Here, we aim to provide a comprehensive list of postage stamps and postmarks related to medicine and pharmacy issued in March 2025. This is also intended to offer material for thematic collections in medical philately. Most of the information is sourced from colnect.com.

Severo Ochoa Molecular Biology Center, 50 Years

  • Country: Spain
  • Issued on: 2025-03-05
  • Size: 29 x 41 mm
  • Colors: Multicolor
  • Printers: Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre-Real Casa de la Moneda (RCM-FNMT)
  • Format: Commemorative
  • Printing: Offset lithography
  • Face value: 2.40 € – Euro
  • Print run: 70,000

The Severo Ochoa Center for Molecular Biology (CBMSO) was founded in 1975 in Madrid and is now one of Spain’s leading research institutions in the fields of genetics and molecular biology. It is named after the biochemist Severo Ochoa, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1959 for his groundbreaking work on the mechanisms of RNA and DNA synthesis. The center has since stood for scientific excellence and innovative research.

Aoife McLysaght, Biologist

  • Country: Ireland
  • Issued on: 2025-03-06
  • Size: 51 x 30 mm
  • Colors: Multicolor
  • Designers: Steve Doogan
  • Printers: Joh. Enschedé
  • Format: Commemorative
  • Perforation: Die Cut
  • Printing: Offset lithography
  • Gum: Self-Adhesive
  • Face value: N º – No Face Value
  • Print run: 45,500
  • Description: stamp from se-tenant pair. Face value € 1.65 on day of issue

Aoife McLysaght is an Irish geneticist and professor at Trinity College Dublin. She is known for her research in evolutionary genomics, particularly in the study of gene duplication and genome evolution. McLysaght has contributed to the Human Genome Project.

Swiss Paraplegic Foundation, 50 Years

  • Country: Switzerland
  • Issued on: 2025-03-06
  • Size: 33 x 28 mm
  • Colors: Multicolor
  • Designers: Walter Eggenberger
  • Printers: Cartor Security Printing
  • Format: Commemorative
  • Perforation: 13¼
  • Printing: Offset lithography
  • Gum: Matt/Matte
  • Face value: 120 Ct. – Swiss centime

Founded in 1975, the Swiss Paraplegic Foundation focuses on the rehabilitation and integration of individuals with spinal cord injuries. It operates the Swiss Paraplegic Centre in Nottwil and promotes the quality of life and autonomy of those affected.

rnestina Paper, Physician

  • Country: Italy
  • Issued on: 2025-03-08
  • Size: 40 x 30 mm
  • Colors: Multicolor
  • Designers: Matias Hermo
  • Printers: Ist. Pol. Stato (IPS – Roma)
  • Format: Commemorative
  • Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut
  • Printing: Photogravure
  • Gum: Self-Adhesive
  • Face value: B º – No Face Value
  • Print run: 200,025
  • Description: Face Value € 1.25 on day of issue

Ernestina Paper (née Puritz-Manassé, 1846–1926) was the first woman to complete a regular medical degree in Italy, graduating in 1877 in Florence. Born in Odessa, she studied in Zurich, Pisa, and Florence. After her marriage, she lived in Florence, with a period spent in Odessa from 1897 to 1905. She opened a practice specializing in women’s and children’s health, actively promoted girls’ education, and was involved in medical outreach. Many of her treatments were offered free of charge.

Patient Advocacy Group, 30 Years

  • Country: Luxembourg
  • Issued on: 2025-03-11
  • Size: 40 x 30 mm
  • Colors: Multicolor
  • Designer: Andy Genen
  • Printer: BPost Philately & Stamps Printing
  • Format: Commemorative
  • Printing: Offset lithography
  • Face value: L50g º – No Face Value
  • Print run: 30,000 copies
  • Description: Face value € 1.20 on the day of issue

Patiente Vertriedung asbl was founded on 28 June 1995 by seven organizations to strengthen the rights of patients in Luxembourg – at a time when there was no central institution for this purpose. It wasn’t until 2014 that a law brought more clarity to patient rights and obligations. Today, the association brings together around 20 member organizations, provides information on rights, offers advice on health, care, and social security issues, and advocates for improvements in the healthcare system through dialogue and public relations.

