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US Postage 1959 Year Set of Commemorative Postage Stamps

US Postage 1959 Year Set of Commemorative Postage Stamps

$ 1.93

  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Grade: F/VF (Fine/Very Fine)
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH
  • Seller Notes: “Mint Never Hinged Year Set”
  • Year of Issue: 1959

Description

The Year Is 1959 Alaska (Jan. 3) and Hawaii (Aug. 21) become the 49th and 50th states. The Lunik II probe (USSR) reaches the moon; photographs the dark side of the moon for the first time. Nobel Prize (Physics) - Emilio Segre and Owen Chamberlain (both US), for demonstrating the existence of the anti-proton. Movies - Some Like It Hot, North by Northwest, Ben-Hur This Lot is the 1959 U.S. Commemorative Stamp Set Fill the empty spaces in your album with this set of Mint NH stamps! No regular / definitive issues, booklet issues. Rob's Stamp Shop PO Box 1987 Gillette WY 82717 Thank you for viewing!