Small Canadian postage stamp featuring Louis Hébert staring at and holding a green plant in his left hand; wearing a yellow hat and holding a scythe over his right shoulder; in front of him are two green plants with yellow flowers and a wooden mortar and pestle; there is also some wheat to his righ…
Small Canadian postage stamp featuring Louis Hébert staring at and holding a green plant in his left hand; wearing a yellow hat and holding a scythe over his right shoulder; in front of him are two green plants with yellow flowers and a wooden mortar and pestle; there is also some wheat to his right; the man's name is on the bottom left of the stamp and the country of origin as well as the price of the stamp can be found at the top right of the stamp; the word apothecary is at the bottom right in both English and in French; there is a black stamp mark with writing pasted over the postage stamp; and the stamp is glued onto a cream coloured ripped piece of paper, possilby from an envelope.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to the donor, Dr. Jacalyn Duffin, MD, PhD, a hematologist and historian who held the Hannah Chair of the History of Medicine at Queen's University from1988 to 2017.
On the front: "Canada 34 // Louis Hébert // apothicaire / apothecary"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010 Assorted Binder C pg 12 a
Length
4.9 cm
Width
4.0 cm
Depth
0.01 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
The piece of paper that the stamp is pasted on is ripped from a larger piece, causing it to be rough around the edges and uneven; there is also a stamp mark on the postage stamp
The first website shows that the stamp was created by Ashton-Potter Limited in 1985.
It also shows that the stamp features Louis Hebert, who was a prominent figure in the European settlement of Canada. He was the first French apothecary in the New World, the first magistrate of Quebec, and one of the first colonists of New France. Hébert is commemorated on a stamp issued to mark the 45th International Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences and of the International Pharmaceutical Federation, to be held from 2 to 6 September 1985 in Montreal. Canadian pharmacists consider Louis Hébert the father of their profession.
The second website shows that before moving to New York, Ashton-Potter Ltd. was located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.