Luis D. Beauperthuy, birth Cent.

Printed in sheets of 100 stamps.
Louis-Daniel Beauperthuy (25 August 1808 – 3 September 1871) was a French physician who made important contributions to the study of the causes of infectious dise.. Read more »ases such as yellow fever, malaria, and leprosy. He was the first to systematically argue that malaria and yellow fever were transmitted by mosquitos

Country:	Venezuela
Type:	Postage stamps
Nominal:	1 Bs.
Year:	1971
Material:	fluorescent
Perforation:	comb 14½ x 13½
Mintage:	500,000