Commemorative 253 100th Anniversary of the Passing Away of Louis Pasteur Commemorative Issue (B253)

Stamp SN : B253
Stamp Name : Commemorative 253 100th Anniversary of the Passing Away of Louis Pasteur Commemorative Issue
Stamp Cat Standard : Commemorative Stamps
Stamp Cat : Science,Health,Individuals
Issue date : 1995-09-27
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 26x34
Printer : China Color Printing Co· Inc·, R·O·C·
Sheet composition : 4×5
Process : Deep etch offset
Paper : Locally-made mat finished,
Perforation : 12
Designer : Chang Chia-cheng

Louis Pasteur was a French microbiologist· His achievements in microbiology, pathology, and chemistry were well-known to the global scientific community· Pasteur died on September 28, 1895, and the year 1995 marked the 100th anniversary of his death· To honor Pasteur's many contributions to mankind, to coincide with the event in celebration of Pasteur Centennial held by the French, and to promote the international academic exchange, a commemorative stamp, using Pasteur's portrait as the design, was issued·