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.

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Postage stamps, Ephemera

First Day Cover honoring Emily Bissell
- 1980-May-31
Philatelic First Day Cover honoring American social worker and activist Emily Bissell (1861-1948), best known for her work to combat tuberculosis and for introducing Christmas Seals to the United States. The cover bears…
- Creator Of Work ArtCraft
- Subject Seals and labels (Philately), Postage stamps, Postmarks, Bissell, Emily P. (Emily Perkins), 1861-1948, Science on postage stamps, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately), Commemorative postage stamps, Women in the social sciences
Postage stamps, Ephemera

First Day Cover commemorating Rachel Carson
- 1981-May-28
Philatelic First Day Cover commemorating American marine biologist, author, and conservationist Rachel Carson (1907-1964). Part of the "Great Americans Series," the envelope bears the postmark of Springdale,…
- Subject Women in science, Postage stamps, Women scientists, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately), Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964
Postage stamps, Ephemera

Postage stamp honoring Dr. Virginia Apgar
- 1995
United States postage stamp honoring Dr. Virginia Apgar (1909-1974), an American obstetrical anesthesiologist best known as the inventor of the Apgar Score used to quickly assess the health of a newborn child…
- Creator Of Work United States Postal Service
- Subject Women in science, Postage stamps, Apgar, Virginia, 1909-1974, Apgar score, Commemorative postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Women physicians
Postage stamps

First Day Cover commemorating Dr. Rosalyn S. Yalow
- 1979
Cachet created by Colorano is a silk depiction of Rosalyn S. Yalow with text that describes the work which earned her the 1977 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Part of the Women's History Series (No. 83) by the National…
- Creator Of Work Colorano
- Subject Women in science, Postage stamps, Jewish scientists, Women scientists, Postmarks, Yalow, Rosalyn S. (Rosalyn Sussman), 1921-2011, Science on postage stamps, Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, Nobel Prize winners, Cachets (Philately), Physicists, Women in medicine, Women Nobel Prize winners

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First Day Cover honoring Emily Bissell

First Day Cover commemorating Rachel Carson

Postage stamp honoring Dr. Virginia Apgar

First Day Cover commemorating Dr. Rosalyn S. Yalow