University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival
Philately
Classification
Archival
Philately
Accession Number
1979.19.1
Description
First day of issue commemorative sheet with designed stamp shows image of Drs. Banting and Best at their laboratory; colourful rectangular 13 cent US postage stamp affixed above the stamp of date of issue;
First day of issue commemorative sheet with designed stamp shows image of Drs. Banting and Best at their laboratory; colourful rectangular 13 cent US postage stamp affixed above the stamp of date of issue;
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Estate of Lady Banting via Miss Cecilia Long.
"BANTING, BEST, AND DIABETES // In 1921, Charles H. Best, youthful biologist, and Dr. Frederick G. Banting, while experimenting in the Physiology Department, University of Toronto, // Canada found an extract of the pancreas that controlled diabetes. Insulin gave hope of life to millions who otherwise would have been doomed. // ROBERT THOM"
"NEW YORK, NY // APR. // 6 // 1976 // 10001 // FIRST DAY OF ISSUE"
CHEMISTRY // 13C USA"
stamped on back in black ink: “SEYMOUR M. KESSLER // 16 SLEEPY LANE // HICKSVILLE, L. I. N. Y. 11801”