To be extremely brief in describing this very complex subject, in 1805 Englishman John Dalton – considered to be the originator of modern atomic theory – proposed that each element that exists consists of atoms of a single, unique type, and that these atoms can join together to form chemical compounds. Although academics from earlier centuries and different cultures had also theorized about the existence of atoms, far greater understanding of the subject came about in the early part of the 20th Century when German (later to become American citizen) Albert Einstein produced papers and equations which eventually led to other important scientific developments towards our knowledge of atomic and molecular theory. His work also pre-empted the use of nuclear energy to produce the atomic weapons first used in the Second World War, though he was a pacifist. Many stamps have been produced to celebrate the various discoveries and achievements by atomic scientists over the years.

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1938, Anti cancer, curie 2v

scv0156, Cuba, 1938

1938, Pierre & Marie Curie 1v

sfe0082, French Equatorial Africa, 1938

30.00

-10%

27.00

Mint NH

1938, Pierre & Marie Curie 1v

sfg0112, French Sudan, 1938

15.00

-10%

13.50

Mint NH

1938, Discovery of Radium 1v

sfr0433, France, 1938

1938, Pierre & Marie Curie 1v

sfs0149, French Somalia, 1938

12.00

-10%

10.80

Mint NH

6.00

-10%

5.40

Unused (hinged)

1938, Radium 1v

sgd0144, Guadeloupe, 1938

13.50
Mint NH
6.75
Unused (hinged)

1938, Radium discovery 1v

sic0115, French India, 1938

10.00
Mint NH
5.00
Unused (hinged)

1938, Pierre & Marie Curie 1v

sih0231, French Indochina, 1938

15.00
Mint NH

1938, Radium 2v

smo0187, Monaco, 1938

27.00
Mint NH
12.00
Unused (hinged)
18.00
Used or CTO

1938, Discovery of Radium 1v

smt0168, Martinique, 1938

15.00
Mint NH
8.00
Unused (hinged)

1938, Pierre & Marie Curie 1v

snc0213, New Caledonia, 1938

24.00
Mint NH

1938, Discovery of radium 1v

snjf084, Niger, 1938

27.00

-10%

24.30

Mint NH

1938, Radium 1v

sto0114, Togo, 1938

25.00

-10%

22.50

Mint NH

1950, Peace day 4v

sdd0276, Germany, DDR, 1950

10.00
Mint NH
6.50
Used or CTO

1950, Rontgen/curie 4v

ssu0280, Suriname, Colony, 1950

50.00
Mint NH
18.00
Unused (hinged)
25.00
Used or CTO

1951, Wilhelm Rontgen 1v

swd0147, Germany, Federal Republic, 1951

37.50
Mint NH
25.00
Unused (hinged)
6.00
Used or CTO
200.00
First Day Cover

1955, Atoms for peace 1v

sus0691, United States of America, 1955

0.70
Mint NH

1955, Scientific research 1v

swd0214, Germany, Federal Republic, 1955

6.00
Mint NH
0.80
Used or CTO
9.00
First Day Cover

1956, Nuclear centre 3v

ssq1802, Russia, Soviet Union, 1956

1.20
Used or CTO

1957, Nuclear power 1v

sja0670, Japan, 1957

1957, Ingenieurs congress 2v

sro1645, Romania, 1957

1957, Oklahoma Statehood 1v

sus0714, United States of America, 1957

0.70
Mint NH

1958, Atom for peace 2v

sah0472, Afghanistan, 1958

1958, Atom for peace 2v imperforated

sah0472b, Afghanistan, 1958

2.60
Mint NH

1958, United Nations 16v

sbe1100, Belgium, 1958

1958, International co-operation 3v

sch0392, China People’s Republic, 1958

1958, Nuclear energy 2v

sch0420, China People’s Republic, 1958

1958, No Atom bombs 2v

sdd0655, Germany, DDR, 1958

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1958, Brussels expo 1v

smc0414, Macao, 1958

5.00
Mint NH

1958, World expo Brussels 1v

smz0456, Mozambique, 1958

0.70

-15%

0.60

Mint NH

1958, Industrial exposition 2v

ssq2188, Russia, Soviet Union, 1958

1.80
Used or CTO

1958, World peace congress 1v

ssq2096, Russia, Soviet Union, 1958

3.00
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1958, Party congress 3v

sts1075, Czechoslovkia, 1958

1958, Atomic agency 2v

sun0066, United Nations, New York, 1958

0.70
Mint NH

1958, Atom conference 1v

szw0662, Switzerland, 1958

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1959, Peace movement 3v

sab0575, Albania, 1959

9.00
Mint NH
4.50
Unused (hinged)
5.00
Used or CTO

1959, 10 years DDR 10v

sdd0722, Germany, DDR, 1959

1.20
Used or CTO

1959, Architecture 4v

sfr1247, France, 1959

1.20
Mint NH

1959, Famous persons 5v

srop1765, Romania, 1959

1960, Famous persons 7v

sho1711, Hungary, 1960

1960, Nuclear reactor 1v

sis0216, Israel, 1960

1960, Definitives 21v

sro1869, Romania, 1960

1961, Euratom 3v

sbe1255, Belgium, 1961

0.70
Mint NH

1961, Science day 1v

sea0117, Egypt (Republic), 1961

0.70

-20%

0.56

Mint NH

1961, Science day 1v

seappal22, Egypt (Republic), 1961

1961, Demokrit Nuclear institute 2v

sgr0773, Greece, 1961

1.20
Mint NH

1961, Nuclear electronic congress 1v

sjo0942, Yugoslavia, 1961

1961, Youth forum 1v

ssq2539, Russia, Soviet Union, 1961

1961, Economic union 4v

sto0325, Togo, 1961

1.75

-20%

1.40

Mint NH

1961, UNO commission s/s

stob006, Togo, 1961

2.50

-20%

2.00

Mint NH

1961, Brno fair 3v

sts1283, Czechoslovkia, 1961

1961, Nuclear reactor 3v

stw0431, Taiwan, 1961

13.00
Mint NH

1962, Accra conference 3v

sghp0121, Ghana, 1962

0.80

-10%

0.72

Mint NH

1962, Science 3v

sin0364, Indonesia, 1962

0.70
Mint NH

1962, Industrialisation 4v

smb0486, Madagascar, 1962

1962, Atomic energy 1v

smo0699, Monaco, 1962

5.00
Mint NH

1962, Atomic power 2v

ssq2638, Russia, Soviet Union, 1962

0.70
Used or CTO

1962, Atomic energy act 1v

sus0830, United States of America, 1962

0.70
Mint NH

1962, Triga mark II 1v

szk0343, Korea, South, 1962

1.30
Mint NH

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