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Russia A682, 40k, #1306, 1689 Or ?

 
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Posted 05/09/2026   11:13 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add spain_1850 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Ok, I'm struggling with this Russian stamp. From what I can gather from Scott, the 40k (design type A682) will either be a #1306 or a 1689....but depending on what? I also see Scott noted it was re-issued at a later time, in a slightly smaller format, typographed? But I don't see a Scott number for this later re-issue.

I also see #1689 can have either 7 or eight feathers on the left side.

Problem for me is, I've sorted a pile of these and seem to have come up with 5 different stamps.
1 - The larger format (measuring 14 3/4mm and lithographed...I think., with both 7 and 8 feathers.
2 - A smaller format (measuring about 14 1/2mm, litho). Again, with both 7 and 8 feathers.
3 - And one, which I assume MAY be the later "re-issue" with 8 feathers (Typo), but, again I don't see a Scott number for this "re-issue"

Then, I found this page from a downloaded Russian catalog that shows 4 different ones, all with different dates, but can't figure out which Scott numbers they would correspond to.

Of course, I can't read it so.........

Any ides?

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Posted 05/09/2026   2:21 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Germania to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
This is from Google image search, a very useful feature:
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Posted 05/09/2026   5:31 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add spain_1850 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Ok, that helps with distinguishing between the types, but I still need to figure out which Scott numbers match up.

This is what I have so far:

1233 = Scott #1306. The "repeat edition" of 1954 I am guessing refers to Scott #1689a.
1382 = Scott #1410 (engraved issue). Only similar one I see for 1949.
1879 = Scott #1689

Which leaves the 2183 (moire pattern). I see nothing in Scott for 1958
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Posted 05/10/2026   02:08 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add vasia to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
From the specialized Soloviev catalogue:




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Scott #1410 (engraved) is a much larger stamp, totally distinct from the smaller Arms issues we are discussing.
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Posted 05/10/2026   05:37 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add vasia to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
In the scarce 40k typographed issue of 1950 (Soloviev 1387) the distinguishing feature are the broken sun rays at the right.
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Edited by vasia - 05/10/2026 05:38 am
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On 16th of July 1956 the Karelian SSR was incorporated into the RSFSR, hence its status changed from a Union Republic to an ASSR. As a result, the Union Republics, depicted as ribbons in the USSR emblem, were reduced from 16 to 15 in the later postage stamp issues.
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Posted 05/10/2026   07:21 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add vasia to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The Zagorsky catalogue includes the following picture for differentiating between the 1957 offset printing and the 1958 intaglio printing (i.e Soloviev 1383B and 1388 or 1879 and 2183 in Zagorsky's numeration - both issues with 15 ribbons).

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