First USSR stamps
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The first USSR stamps or First All-Russia Agricultural Exhibition issue appeared in August 1923 as a series of Soviet Union postage stamps. Its designer was the Russian artist Georgy Pashkov.[1][2]
History
The First All-Russian Agricultural and Handicraft Exhibition was held in Moscow in 1923. It was opened on 19 August. This very day, a special commemorative series of postage stamps dedicated to the exhibition opening was released. These were the first stamps of the Soviet Union.[1]
Stamps
The stamp design was created by the artist G. Pashkov.[1][2]
The stamps have the inscription in Russian: "CCCP" ("USSR") or "Почта CCCP" (Post of the USSR), the value, and the words in Russian: "Всероссийская сельско-хоз. и кустарно-пром. выставка" (All-Russian Agricultural and Handicraft Exhibition). They were produced by lithographic printing in two versions, imperforate and perforated.[2]
Sower, 2 rubles, imperforate | Tractor, 5 rubles, imperforate | Exhibition general view, 7 rubles, imperforate |
Reaper, 1 ruble, perf. 12½ | Sower, 2 rubles, perf. 12½ | Tractor, 5 rubles, perf. 12½ | Exhibition general view, 7 rubles, perf. 12½ |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Interesting facts". About us. Moscow: Federal State Unitary Enterprise Publishing and Trading Centre “Marka”. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
Further reading
- Grant, J. (July 1995). "The socialist construction of philately in the early Soviet era". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 37 (3): 476–493. doi:10.1017/S0010417500019770. ISSN 0010-4175. JSTOR 179216.
- Бабинцев, С. (1968). "Всероссийская сельскохозяйственная выставка в Москве (1923 год)". Филателия СССР [Filateliya SSSR] (in Russian) (11–12). OCLC 26365588. Archived from the original on 2015-05-31. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
External links
- Media related to Moscow 1st agriculture and craftsmanship exhibition stamp series at Wikimedia Commons
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