Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Jean Martin Charcot (stamp issued in 1960)

Dear readers,


In this message we bring an image of a stamp issued in 1960 with Jean Martin Charcot.



Jean-Martin Charcot (29 November 1825 – 16 August 1893; English pronunciation: /ʃɑrˈkoʊ/US dict: shâr·kō′) was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology.[1] He is known as "the founder of modern neurology" and is "associated with at least 15 medical eponyms", includingCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (motor neurone disease).[1] Charcot has been referred to as "the father of French neurology and one of the world's pioneers of neurology".[2]
His work greatly influenced the developing fields of neurology and psychology. He was the "foremost neurologist of late nineteenth-century France"[3]and has been called "the Napoleon of the neuroses".[4] 
Charcot with Salpêtiére in the background

Oblitération spéciale 1er jour à Paris
Premier jour le 11 juin 1960
Vente générale le 13 juin 1960
Retiré de la vente le 26 novembre 1960
Valeur faciale : 0,30 F
Affranchissement de la carte postale pour le régime intérieur et de l'imprimé pour l´étranger 1er échelon de poids.
Surtaxe : 0 F 10  au profit de la Croix-Rouge française
Couleur carmin et rouge
Imprimé en taille douce rotative à 50 timbres par feuille
Emis à 1,6 million d´exemplaires
Dessiné par Mazelin,
Gravé par Claude Durrens


First day cover


Colour essay


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