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Posted 12/15/2016   2:33 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add flipacoin to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Hello everyone,
I'm humbly asking for help to identify this creature. I googled what I could make out of the words and numerals. Looks to be a 20 in both upper corners and the word Mapea? Thanks!!

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Posted 12/15/2016   2:41 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add nigelc to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Hi,

This is a stamp from the Northern Army in the Russian Civil War in 1919.

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Nigel
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Posted 12/15/2016   5:39 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add flipacoin to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
WOW! Thank you for letting me know. Jonathan
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Posted 12/15/2016   9:30 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add jamesw to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
To follow up on Nigel's info, this is #4 of a set of 5. These are often forged, but I think yours is legit. The flowers in the lower corners are clear, whereas the forgeries of this number are often blotchy.
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Posted 12/16/2016   12:11 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add BeeSee to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Jonathan, I believe it is genuine too. The Russia Army of the North stamps have been covered here:

https://goscf.com/t/18358#18358
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