The topical specialty biology (including medical and health) is represented in the WPL by 32 books, 31 pamphlets and 5 additional specialized catalogs in English, French, German, and Spanish.
In addition to the standard American Topical Association handbooks, the WPL has the following examples:
Bruns, Catalogue Timbres-Post de La Faune [French]
Caras, R., The Wonderful World of Mammals: Adventuring with Stamps
Furukawa, A., Medical History through Postage Stamps
Mason, C., Birds on Your Stamps
Oliveira, H. Oftamologia, Cegueria e Filatelia {Portuguese and English]
Olli, M., Pharmaceutical Philately [Finnish]
Schwartz, A., Veterinary Philately
Stengel, H., Pflangen und Tiere auf Briefmarken [German]
Wilson, T., Health and Medicine on Postage Stamps
In addition, the following journals are hardbound and available for reference:
Biology Tid-Bits
Biophilately
Topical Times
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