Gwen Prout stamp collection vol.147 Medical Research, part 1

The volume comprises a collection of stamps, first day covers, biographies, articles and notes on the theme of medical research. The stamps come from all over the world covering Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia. The volume has been split into two parts for conservation reasons, see also EPH751:147B

The following people, inventions and institutions are represented in the volume:

Robert Hooke

Microscopes

Antoine van Leeuwenhoek

Joseph von Fraunhofer

Calouste Gulbenkian

Electron microscopy

Instituto de Diagnostico y Referencia Epidemiologicos

Walter + Eliza Hall Institute of Medican Research

Pan American Health Organization