Vatican City Rome Italy stamp - VATICAN CITY STAMP 1958 ST. BERNADETTE-LOURDES-COMMEMORATIVE stamp SCOTT cat 238- 19 x 24  perforations-  the measurement inside 27 x 31.5 mm.the design by  Polish artist Casimira Dabrowska (1890-1972) and engraved by engraved by Vittorio Nicastro-  issued by Vatican City on February 21, 1958 as one of a set of six stamps commemorating the centenary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes and the establishment of the shrine, on the back have a watermark the keys crosses as you can see in the image.
Condition the stamp: Very Fine (VF) MNH - Not og gum. I do not know very well in the philatelic world, however, my little or nothing knowledge I try to describe the closest and help with research the books catalogue my father give to me as well.  
Provenance- My Father previous owner His collection of stamps for more 70 years give to me he carefully cares and protects each with Hawid mounted every one of his stamps as you can see in the images. I will open to offer. Marie "Bernadette" Soubirous (1844-1879), the firstborn daughter of a miller from Lourdes, France, is venerated as a Christian mystic and saint in the Catholic Church and is best known for the "Marian apparitions" of 1858, now known as Our Lady of Lourdes. Here is an image of a stamp depicting Saint Bernadette kneeling in prayer.
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