RUSSIA, SOWJET UNION, part 1

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1921 Various designs, inscription 'PCFCP', imperforated

Agriculture:

  1 R orange
  2 R brown
  100 R yellow
  200 R brown
  300 R green
  

Arts and Science

  250 R lilac

Industry (small size)

  5 R blue
  500 R blue
  1000 R red

Industry (large size)

  5000 R violet
  10000 R blue
  22500 R violet
  

Arms of Sowjet Union, larger size

  20 R blue
  7500 R blue

Revolution, larger size
  40 R blue

Surcharged

  5000 R (black or red) on 1 R orange 
  5000 R (black or red) on 2 R brown
  5000 R (black or red) on 5 R blue
  5000 R (black or red) on 20 R blue
  7500 R on 250 R violet
  10000 R (black or red) on 40 R blue
  100000 R on 250 R violet

With overprint '1293' and Russian text

  2 R + 2 R (golden overprint) on 250 R violet
  4 R + 4 R (golden or silver overprint) on 5000 R violet

Overprinted (1924 Leningrad flood charity; 
  different overprints on different stamps)

  3 + 10 k on 100 R yellow
  7 + 20 k on 200 R brown
  14 + 30 k on 300 R green
  12 + 40 k (red) on 500 R blue
  20 + 50 k on 1000 R red


5000 R stamp with overprint


(I've been told that this stamp and the surcharge are forged, I have no further information)

A bogus Western Army overprint on a 7500 R stamp (note the French '5129' numeral cancel):

For other forgeries with the same overprint click here.

 

1921 Inscription 'PCFCP 1917 1921', imperforated

  100 R orange
  250 R violet
  1000 R red

 

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