Chemistry Postage Stamps

Chemistry is the star of these postage stamps. Explore how different countries have highlighted science using this small, sticky space!
- Chemophilately
These stamps help your letter get to where it’s going, but can highlight chemistry too. This overview hits the highlights. - Stamps International
Link chemistry to stamps from all over the world with this series of over 40 articles. - A Postage Stamp Honoring Marie Curie
Marie Curie’s accomplishments live on in this 2011 stamp. Use it to link history and chemistry. - A Postage Stamp About the Periodic Table
This might be the smallest periodic table you’ll ever see. Learn how to use it as a teaching tool. - Signed and Stamped
This high school teacher used stamps and autographs to bring chemistry to life.
- The United States Postal Service Mineral Stamps
A great collection of stamps for the 2017 National Chemistry Week’s geology theme. Chemistry really does rock! - Stamps Relating to the Metric System
Length, mass, time… it’s all there—on stamps! - IYC Postage Stamp Central
This round-up highlights stamps released by different countries for the 2011 International Year of Chemistry. - Commemorative Chemistry Stamps
Say it with a stamp! Postage was just one way to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry. - The U.S. 1851 3¢ Stamp: Color, Chemistry, and Changes
In this analysis, it’s not chemistry shown on the stamp, it’s chemistry used on the stamp. - Sci-Philately
Expand your horizons from chemistry on stamps into other sciences with this diverse collection.
(all sites accessed February 2017)