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I've seen an online resource addressing these, and I just can't find it again...can someone refresh my recollection, please?  |
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Yep, I bet that's right...it's pretty clearly a cut square...perhaps cut out from a telegram.
Confirmation, anyone? |
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I agree it looks as though this could have been cut from a telegram or maybe it's a telegraph seal (many countries used labels to seal telegrams). Two things for sure: these are the Russian arms and it's not a telegraph stamp. Here's a Russian imperial telegram from 1872 from the Russian Wikipedia with the same arms at the top of the paper: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4...m_Alexei.jpg |
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This stamp is not mine, but it is too pretty not to show here...  An 1866 Russia telegraph stamp. This scan is from a past auction, claiming fewer than ten known. [edit: Forgot to say...thanks, guys, for the opinions.] |
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Nice image! The arms are those of St Petersburg and the stamp was only used in that city.
The only other Russian telegraph stamp was a 10k surcharge in red on this one issued in 1867. |
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Some years ago, Mr. Blair Stannard on another newsgroup sent me this positive of a similar strike, I am trying to locate his commentary that may assist you.  |
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Hi Rodney,
The text under the arms on your example says something like "price 20 kopecks average". |
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Oh Dear!
that sounds a bit dodgy.
I cannot locate any commentary that would go with this scan. :(
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Nigelc almost got it ,it translates from the old russian way of writing with abbreviations "Price 20 kopek in silver" an those other 2 marks have very similar look as the coin design hmm.... will post a pic. |
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Thanks kmncd!
That makes more sense. My Russian is very limited but I should have though of "serebro" for "SER.".
I came across a Ukrainian abbreviation for "average" but wasn't convinced. |
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;) Not a problem,I know sometimes even that fancy way of cyrylic writing makes me to brush up on russian language skills - especially the old russian,I guess it's similar like old english and the current one - there is a bit of a difference... |
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