Postage stamps do a lot more than get letters from here to there. They chronicle our history, celebrate our achievements and honor our heroes. As the U.S. Postal Service puts it, "Stamps offer us insight into the major cultural trends and inventions of the 20th century ... You'll find the pulse of our great country living in the large collection of postal stamps."

For decades, the Postal Service has honored the medical profession through stamps which recognized the role of various segments of that profession, commemorated individual medical doctors, nurses and researchers, and raised awareness of medical conditions.