1959, Shalom Aleichem, Yiddish Writer, 40k red brown, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $120-$150

75.00

1959, Charles Darwin, 40k blue and brown, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, excellent centering and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate, Est. $900-$1,200

600.00

1959, Victory of the Soviet Basketball Team, red overprint on Basketball stamp of 1954 1r brown red, brown and black, "Ch" under "k" variety of overprint (position 32 in a part of print run), full OG, NH, VF, Est. $400-$500

300.00

1959, Frederic Joliot-Curie, 40k green and brown on tan paper with small frame of 20.7x31.4mm and small portrait, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp with large frame and large portrait is included, Est. $120-$150

75.00

1959, 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Robert Burns, red overprint "1759 1959" on 40k light ultra and brown, bottom right corner sheet margin block of four, top left stamp with spaced "175 9" variety (position 19 in a part of print run),full OG, NH, VF, Est. $120-$150

75.00

1959, Aleksandr Popov, Radio Pioneer, 40k black, orange brown and blue, double impression of orange brown color, full OG, NH, VF and scarce unrecorded variety, Est. $140-$180

100.00

1959, Sulhan S. Orbeliani, Georgian Writer, 40k pale red and black, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF and scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $500-$600

350.00

1959, 250th Anniversary of the Poltava Battle, 40k red brown and violet gray, left sheet margin unissued stamp due to political reasons (the stamp expected to be issued on time of Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev's visit to Sweden), nice and flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, Standard Cat. #2254 fn, expertized by Caffaz with his pencil signatures on margin and on reverse, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $7,500-$10,000