Gwen Prout stamp collection vol.170 Pharmacy #1

The volume comprises a collection of stamps, first day covers, articles and notes on the theme of pharmacy. The stamps come from all over the world covering Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Additional items are in volume 171.

The following are represented in the volume:

American Pharmaceutical Association

The Honduran Medical Journal

Pharmaceutical ceramics

Harvey Washington Wiley

The Pure Food and Drugs Act, 1960

Anton Mertens

The history of aspirin

Various medicinal plants and trees

Angostura

Hieronymous Bock

Agapit Pechersky

Friedrich Sertürner and the discovery of morphine

Michel Sarrazin