Antiseptic Surgery Stamps

These Post Office stamps were affixed to specially designed envelopes and postmarked on the first day that the stamps were issued.

01.09.1965 | Joseph Lister, Postmarked at Buckingham Palace

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1st September 1965 - Antiseptic Surgery
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Stamp Details:
4d Carbolic Spray
1s Joseph Lister
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Notes: Superb cover and very relevant to the issue: Queen Victoria was the first monarch to avail herself of aniseptic surgery
Reference Images:
Commemorative Stamp
Presentation Pack (PPPack 05)
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