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A History of Russian Philately. Part 3

Russian Philately — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:44:47 +0000

25 October 1917J (= 7 November 1917G) With the support of the armed forces, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin seized power in Petrograd. Elections a couple of weeks later showed them to be in a minority position, and the country rapidly fell into civil war for the next several years, with various alternate groups fighting against the …

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A History of Russian Philately. Part 2

Russian Philately — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:52:11 +0000

1 January 1858 Russia officially adopts its first stamp – an imperforate 10 kopek stamp, good for the postage of a letter weighing up to 1 “lot”. A “lot” is a measure of weight, approximately equal to just under half an ounce (0.45oz) or 12.8grams. An announcement on 10 December 1857 referred to not only …

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A History of Russian Philately. Part 1

Russian Philately — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 20:38:13 +0000

Ninth Century Twelve hundred years ago. Way back then, the earliest known Russian writings referred to messages being sent from person to person, between one town and another. We don’t really know how these were sent, but the one thing that we do know for sure is that the “mail” in some form or another …

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