Gwen Prout stamp collection vol.112 Eye Disease - Blindness #3

The volume comprises a collection of stamps, first day covers, biographies, articles and notes on the theme of eye disease and blindness. The stamps come from all over the world covering Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Additional items are in volumes 110 and 111.

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

ORBIS International

Vitamin A deficiency

Denis Diderot

Helen Keller

Lions Club International

Institute of Ophthalmology (Mexico)

Nepal Eye Hospital

Perkins School for the Blind

Fernando Cenetno Guell

Christoffel Blind Mission

Blindness in war

Calcutta Blind School

Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind

Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind

Rehabilitation Centre for Blind Adults (Colombia)

The eye as a symbol