May 27, 2012

Latvia Souvenir Cover - Night of Museums 2012 - Museum of the History of Medicine


Souvenir Cover
紀念封
Envelope Comemorativo


Latvia

Night of Museums 2012 - Museum of the History of Medicine

Date of Issue : 19 May 2012

The special postmark depicting skeleton drawn by 16th century Flemish anatomist Andreas Vesalius

The "50th Anniversary of Pauls Stradins Museum of the History of Medicine" stamp (issued on 9 March 2007) on the cover depict a skeleton drawn by Vesalius for the 16th century textbook whose copies are considered masterpieces throughout the world. Andreas Vesalius was the first to describe the skeletal system in line with the concepts of modern medicine.

A very nice souvenir cover from Latvia. Thank You very much to my friend !

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