Krebshilfe für Kinder

Een Häerz fir kriibskrank Kanner Charity, 25 Years

  • Country: Luxembourg
  • Issued on: 2025-03-11
  • Size: 38.5 x 28 mm
  • Colors: Multicolor
  • Designers: EduTec
  • Printers: BPost Philately & Stamps Printing
  • Format: Commemorative
  • Printing: Offset lithography
  • Face value: L50g º – No Face Value
  • Print run: 30,000
  • Description: Face value € 1.20 on day of issue

Together in the fight against cancer – the motto of Een Häerz fir kriibskrank Kanner asbl. The organization’s base in Boevange/Attert offers a warm, family-friendly environment for families of children and teens with cancer. Director Martine Wirtz explains, “We provide support, guidance, and hope, showing families life beyond cancer.” In addition to offering emotional, administrative, and financial support, the organization raises awareness and funds for childhood cancer research, helping improve treatments and recovery chances.

Marcelino Pascua, Doctor and Diplomat

  • Country: Spain
  • Issued on: 2025-03-11
  • Size: 29 x 41 mm
  • Colors: Multicolor
  • Printers: Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre-Real Casa de la Moneda (RCM-FNMT)
  • Format: Commemorative
  • Perforation: 13¼ x 13¾
  • Printing: Offset lithography
  • Face value: 1.95 € – Euro
  • Print run: 70,000

Marcelino Pascua (1897–1977) was a Spanish pioneer in public health, epidemiology, and health statistics. As Director General of Health during the Second Republic, he modernized Spain’s healthcare system, fighting infectious diseases and promoting child and rural hygiene. Exiled during Franco’s regime, he worked at Johns Hopkins and helped found the WHO, contributing to the International Classification of Diseases. He died in Geneva just before Spain’s first democratic elections.

Sun Yat Sen, First President of China

  • Country: Macau
  • Issued on: 2025-03-12
  • Size: 40 x 30 mm
  • Colors: Multicolor
  • Printers: Cartor Security Printing
  • Format: Commemorative
  • Perforation: Syncopated 13½ x 13¼
  • Printing: Offset lithography
  • Face value: 14 P – Macanese pataca
  • Description: stamp from souvenir sheet

Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925) was a Chinese physician, revolutionary, and statesman who is considered the father of modern China. He turned away from medicine early on, convinced that China could not be saved through healing arts but only through political reform. His medical studies brought him into contact with Western ideas, which strengthened his desire for reform. After his reform proposal was rejected by Li Hongzhang, he founded the Revive China Society in 1894—marking the beginning of his revolutionary career. Although a proponent of Western medicine, his symbolic role as a “doctor and savior of the nation” paradoxically contributed to the renewed interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Campaign Against Endometriosis

  • Country: Spain
  • Issued on: 2025-03-14
  • Size: 29 x 41 mm
  • Colors: Multicolor
  • Printers: Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre-Real Casa de la Moneda (RCM-FNMT)
  • Format: Commemorative
  • Perforation: 13¼ x 13¾
  • Printing: Offset lithography
  • Face value: 1 € – Euro
  • Print run: 70,000

Endometriosis is a chronic, often progressive disease in which tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, causing pain, infertility, or both. It affects around 10% of women of reproductive age and is difficult to diagnose due to its varied symptoms and frequent delays in detection. Most cases are pelvic, but the condition can appear elsewhere and present in different forms. In Spain and worldwide, endometriosis poses a major public health challenge. The Association of Women Affected by Endometriosis (ADAEC) was founded to give a voice to those affected and to raise awareness of this long-silenced disease.

Discovry of X-Rays, 130 Years : Wilhelm Roentgen

  • Country: Pakistan
  • Issued on: 2025-03-23
  • Size: 60 x 30.5 mm
  • Colors: Multicolor
  • Designers: Khalid Nawas | Rana Younis
  • Printers: National Security Printing Company, Karachi
  • Format: Commemorative
  • Perforation: 13
  • Printing: Offset lithography
  • Face value: 30 ₨ – Pakistani rupee

Wilhelm Röntgen (1845–1923) was a German physicist and the discoverer of X-rays, which he first observed in 1895. For this groundbreaking discovery, he was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. His work revolutionized medical diagnostics and laid the foundation for radiology.

Albert Schweitzer

  • Country: Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • Issued on: 2025-03-28
  • Size: 40 x 30 mm
  • Colors: Multicolor
  • Designers: Grand View Visual Consultants
  • Printers: Cardon Enterprise Company, Ltd.
  • Format: Commemorative
  • Perforation: 12½ x 13½
  • Printing: Offset lithography
  • Face value: 28 NT$ – Taiwanese new dollar
  • Print run: 300,000
  • Description: Issued on a block with 10 stamps

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) was a renowned German physician, theologian, philosopher, and humanitarian. He is best known for his work as a medical missionary in Gabon, Africa, where he founded a hospital and devoted his life to treating patients in remote areas. Schweitzer’s philosophy of “Reverence for Life” emphasized the ethical responsibility to care for all living beings. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his efforts in promoting peace and humanitarian work.