1st
June , 1990.
200th
Anniversary of the discovery of Homoeopathy.
24 | 5.25 kroner | Green, pink, & violet | View stamp |
25 | 45¢ | Green, pink, & violet | View stamp |
This issue commemorates the 200th birthday of the discovery of Homoeopathy, by Dr Samuel Hahnemann. This is a system of healing based on "like cures like". To learn more about homoeopathy, click here or here. Design is by Patricia Cheel. The printing was done with Heidelberg platen press, on white paper with invisible gum. and they were printed by the Imperial Occussi-Ambeno Government Printing Office (KDPN), Baleksetung, Occussi-Ambeno. All stamps are perf 12. The 5¼ kroner stamp is for the World Headquarters in Norway, while the 45¢ is for use at the Regional Offices at Salt Lake City and New Lynn. To view the special First Day Cover, click here. Several other lands had similar issues: to view that of Occussi-Ambeno, click here. To view that of Kemp Land, click here. To view that of Mevu, click here. To view that of Port Maria, click here. These ICIS stamps also appeared in booklet format, to celebrate Mayday. Click here to view the booklets.