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Following the presentation on Ukrainian inflation 1991-1994 (last ZOOM meeting): a way to solve the inflation problem. A letter from Simferopol: pay at the counter and a stamp with the amount. Jan Kaptein
YOUR FAVOURITES
1875 Underpaid Letter from Arzamas Zemstvo to Switzerland by Terry Page Letter addressed to Aigles franked with the 1874 5k indigo on thick paper (Chuchin/Schmidt 2) and cancelled with the (undated) zemstvo district cachet. Forwarded to the imperial post office where...
Facebook page launch
Over the years members have suggested a Facebook page as a more informal platform to chat to other members and collectors across the world. A place to exchange ideas, show collections and post events. If Facebook appeals to you then please visit and LIKE our newly...
Galleries
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VYATKA GUBERNIYA (PROVINCE) NON STAMP ISSUING ZEMSTVO UEZDS (DISTRICTS) by Robin Calvert
27 April 2017 Ex the Vyatka District Court Archive. From the collection of T. Page. Endorsement reads:“Received at Yaroslav Volost Pravlenye for transmission to the Zemstvo Post 11 September 1915 (signed) Volost Assessor”. BJRP 106 pages 57 to 75 download article ... more
Batum Philatelic Postcard
25 August 2015 Philatelic postcard with Batum view and three different frankings: Turkish, Batum stamps and BPP with Baghaturov signature. ... more
From the archives
Selected articles from the archives of the British Journal of Russian Philately. Classic, new, quirky, or seminal
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