First day cover commemorating centenary of pharmaceutical education in Australia, with stamp, postmark, and illustration of a chemist's shop with leaves, etc., on envelope.
First day cover commemorating centenary of pharmaceutical education in Australia, with stamp, postmark, and illustration of a chemist's shop with leaves, etc., on envelope.
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1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
"Centenary of Pharmaceutical Education in Australia // PHILATELIC BUREAU MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA 3000 // FIRST DAY OF ISSUE // 6 MAY 1981 // Australia 22c"
A PROUD HISTORY Established in 1881, our faculty has a long history of providing quality education. Today, it is one of the leading pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences schools in the world, undertaking research that impacts upon people’s health and wellbeing and leading the way in innovative, engaging pharmacy and pharmaceutical science education, designed to extend students.
Known as the Victorian College of Pharmacy for much of our existence, we celebrated our 125th anniversary in 2006. You can read our full story in Dr Janette Bomford’s Victorian College of Pharmacy: 125 years of history – 1881-2006.
Now known as the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, the faculty still incorporates the Victorian College of Pharmacy.