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I'd very much appreciate if someone could help me with the following. I have found six russian stamps that are not gummed, but have writing on the back. I have attached one of them showing both sides. Any information is appreciated. Thank you ...hawkstamp   |
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That is normal for that stamp (surcharge on front, inscription on back, no gum).
In the Scott catalog: Russia #113(1917). |
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Hi Hawkstamp
The stamp with no gum and writing on the back were used as 'currency' when real currency was short in supply. The Scott catalogues do list them.
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The reason for no gum -- they were actually intended to serve as temporary currency, small denominations. All the coins had long since been hoarded, and the paper money was essentially worthless, so these overprints (and explanatory text on the back) was a stopgap measure to facilitate commerce. It failed, of course. |
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There is a nice article about them at http://ufdc.ufl.edu/yamCan't remember which issue, but you can probably find it using the search engine. (first page of the article:)  |
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| Edited by ClassicalStamps - 01/11/2013 4:03 pm |
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Your stamp is part of a set printed in 4 issues between 1915-1917
(then overprinted in 1917) during WWI to help with small change. At that time there were no serious problems with money and inflation yet, comparing to after 1917 October revolution. The stamps were not intended for postal use. The inscription on reverse runs: in circulation along with small change (literally small coppers). |
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There are Russian currency stamps not listed in the Scott Catalogue that circulated in Russia, Crimea and the Ukraine. Example below: Obverse:  Reverse:  |
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| Edited by Timm - 01/27/2013 2:42 pm |
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Nice stamp Timm! I've not seen one of these before.
It's inscribed on the front, "50 kopecks / small change stamp / City of Odessa", and shows the arms of Odessa. |
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That Odessa 'stamp' is great. Any idea where these are listed?
My Russian resources are limited to Soloviev and Lyapin, and neither of them appear to show this (though there is quite a bit that Lyapin discusses and doesn't show...didn't notice any that included the word 'Odessa' though). |
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