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SCOTT NO
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864 A305
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DATE OF ISSUE
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1957 Nov 30
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FACE VALUE
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15fr
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COUNTRY
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France
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DESCRIPTION
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The stamp marks the death centenary of Chemist Louis Jacques Thenard; the discoverer of vitreous and resinous 'Thenardite'. He was also founder of the Charitable Society of The Friends of Science in 1857.
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MINERAL
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Thenardite
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VARIATION
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Proof
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