Gwen Prout stamp collection vol.169 Nursing #2

The volume comprises a collection of stamps, first day covers, articles and notes on the theme of nursing. The stamps come from all over the world covering Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Oceania and Asia. Additional items are in volume 168.

The following are represented in the volume:

Centenary of the Red Cross in various countries

Henry Bloom Noble

International Council of Nurses

Centenary of British Red Cross Uniforms

50th Anniversary of the Salvation Army in Papua New Guinea

100th Anniversary of the Norwegian Association of Nurses

Clara Maass

Victoria Bru Sanchez

Nurses during wartime

Zdenka Cecília Schelingová

Mary Barter Cody

Emily Hobhouse

Harriet Ross Tubman

Mary Breckinridge