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Mounted French postage and semipostal stamps depicting Louis Pasteur
- 1922 – 1936
Nine small postage stamps in various denominations issued in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Louis Pasteur in 1922. The large semipostal stamp was issued in 1936 and includes a surtax for the…
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Postage stamp commemorating German emergency aid
- 1934
Stamp issued by the "Deutsche Reich" government under Nazi rule depicting images associated with the profession of chemistry.
- Subject Science on postage stamps, Germany, National socialism, Postage stamps, Chemistry, and Third Reich
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Semipostal stamp from Luxembourg to support the International Relief Fund for Intellectuals
- 1935
Depicts a scientist in a laboratory setting looking through a microscope.
- Subject Luxembourg, Science on postage stamps, Semipostal stamps, and Intellectuals
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Postage stamp from Monaco commemorating Pierre and Marie Curie
- 1938
The 40th anniversary of the discovery of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie was commemorated in France in 1938 with the release of a semipostal stamp bearing a 50-cent surtax to benefit the International Union Against…
- Engraver Degorce, Georges-Léo
- Subject Chemists, Science on postage stamps, International Union against Cancer, Women in science, Commemorative postage stamps, Physicists, Postage stamps, Curie, Pierre, 1859-1906, Women chemists, Women scientists, Women physicists, Women in physics, Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Monaco, Nobel Prize winners, and Women in chemistry
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Cuban postage stamp commemorating Pierre and Marie Curie's discovery of radium
- 1938
Stamp printed by the Republic of Cuba, depicting Marie and Pierre Curie. The 40th anniversary of the discovery of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie was commemorated in France in 1938 with the release of a semipostal…
- Artist La Nézière, Joseph de
- Engraver Piel, Jules
- Subject Chemists, Science on postage stamps, International Union against Cancer, Women in science, Commemorative postage stamps, Physicists, Postage stamps, Curie, Pierre, 1859-1906, Women chemists, Cuba, Women scientists, Women physicists, Women in physics, Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Nobel Prize winners, and Women in chemistry
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Belgian postage stamp commemorating Trappist monks at Orval
- circa 1939
Depicts two Trappist monks from Orval Abbey, presumably brewing Trappist beer.
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Postcard and French postage stamp commemorating the 2nd centenary of the birth of Antoine Lavoisier
- circa 1943
Depicts Antoine Lavoisier, the "creator of modern chemistry."
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Filipino postage stamp commemorating the Philippine Islands (Colonial Era)
- before 1946
Depicts the Salinas Salt Springs in the Philippines.
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First Day Cover commemorating George Washington Carver
- 1948
Cachet created by Cachet Craft depicts the Tuskegee Institute and George Washington Carver. Stamps feature a portrait of Carver.
- Artist Boll, Ken
- Creator Cachet Craft
- Subject Inventors, Science on postage stamps, African American scientists, Commemorative postage stamps, Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943, First day covers (Philately), Postage stamps, Agricultural chemistry, Botanists, Tuskegee Institute, and Cachets (Philately)
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German postage stamp commemorating Fritz Haber
- after 1950 – before 1995
Stamp depicts profile of Fritz Haber who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for developing a process to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen gas, which allowed for the large-scale synthesis of…
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First Day Cover commemorating Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
- 1951
Cachet and semipostal stamp depict Gay-Lussac. Cachet depicts a book titled "Law of Gay-Lussac" and various scientific apparatus. Envelope is addressed to Mrs. Richard M. Lawrence, President of the ACS Wives Club.
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First Day Cover commemorating the 75th anniversary of the American Chemical Society
- 1951
Cachet depicts two chemists working in a laboratory.
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First Day Cover commemorating the 75th anniversary of the American Chemical Society
- 1951
Cachet created by Fleetwood depicts "The Chemist" along with ACS logo and the tagline, "Maker of a Better Tomorrow." Stamp issued to commemorate the diamond jubilee of the American Chemical Society. Addressed to and…
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First Day Cover commemorating Max Planck
- 1953
Cachet and stamp depict Max Planck, while the postmark is of Otto Lilienthal, who pioneered the use of gliders. Stamp is part of series, "Men from the History of Berlin."
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Czechoslovakian postage stamp of a chemist at work
- circa 1954
Depicts a chemist with test tube and flask, as well as the chemical structure of a carboxyl group.
- Artist Stretti, Mario
- Engraver Roule, Bohdan
- Subject Chemists, Science on postage stamps, Czechoslovakia, Postage stamps, and Chemistry
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Belgian semipostal stamp commemorating Leo H. Baekeland
- 1955-Oct-09
Stamp depicts Leo Hendrik Baekeland, a Belgian chemist who invented Bakelite (polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride) in 1907. Bakelite was an inexpensive, versatile, and popular plastic, which marked the beginning of the…
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East German postage stamp commemorating the 400th anniversary of the death of Georgius Agricola
- 1955
Stamp depicts Georgius Agricola (1494-1555), who is perhaps best known as the "father of minerology" and for his work De re metallica [On the Nature of Metals].
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French postage stamp commemorating Henri-Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville's work with aluminium
- 1955-Mar-07
On March 7, 1955, France issued a set of six stamps under the theme "Famous Inventors." One of these stamps featured Sainte-Claire Deville who created metallic aluminum in 1855. Stamp depicts modern uses of aluminum…
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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 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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Canadian postage stamp depicting chemical industry
- 1956
Stamp depicts aspects of chemistry and related sciences. The design depicting a laboratory vessel is illustrative of the scientific equipment used widely for research in the chemical industry. A representative chemical…
- Subject Science on postage stamps, Postage stamps, Canada, and Chemical industry
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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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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.