Russia Armenia 1922 Stamp Or Just Russian?

I was told this was an Armenian letter but I don't know. Maybe someone here does? The stamp could be Russian but I am not familiar in that area of stamps. Can anyone identify stamp and value? I inc a scan of the letter to in case it helps id the stamp. I think postmark is 1922 can anyone id the postmarks to? From where to where is this going? Thanks for the help

duncanvr,

I believe this to be a Russian Stamp (Design A14 from 1909 - 1912 series) and Scott #75. The 2016 Cat value is minimum of $.25 for both used and unused.

From what I can see the Armenian stamps with that design/type would typically have an overprint on them.

Hope this helps.
Hobsun

Thanks Hobsun so postmark must be Mockba then. Was this Scott #75 Russian Stamp still used in 1922?

I believe the stamp is Russia SG no. 94 (from 1906.)

Here`s an example of an Armenia overprint:



I'll have to double check my source material for the correct number for your stamp, duncan. dobson is probably right.

Overprints on Russian stamps for Armenian mail makes sence so clearly the one I have is Russian. I've no idea though from where in Russia the letter was sent from or to.

duncan,

there is in fact an Armenian "connection" in your document. It is a folded official document posted in 1922 from Moscow to Yerevan, Soviet Armenia (there appears to exist a faint arrival cds of Yerevan next to the red-violet seal).

During this inflationary period in Soviet Russia Imperial Arms were used revalued at the rate of 1 kopeck = 10.000 rubles (in 1922 currency). So your document is franked at 30.000 rubles, most probably a printed-matter official rate.

Such documents, presumably "liberated" from Armenian archives, are not rare, but still are quite interesting.