Thursday, November 29, 2018

Mexico 2018 Architects of Change

Mexico 2018 Architects of Change. This stamp celebrates another 2 campaigns: "International Day of Intellectual Property" and "Women in Innovation and Creativity". Many symbols of innovation appears in the stamp design, and right the middle is the double helix of the DNA representing the era of gene discovery; and on the right is a graphical representation of a virus.

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Mexico 2018 70 Years of Innovation at Roche in Mexico

This Mexican issue with a background of graduated sky blue features the silhouette Herme's statue  atop a pillar that started out as a double-helix of DNA.

Sunday, March 1, 2015

San Marino 2015 3D Bioprinting

San Marino is releasing a set of 3 stamps on 10 March 2015 on the Revolution of 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing. San Marino will become the first country to celebrate this theme on stamps. The stamp with the highest face value features 3D bioprinting of a person, invoking the future of printing human tissues and organs as the technology advances. Scott 1929.

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Bangladesh 2013 CFC Free Metered-dose Inhaler

Bangladesh celebrated the International Ozone Day 2013 with a stamp issued on 16 September 2013, promoting the theme of CFC Free Inhaler. The top-left corner of the stamp features a person using a metered-dose inhaler or MDI as it is often called, first developed by the American doctor, George Maison, in 1955.

Norway 2012 100th Anniversary of Norwegian Nurses Organisation

Norway released on 14 September 2012 this stamp to mark the 100th anniversary of the Norwegian Nurses Organisation. The right side of the stamp shows the modern context of a hospital bed, with a multitude of machines that constantly monitors the status of a hospital patient.

Friday, December 5, 2014

Lithuania 2014 50th Anniversary of 1st open heart surgery in Lithuania

Lithuania celebrated on 11 October 2014 the 50th anniversary of the first open heart surgery in Lithuania with a stamp issue. On 14 October 1964, Prof. A. Marcinkevičius, with the participation of academician E. Meshalkin, performed a suture of congenital defect in ventricular septum for a 14-year old girl with the use of an artificial blood circulation device. The next day a suture of the defect in atrial septum was performed for a second patient. This was the beginning of the modern cardiac surgery in Lithuania.

Mexico 2014 MRI Machine

Mexico released on 22 October 2014 a stamp to mark the 75th anniverary of Philips' establishment in Mexico. The stamp features some of Philips' better known products, amongst which is the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machine.
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