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Belgian semipostal stamp commemorating Leo H. Baekeland

  • 1955-Oct-09

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Stamp depicts Leo Hendrik Baekeland, a Belgian chemist who invented Bakelite (polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride) in 1907. Bakelite was an inexpensive, versatile, and popular plastic, which marked the beginning of the modern plastics industry.

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  • Jean Van Noten
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  • Box 1

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Leo Hendrik Baekeland

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Noten, Jean Van. “Belgian Semipostal Stamp Commemorating Leo H. Baekeland.” Belgium, October 9, 1955. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/z890rt32g.

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