Russian Post Due Stamps

Here is another overprint that I cannot find in Armenia or Far Eastern or Northern Army or Russia. Anyone recognize it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance - Jeff

Looks like J6 and J8, Postage Dues.

Colin, thank you, I have been looking for an hour. The brain is definitely not working today. Thank you - Jeff

Hi Jeff,

The clue here is the top word in the overprint, "doplata", which indicates it's a postage due stamp.

And here is the 12k overprinted stamp in its intended use for collecting postage-due:





The Soviet Union used postage-due stamps for only a very brief 2-year period (1924-1926). As a result, these stamps are quite plentiful mint, but scarce used on cover, especially on incoming correspondence.

The card was supposed to have been sent at a #8220;printer paper#8221; / matter rate, which at that time appears to have been ½ d to the USSR. According to UPU regulations, the postage-due charge should have been twice the deficiency, i.e 1d. (I have no further information regarding exhange rate to ruble or on the other marks on this card - any opinions would be most welcome).