Monument of the Discoveries in Portugal, A 'Dear Doctor' Postcard

Monument of the Discoveries in Belem, outside Lisbon, commemorates the 500th anniversary of Prince Henry the Navigator pioneer of maritime discovery.

This is a medical advertising postmarked mailed in 1961 to a doctor in West Virginia, USA.

On the back of the card these words are printed:

Dear Doctor:
Here in Portugal, our special stamp commemorates the life, 5 centuries ago, of Prince Henry the Navigator.  Today PENTOTHAL too has charted new worlds of progress.  You'll like its dependable, easily controlled intravenous anesthesia.  Use it soon.
Abbott

Portugal stamp 1960

Infante Dom Henrique  

The 500th Anniversary of the 

Death of Heinrich the Sailor

Designed byJosé Pedro Roque, 1959

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