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A touch of humanity| Volume 39, ISSUE 2, P344, February 2014

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Hands on Stamps: The Hand, the Second Eye

  • Ahmadreza Afshar
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    Corresponding author: Ahmadreza Afshar, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Modaress Street, Ershad Boulevard, Urmia 57157 81351, Iran
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    Department of Orthopedics, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran; and the Davis Medical Center, University of California, Sacramento, CA
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  • Neda Afshar
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    Department of Orthopedics, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran; and the Davis Medical Center, University of California, Sacramento, CA
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Published:March 04, 2013DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.01.011
      The symbol of the hand stands for power, acting, and omnipotence. The symbol of the eye stands for sense, knowledge, observation, and omniscience. The functions of the eye and hand are interactively bonded. These 2 essential human organs are conceptually integrated and illustrated on a stamp from Belgium (Fig. 1).
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      FIGURE 1An eye in the hand reads Braille characters. Belgium. Sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary of Braille. Day of issue: November 22, 1975. Value: post value 10 frank + 5 frank for charity.
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