philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
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What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Jul 22, 2022 19:53:28 GMT
Google image search was unsuccessful- any ideas? Thanks!  |
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Beryllium Guy
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jul 22, 2022 20:11:04 GMT
Thanks for your post, Terri ( philatelia). I have no special expertise in this area, but this looks to me like a postal stationery cut-out from Russia during the Czarist period, when they used the two-headed eagle. By the way, the rough translation of the Cyrillic is “three kopecks for a letter”. Perhaps kosmo or others may be able to tell us more? |
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philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
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What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Jul 22, 2022 20:42:24 GMT
Thank you Beryllium Guy. That’s a distinct possibility. I have no knowledge or reference material for Russian stationery so I wouldn’t have a clue. It looks like it was cut out and glued onto a second piece of paper. Isn’t it fun to play detective with these oddities? |
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Jul 22, 2022 20:52:38 GMT
I found this postcard on eBay with an 1875 cancel. It is a different value but Russian for sure.  |
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philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
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What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Jul 22, 2022 21:25:08 GMT
Oh! That look REALLY similar. Thank you, hdm1950! So possibly someone cut that off a postcard and glued it on a letter. |
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