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First Day Cover commemorating August Kekulé

  • 1966-Sep-07

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Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz was a German organic and theoretical chemist, whose most famous work was determining the structure of benzene. The FDC features Kekulé on the cachet, a postmark depicting the benzene ring, and a stamp featuring both Kekulé and a benzene ring, with Kekulé inside the ring.

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  • Jean De Bast
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Digitization supported by Maria Sturm and Elliott Shore at Othmer Library After Hours, April 9, 2025.

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  • Box 1

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Scientific Biography
August Kekulé and Archibald Scott Couper

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Bast, Jean De. “First Day Cover Commemorating August Kekulé.” Belgium, September 7, 1966. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/n296wz188.

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