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Maria Skłodowska-Curie in philately

The Swedish stamp and the Pollsh special cancellation of 1971 mark the 60th anniversary of the second Nobel Prize awardedtoMSC in 1911

100 ROCZNICA ODKRYCIA RADU I POLONU

This Polish stamp of 1998 commemorates 100th anniversary of discovery of radium and polonium

The 2011 International year of Chemistry (IYC) issues of France and Spain

The effigy of Maria Skłodowska-Curie has been presented on about one hundred postage stamps from many countries and on other philatelic items such as postał stationery or special cancellations. Some of them are related to her discoveries of the new chemical elements polonium and radium/and to her Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded in 1911

This special postał cancellation. applied in 1948 in seven Polish towns. commemorated 50th anniversary of discovery of polonium and radium

The first stamp featuring MSC issued in Turkey in 1935 on the occasion of the International Women*s Congress in Istanbul

Some selected later issues: stamps of Poland (2). GDR and Russia (left). and postał stationery cards of Poland (2) and Romania (right)

Early issues featuring MSC with Pierre Curie: France (and French colonies). Monaco, Afganistan and Panama. They carry an extra charge for the International Union AgainstCancer

Courtcsy of Prof. Jerzy Bartkc