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Postage stamp from Comoros commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

  • After 1979 – before 2000

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Postage stamp from Comoros, an archipelago of volcanic islands situated off the south-east coast of Africa, 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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  • Jacques Combet
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  • Box 1

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Combet, Jacques. “Postage Stamp from Comoros Commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina).” Comoros, n.d. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/9w0323064.

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