- All Records
- Amman
- Archival, Publications
commemorative postage stamp
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- Dates
- April 15 1962
- circa April 15 1962
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Accession Number
- 996001851
- Description
- Paper envelope with two first issue stamps from Jordan, with a map of Jordan on the left side; flap opened.
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- Accession Number
- 996001851
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- MeSH Heading
- Philately -- ephemera
- Malaria -- ephemera
- Description
- Paper envelope with two first issue stamps from Jordan, with a map of Jordan on the left side; flap opened.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
- Maker
- Jordan
- Site Made (City)
- Amman
- Site Made (Country)
- Jordan
- Dates
- April 15 1962
- circa April 15 1962
- Date Remarks
- First date issued
- Material
- paper: blue; pink; black; white
- Inscriptions
- "JORDAN // FIGHTS MALARIA // First Day of Issue // AMMAN // JERICHO // JERUSALEM // DEAD SEA // KARAR [?] // PETRA // AQABA // THE WORLD UNITED AGAINST MALARIA // 1962 // THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN ..."; etc.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-2-2 Box #6
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 16.5 cm. x Width: 9.2 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Quite age/sun discoloured; adhesive on bottom "flap" is staining and some black marks on back
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- 1988 Enclyclopedia Americana
- Research Facts
- See 996.001.850, .852; malaria is a parasitic disease; left untreated, ; 10% infected would die; infected by Anopheles mosquitos, of which 60 species can carry the disease
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