In this section, we present as comprehensive an overview as possible of the postage stamps and cancellations related to medicine and pharmacy that were issued in December 2025. Depending on the issue, a brief explanation of the motif depicted is provided.
This section is aimed at collectors of medical and pharmaceutical philatelic topics and is intended to offer them reliable guidance. Most of the illustrations as well as the philatelic details are based on information from the Colnect.com database.
150 Years of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Uruguay
- Country: Uruguay
- Date of issue: 15 December 2025
- Colors: Multicolored
- Designer: Eduardo Salgado
- Printer: Sanfer SRL
- Format: Commemorative stamp
- Printing process: Offset lithography
- Face value: 37 N$ – Uruguayan New Peso
UPAEP 2025: Mental Health
- Country: Brazil
- Date of issue: 19 December 2025
- Size: 38 × 38 mm
- Colors: Multicolored
- Designer: Iuri Casaes
- Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil
- Format: Commemorative stamp
- Perforation: 11½
- Printing process: Offset lithography
- Face value: 8.65 R$ – Brazilian Real
- Print run: 60,000 copies
Medicinal Plants from India
- Country: India
- Issue date: 2025-12-19
- Colors: Multicolored
- Format: Miniature sheet
- Issue type: Commemorative stamps
- Printing: Offset printing
- Denomination: 5 × ₹5 – Indian Rupee
Stamp 1: Satavar (Asparagus racemosus) Satavar (Shatavari) is valued in Ayurveda for supporting women’s health and vitality. Its roots contain shatavarins (steroidal saponins), flavonoids, and alkaloids with adaptogenic, antioxidant, and hormone-modulating properties.
Stamp 2: Indian Pennywort (Centella asiatica) Gotu Kola is traditionally used to promote cognitive function and skin health. Its leaves contain asiaticoside and madecassoside (triterpenoid saponins), as well as flavonoids and phenolic compounds with wound-healing, antioxidant, and neuroprotective effects.
Stamp 3: Long Pepper (Piper longum) In Ayurveda, Long Pepper supports respiratory and digestive function. Its fruits contain piperine and other alkaloids with digestive, bioavailability-enhancing, and anti-inflammatory properties.
Stamp 4: Heart-Leaved Moonseed (Tinospora cordifolia) Guduchi is used to strengthen immune function and resilience. Its stems contain diterpenoid lactones (including tinosporin), alkaloids, and polysaccharides with immunomodulatory, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties.
Stamp 5: Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) Ashwagandha promotes stress resilience and vitality. Its roots contain withanolides, alkaloids, and sitoindosides with adaptogenic, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties.
Bajram Preza, Neurologist
- Country: Albania
- Date of issue: 16 December 2025 (dated 2024)
- Colors: Multicolored
- Designer: Artjon Baboçi
- Printer: Adel Security Print
- Format: Commemorative stamp
- Printing process: Offset lithography
- Face value: 10 Lek – Albanian Lek
- Description: Stamp from a se-tenant strip of three.
Bajram Preza (born 2 February 1923 in Preza near Tirana, † 2007) was a pioneering Albanian neurologist with comprehensive training in neurology and psychiatry in Sarajevo and Nizhny Novgorod. In 1958, he defended Albania’s first medical doctoral dissertation and later authored the country’s first medical textbook for students. For more than three decades, he headed the Neurological Clinic in Tirana and, through his teaching, research, and clinical work, left a lasting mark on generations of Albanian physicians.
Koço Poro, Rheumatologist
- Country: Albania
- Date of issue: 16 December 2025 (dated 2024)
- Colors: Multicolored
- Designer: Artjon Baboçi
- Printer: Adel Security Print
- Format: Commemorative stamp
- Printing process: Offset lithography
- Face value: 60 Lek – Albanian Lek
- Description: Stamp from a se-tenant combination of three stamps.
Koço Poro (1923–1995) was a prominent Albanian physician of the 20th century. Among other positions, he served as Director and Chief Physician of the Regional Hospital of Elbasan and as Head of Pathology. In Albanian sources, he is described as an influential medical figure, in some cases also referred to as a rheumatologist. His life dates are often given as 1925–2013, although these have not been officially documented.
Fiqiri Basha, Physician
- Country: Albania
- Date of issue: 16 December 2025 (dated 2024)
- Colors: Multicolored
- Designer: Artjon Baboçi
- Printer: Adel Security Print
- Format: Commemorative stamp
- Printing process: Offset lithography
- Face value: 150 Lek – Albanian Lek
- Description: Stamp from a se-tenant combination of three stamps
Fiqiri Basha (1913–1991) was an Albanian physician of the 20th century. The symbols depicted on the stamp – a microscope, a blood sample, and a hammer – refer to medical diagnostics and possibly to expert or forensic activity. However, a clearly documented medical specialization has not been established (internist?). His name is mentioned in connection with the development of the Albanian healthcare system. His exact dates of birth and death have not yet been conclusively documented.
UPAEP 2025: Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
- Country: Chile
- Date of issue: December 2025
- Colors: Multicolored
- Designer: Hans Espinoza A.
- Printer: Casa de Moneda de Chile
- Format: Commemorative stamp
- Printing process: Offset lithography
- Face value: 2000 $ – Chilean peso
