Cover commemorating the 75th anniversary of the American Chemical Society
- 1951
Cachet depicts two chemists working in a laboratory.
- Subject Postage stamps, Chemists, Postmarks, American Chemical Society, Science on postage stamps, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately)

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First Day Cover commemorating "A Century of Modern Chemistry"

First Day Cover commemorating the 75th anniversary of the American Chemical Society