Louis Pasteur handwritten and signed letter

Louis Pasteur handwritten and signed letterA handwritten, signed letter from Louis Pasteur Written in 1885 the same year Pasteur discovered the vaccine for rabies Louis Pasteur (1822 1895) was a French microbiologist and chemist whose pioneering research has saved millions of lives. Pasteur discovered: That germs cause disease, which led to the introduction of sterilisation and hand washing in hospitals Vaccines for rabies and anthrax. Pasteur found that exposing people to a weak form of a

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Great Britain 1955-58 Bright Green "Wilding" (Wmk St Edward's Crown)

A very scarce multiple demonstrating the unusual watermark arrangement

Nauru 1916-23 ½d yellow-green

Falkland Islands 1912-20 5s maroon

A very scarce stamp

A brilliant mint positional piece with original gum

Offered with an example of the normal stamp for comparison

Accompanied by a Sismondo Certificate of Authenticity (2011) incorrectly describes the shade as 'brownish grey'

and full of character

revered by many as a champion of social justice and anti-imperialism

Superb unmounted original gum 'date cut' corner marginal block of four printed at Somerset House from plate 1b