Used stamp commemorating G. H. Armauer Hansen, discoverer of the leprosy bacillus, from Norway (Norge); shows Hansen in profile with a medallion to his left of muscle fibre and the bacilli; Dark violet blue Orange red ink: designers: Knut Løkke-Sørensen; perforation: Harrow 13 x 13 1/4; printing:…
Used stamp commemorating G. H. Armauer Hansen, discoverer of the leprosy bacillus, from Norway (Norge); shows Hansen in profile with a medallion to his left of muscle fibre and the bacilli; Dark violet blue
Orange red ink: designers: Knut Løkke-Sørensen; perforation: Harrow 13 x 13 1/4; printing: recess; paper: Borregaard (Bo2) Phos.; face value: 1.40 kr - Norwegian krone.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
"G. H. ARMAUER HANSEN // LEPRABASILLENS // OPPDAGER 1973 // NORGE 140 // K. LOKKE 1973"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box #8
Dimension Notes
Length: 1.4 cm. x Width: 2.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
Small tear lower edge, centre; postmarked
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
https://colnect.com/en/stamps
Reference Comments
Wikipedia
Research Facts
Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (Norwegian pronunciation: ['gæ^rh r'mæ` r 'h ^nsn ]; 29 July 1841 – 12 February 1912) was a Norwegian physician, remembered for his identification of the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae in 1873 as the causative agent of leprosy His distinguished work was recognized at the International Leprosy Congress held at Bergen in 1909.