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SUMMARY:Member Lecture: “Who Needs a Doctor? This Elixir Will Do!” A Primer on U.S. Private Die Proprietary Medicine Revenue Stamps & Nostrums
DESCRIPTION:“Who Needs a Doctor? This Elixir Will Do!”\nNorth Museum of Nature and Science President\, Charles J. DiComo\, PhD will be presenting\, “Who Needs a Doctor? This Elixir Will Do!” A Primer on U.S. Private Die Proprietary Medicine Revenue Stamps & Nostrums. \nDr. DiComo will discuss the proprietary tax enacted during the U.S. Civil War\, what led to the 1906 Food & Drug Act\, and an overview of the firms and products they manufactured and the beautiful stamps they had produced and affixed to their nostrums to market\, advertise\, confirm authenticity\, and pay the government tax. He will share several scarce & unique packages\, bottles & wrappers of the era with contents & revenue stamps still adhered from his 3D exhibit and display\, along with product labels\, billheads\, trade cards\, advertising covers\, etc. \n  \nPhilatelic Bio: Dr. Charles DiComo is a lifelong philatelist\, postal historian and award-winning author and editor. He enjoys researching\, restoring\, writing\, publishing\, and presenting on a broad array of philatelic & postal history topics. He is President of the Philatelic Society of Lancaster County (PA); President of the Empire State Postal History Society (NY)\, Editor-in-Chief of the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society (USPCS) award-winning The Chairman’s Chatter and Life Member\, on the Board of the Pennsylvania Postal History Society (PaPHS) and an emeritus member of the Council of Philatelists of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. A native New Yorker\, he resides in Lancaster\, PA with his wife Kathleen and their two daughters\, McKenna & Mia. Charles is a seasoned executive leader with a distinguished career in Healthcare\, the Life Sciences\, Cancer Diagnostics\, Biotechnology\, and the Global Clinical Trials sector. \n \nThis is a Member+ Event. \nMembers: FREE REGISTER HERE  \nNon-Member: $5 REGISTER HERE
URL:https://northmuseum.org/events/member-lecture-president-of-north-museum-charles-j-dicomo-phd/
LOCATION:North Museum\, PA\, United States
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