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A 1922 stamp of issued during the East Karelian Uprising A 2.75 markka stamp of 1941 A semi-postal stamp of 1943. Karelia has appeared in philately several times; first as a breakaway republic from Soviet Russia in 1922, later when Eastern Karelia was occupied by Finland during the Continuation War of 1941 to 1944, and in the post-Soviet period when provisional stamps and cinderellas were issued.
Postage Stamps of Russia 1917-23 (Volume 3 The Armies & Post Offices, part 3-5). ASIN B002NATGT6. Stanley Gibbons Ltd, Europe and Colonies 1970, Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1969; Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986. ISBN 0-356-10862-7
The stamp issues also served as a political and social statement against the perceived totalitarianism of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The first day covers were postmarked in Washington D.C. with specially made "First Day of Issue" cancellations that often included a symbol related to the man commemorated on the given issues. [1] [2]
John N. Luff and Benno Loewy, The Postage Stamps of the United States (New York, Scott Stamp & Coin Co., 1902). AskPhil – Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-05-23) Encyclopaedia of Postal History at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-10-10) Stanley Gibbons Ltd: various catalogues.
A Russian Empire postman First Russian stamp, 1857 1998 stamp of Russia dedicated to the World Stamp Day celebrated in conjunction with the World Post Day and in commemoration of the UPU foundation 35k "Sword Breaking Chain", 1918 250-ruble stamp of 1921, surcharged to 7,500 rubles in 1922 30r surcharge on 50k stamp A 1958 stamp of the Soviet Union depicting a 16th-century mail courier for the ...
Aug. 18—John Krist has been a collector since he was 13. Forty-five years later, Krist has amassed a wonderful collection of Roman coins. "It's easier today than it was 20 years ago to collect ...
250th anniv. of the discovery of Russian America: vessel Saint Gabriel: 6,500 999 15.55 1991 150 rubles 500th Anniversary of Russian State (Patriotic War of 1812) 16,000 999 15.55 1991 150 rubles 250th anniv. of the discovery of Russian America: Ioann Veniaminov: 6,500 999 15.55
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