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Stamp from Iran commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

  • 1950

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Iranian stamp commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

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  • 2.5 cm W x 3.5 cm H
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  • Science History Institute
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 1

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“Stamp from Iran Commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina),” 1950. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/uwqt67p.

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