Figure Legends
Fig 1. The US Postal Service commemorated Ephraim McDowell with a stamp and a First Day Cover in 1959.
Fig 2. Hungary issued stamps attributed to Ignaz SemmelweisA. Semmelweis, illustrated as holding a newborn baby beside a water pan and liquid for antisepsis. B. portrait of Semmelweis, printed in color ultramarine C. Semmelweis and the “Rod of Asclepius”, the authentic symbol of Medicine.
Fig 3. Oliver Wendell Holmes was commemorated by the US Postal Office with a stamp, a First Day Cover and a Souvenir Page.
Fig 4. William Harvey was honored by many countries at various times with stamps regarding his contributions to systemic circulation.A. USSR stamp commemorated him in his 300th anniversary of his death B. Argentina’s postal service honored his discovery of the circulation of the blood with a stamp printed for the “21st International Congress of Physiological Sciences” C. Harvey and two “Bowl of Hygieia” are depicted which is the symbol of Pharmacy is depicted in the stamp D. A 1982 stamp depicting Harvey and a hand with its arterial anatomy E. The meticulously designed stamp depicting Harvey and a surreal human heart with many arterial branches
Fig 5. Besim Ömer Akalın was commemorated by Turkey with a stamp regarding his contributions to modern Obstetrics and Gynecology in Turkey.
Fig 6. Romanian stamp shows Maria Cuțarida-Crătunescu along with a red cross and a “Bowl of Hygieia”.
Fig 7. Philippines issued a stamp showing Honoria Acosta-Sison along with the caduceus and the ‘’Rod of Asclepius”.
Fig 8. A. Sir James Simpson was honored with a stamp depicting him in the labour room applying chloroform. B. Simpson Obstetrical Forceps
Fig 9. The Swiss Post commemorated Marie Heim-Vögtlin with a stamp in the hundredth yar of hre death in 2016.
Fig 10. Virginia Apgar, founder of the APGAR scoring system, was honored by the USPS with a stamp in 1994.
Fig 11. Turkey issued a stamp commemorating Zeynep Kamil Hospital’s 100th anniversary in 1960.
Fig 12. The IVF treatment, one of the most important medical innovation in Obstetrics and Gynecology in the 21th century, was the subject of the stamp issued by Royal Mail in 1999.
Fig 13. The USPS honored Georgios Nikolaou Papanikolaou with a stamp for his contributions to his invention of the cervical cancer screening test.
Fig 14. Australia commemorated Kossof and colleagues for their contributions to the ultrasound imaging in 2004.
Fig 15. Stamps devoted to important Obstetrics and Gynecologic meeting. A. The 3rd International Gynecology Days in Portugal in 1973 B. The 8th National Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Romania in 1979 C. The 5th World Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Australia in 1967 D. The 11th World Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Berlin in 1985E. The 8th Latin America Congress in Havana in 1976 F.The 10th Asian&Oceanic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Sri Lanka in 1985 G. Safe Motherhood South Asia Conference in Lahore in 1990
Fig 16. Stamps devoted to important Obstetrics and Gynecologic meeting. A. The 57th All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Patna in 2014 B. The 18th FIGO World Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Malaysia in 2006