Europe | 1958 Apparition of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes Set of Six Collectible Vatican City Postage Stamps Mint Never Hinged

Description

This set of six collectible postage stamps was issued by Vatican City to commemorate the Centenary of the first Apparition of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes, France, in the Pyrenees. The stamps depict Saint Bernadette praying and an ill patient with the Lourdes Shrine in the background.
Date of issue: February 21, 1958
Size of each stamp: 30 x 40 mm
Watermark: Crossed Keys
Designers: Casimira Dabrowska and Vittorio Nicastro
Printers: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato
Emission: Commemorative
Perforation: 13? x 14
Printing: Recess
Print run: 1,045,000
Mint, never hinged condition.