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Seven medical success stories from India in stamps

Posted by By rjoshimgims March 15, 2026Posted inHealth concepts, History of Medicine
Health and medicine related postage stamps from India are mostly about personalities (See a previous blog), or about institutions (Another blog here). Some other A handful of others celebrate progress…
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Four medical innovations with an Australian link

Posted by By rjoshimgims July 12, 2025Posted inHistory of Medicine, Misc
Early in 2020, Australia Post issued a set of four postage stamps on Medical Innovations. These stamps are bright and attractive, and each of these innovations were disruptive for the…
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Transkei and its series on heroes of medicine

Posted by By rjoshimgims May 26, 2024Posted inHealth Professionals, History of Medicine3 Comments
Index Home I had never heard about Transkei till I stumbled on its postage stamps. This country does not exist today. When it did, except one, none recognised it. Transkei was…
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Australian postage stamps on it’s medical legends

Posted by By rjoshimgims November 5, 2023Posted inHealth Professionals6 Comments
Index Home Australia, a continent unknown to the remaining world, was formally colonised by the British in 1788. British sent fleets of convicts, and by 1841 they had more than 1,65,000…
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