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Document 156864
ANATOLY (NATAN) SHCHARANSKY. Philatelic
Envelope signed: "N Shcharansky", 6½x3½. Israeli First Day Cover
commemorating the 100th anniversary of Hebrew newspapers, postmarked Tel
Aviv-Yafo, June 19, 1963, DAY OF ISSUE. Born in the Ukraine, Shcharansky was
a brilliant mathematician. Disillusioned with Soviet society, he applied for a
visa to emigrate to Israel in 1973. This was repeatedly refused. He was harassed
by the KGB and in 1977 was sentenced to 13 years in a labor colony for allegedly
spying on behalf of the CIA. Released in 1986 as part of an East/West spy
exchange, he joined his wife in Israel, where he changed his first name to
Natan. He rose to the post of Vice Prime Minister in Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon's government and was one of the unsuccessful candidates for Prime
Minister in the 2003 elections. Fine condition.
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