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Postage stamp from Dubai commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

  • 1971

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Postage stamp from Dubai, featuring a depiction of Persian polymath Avicenna (circa 980 - 1037), also known as Ibn Sina, Abu Ali Sina, and Pur Sina. Avicenna is regarded as one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, and writers of the Islamic Golden Age, as well as the father of modern medicine.

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“Postage Stamp from Dubai Commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina).” Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1971. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/0c483j470.

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