StampVault
Back to Catalog
Johan Gadolin Bicentennial Commemorative
common1945-1980

Johan Gadolin Bicentennial Commemorative

Finland · 1960 · 30 mk

The stamp features a portrait of Johan Gadolin, a Finnish chemist, commemorating the 200th anniversary of his birth.

Johan Gadolin (1760-1852) was a pioneering Finnish chemist known for discovering the element yttrium and is considered the founder of Finnish chemistry. This stamp celebrates his bicentennial and his significant contributions.

Printing Method

Photogravure

Image: <div class="fn value"> Unknown author<span style="display: none;">Unknown author</span> / Jakobstads filatelister r.f.</div> · License: Public domain

View on Wikimedia Commons