1959, Sholem Aleichem, 40k brown, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1959, Charles Darwin, 40k blue and brown, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, excellent centering, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1959, Victory of the Soviet Basketball Team, red overprint on 1r red brown, brown and black, ''ch'' under ''k'' variety (position 32), full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1959, Victory of the Soviet Basketball Team, red overprint on 1r red brown, brown and black, ''ch'' under ''k'' and broken ''P'' in ''CCCP'' varieties, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1959, Mendeleyev Congress, black or red overprints on Butlerov and Mendeleyev stamps, unissued complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1959, 250th Anniversary of the Poltava Battle, 40k red brown and violet gray, bottom right corner sheet margin unissued stamp due to political reasons, completely flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF and very rare positional piece (Image)

1959, 250th Anniversary of the Poltava Battle, 40k red brown and violet gray, bottom left corner sheet margin example of this unissued stamp, joined ''5'' and ''0'' of ''250'' variety, excellent condition, full OG, NH, VF and very rare positional piece, N. Mandrovski certificate (Image)

1959, ''Strengthening the Connection between School and National Economy'', Students Driving a Combine, rejected design and denomination of 60k in blue green, nicely centered with intact perforation 12½x12 as issued stamps of 40k and 1r, probably removed from a presentation card, gummed, VF and extremely rare, according to our records this stamp had never been offered at any Public Sale. In our opinion it was unissued because of an umbrella over combine operators' heads. Picturing on the stamp combine ''Stalinets-4'' (S-4) at that time had a cabin roof (Image)

1960, definitive issue, farm worker 20k olive green, offset printing, block of four with dramatically misplaced perforation, full OG, NH or LH (1), VF and a spectacular piece (Image)

1960, Iris, perforated proof of 60k multicolored, reduced format stamp, horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, especially in pair, an issued stamp is enclosed for comparison (Image)

1960, Uzbek National Costumes, 60k multicolored. a single with perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 11 1/2, full OG, LH (mentioned in certificate as NH), VF, N. Mandrovski certificate (Image)