title: Honoring Avicenna, the great Persian physician on the world's postage stamps.
abstract: Many nations are indebted to Avicenna (Ibn-Sina) for their scientific progressions and civilization. Many countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe have honored Avicenna, the great Persian scientist, by depicting his vignette on their postage stamps. The symbolic value of Avicenna has been chosen to commemorate scientific occasions, achievements and anniversaries, which represents the ultimate performance of conscious honoring.
authors.affiliation: Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran. afshar_ah@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmadreza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afshar
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D049691:History, Medieval; D008514:Medicine, Arabic / Q000266:history*; D019071:Persia; D010678:Philately