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 modern plastics industry.

Artist	Van Noten, Jean
Place of publication	Belgium
Format	Image
Genre	Postage stamps
Language	Dutch French
Subject	Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944 Belgium Chemists Commemorative postage stamps Postage stamps Science on postage stamps Semipostal stamps
Rights	In Copyright
Rights holder	Jean Van Noten
Credit line	Courtesy of Science History Institute

Physical location

Department	Archives
Collection	Witco Stamp Collection
Physical container	Box 1
View in library catalog

Cite as

Van Noten, Jean. “Belgian Semipostal Stamp Commemorating Leo H. Baekeland.” Belgium, October 9, 1955. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/z890rt32g.

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