Object Details
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Description
- This Nursing Issue stamp honors those involved in the nursing profession in the United States. English nurse Florence Nightingale, who served during the Crimean War, was an influential figure in the development of modern nursing practices. Her experience and writing served as a model and foundation for the profession. Hospitals and schools prepare future nurses for the field and specialties. The stamp features an image of a female student nurse lighting a candle.
- United States; England; Crimean War; nurse; medicine; profession; school; education; job; woman; candle; uniform
- December 28, 1961
- Object number
- 1980.2493.5400
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (blue, green, orange, black); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1190
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Health & Medicine
- Women's Heritage
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.5400
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm817cd21f9-8d9c-4117-a7e4-ee70e82d3fd4
