Medical Organizations and Stamps

The stamps on this page are illustrative of how organizations, such as the Red Cross Caritas Socialis are portrayed. They also show doctors as part of the political process.

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Manasseh Cutler (1742-1823) and the Ordinance of 1787 that established guidelines for territorial government. United States, 1937
The Doctor. United States, n.d.
Jean Henry Dunant (1828-1920), Swiss philanthropist and initiator of the movement to create the Red Cross. Algeria, 1954.
Dr. Hildegard Burjan (1883-1933), founder of Caritas Socialis. Austria, 1983.
Doctor, nurse, wounded soldier. France, 1940.
Doctors Mayo. Charles Horace Mayo (1865-1939) and William James Mayo (1861-1939), founders of the Mayo Clinic in 1889. United States, 1964.
The Red Cross. United States, 1931.
Thoth, god of healing. Egypt, 1925.

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