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HOPEFULLY YOU'VE READ THE BLURB ON THE CENTENNIAL OF CHEMISTRY FIRST DAY COVER. IF YOU HAVEN'T, GO READ IT NOW AND THEN COME BACK TO THIS PIECE.******* ON APRIL 13, 1983, JOSEPH PRIESTLEY, THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED OXYGEN (AND INVENTOR OR SODA WATER), WAS HONORED WITH A U.S. STAMP. ALTHOUGH BORN IN ENGLAND AND HAVING LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE THERE, HE EMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES AND SETTLED IN NORTHUMBERLAND, PA. IT WAS IN THIS CITY THAT THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1876 IN HIS HONOR.
THIS BEAUTIFUL FIRST DAY COVER FEATURES A FULL-COLOR PORTRAIT OF PRIESTLEY PRINTED ON SILK ON THE CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE.) THIS IS A GREAT GIFT FOR A CHEMIST.
DOUBLE MATTED IN GREEN & WHITE THIS PIECE IS SIZED TO FIT A STANDARD 8 X 10 FRAME...JUST TAKE IT OUT OF THE PLASTIC BAG AND POP IT INTO THE FRAME OF YOUR CHOICE ...IT'S FAST; IT'S EASY; IT'S A TRULY PERSONAL GIFT. certificate of authenticity included
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