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THE JOURNAL of the ROSSICA SOCIETY of RUSSIAN PHILATELY AWARDS "WIPA" 1933 - BRONZE MEDAL "POLSKA" 1960 - SILVER MEDAL "PRAGA" 1935 - BRONZE MEDAL "PRAGA" 1962 - SILVER MEDAL "OSTRAPA" 1935 - SILVER MEDAL "MELUSINA" 1963 - SILVER MEDAL "ZEFIB" 1937 - SILVER MEDAL "PHILATEC" 1964 - SILVER MEDAL "BEPHILA" 1957 - SILVER MEDAL "WIPA" 1966 - SILVER MEDAL "EFICON" 1958 - SILVER MEDAL "SIPEX" 1966 - SILVER MEDAL "TEMEX" 1958 - SILVER MEDAL "PRAGA" 1968 - SILVER MEDAL "INTERPOSTA" 1959 - SILVER MEDAL "APS-68" 1968 - SILVER MEDAL "SICILIA" 1959 - SILVER MEDAL "EFIMEX" 1968 - SILVER CERTIFICATE "BARCELONA" 1960 - SILVER MEDAL "SOFIA-69" 1969 - SILVER CERTIFICATE "UNIPEX" 1960 - SILVER MEDAL "BUDAPEST-71" 1971 - SILVER CERTIFICATE No. 82 1972 EDITOR IN CHIEF Andrew Cronin Box 806, Church Street Station New York, N.Y. 10008 PUBLISHER Martin L. Harow EDITORIAL BOARD K. Adler, Emile Marcovitch, N. Epstein J. Terlecky (Ukrainian Editor) INDEX Pages 1 Officers of the Society 1 Representatives of the Society 2 Editorial 2 Life of the Society 6 Obituary 7 Flown Mail From and To the U.S.S.R. - by Ray Hofmann 37 Outstanding Flights by Soviet Airmen - by M. V. Vodopyanov 42 American Relief Administration Cards - by R. J. Ceresa 46 An A.R.A. Card with French Indications - by Marcel Lamoureux 50 More About the Ukrainian Zip Code System - by William T. Shinn Jr. 51 Some Notes on Postmaster Provisionals 53 Rossica and Sovietica on Foreign Stamps - by the Editorial Board 54 The 10Y2 x 12 Comb Perforation - by A. Cronin 60 The Missing Million Rubles Still Missing - by R. J. Ceresa 61 Anatomy of a 1923 Inflation Cover - by Kurt Adler 64 Notes from Collectors 72 Book Reviews * OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY S PRESIDENT: Kurt Adler, c/o Metropolitan Opera Inc., Lincoln Centre Plaza, N.Y. 10023 VICE-PRESIDENT: Gordon H. Torrey Ph.D., 5118 Duval Dr., Washington, D.C. 20016 SECRETARY: Joseph F. Chudoba, 426 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225 TREASURER: Norman Epstein, 33 Crooke Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11226 CHAIRMAN OF AUDITING COMMITTEE: Andrew Cronin, Box 806, New York, N.Y. 10008 CHAIRMAN OF MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: Martin Harow, 17 Second St., Brentwood, L.I., N.Y. 11717 LIBRARIAN: J. Lee Shneidman, Ph.D., 161 W. 86th St., Apt. 5-B, New York, N.Y. 10024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Emile Marcovitch, 65-61 Saunders St. Apt. 4-Q, Rego Park, N.Y. 11374 Boris Shishkin, 3523 Edmunds Rd., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SOCIETY G.B. Salisbury Chapter: Joseph F. Chudoba, 426 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225 San Francisco: K. Jansson, 624-16 Avenue, San Francisco, California 94118 Washington, D.C.: Boris Shishkin, 3523 Edmunds Road, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007 Western USA: Lester S. Glass, 1553 So. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90035 Anything in this Journal may be reproduced without permission. However, acknowledgement of the source and a copy of the reprinted matter would be appreciated. The views expressed in this JOURNAL by the authors are their own and the Editors disclaim any responsibility. At the present time the Membership Dues are $7.50, due January 1, for all members. Application forms, which must be filled out, are available upon request. Membership lists, codes, bulletins and supplements to the membership lists will be sent out annually. Kindly make all checks payable to: ROSSICA SOCIETY OF RUSSIAN PHILATELY c/o Mr. Norman Epstein 33 Crooke Avenue Brooklyn, N.Y. 11226, U.S.A. We have a very limited number of back issues of the Journal for sale, both in Russian and in English at $2.50 each: Russian Editions No. 44 to 69; English Editions Nos. 78 to 81 are $3.50 each plus postage; earlier issues from No. 44 are $2.50 each plus postage, except where only Xerox copies available at $5.00 each. -1- EDITORIAL: LEARN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE! While the Society naturally contains quite a few people of Russian, Byelorussian and Ukrainian origin, many of the members are non-Slavs. For some of them, the only language they know is their own. To help them, the Editorial Board has made and will continue every effort to disseminate knowledge in our spheres of interest, going to the original Russian, Ukrainian and other sources when necessary. However, those of us who are familiar with Russian will assure you that only thus can you get the full pleasure out of your collecting. What can match the thrill of reading and recognizing a scarce postmark, all by yourself? The Cyrillic alphabet is not that hard to master! Once over that hurdle, you can tackle a Russian catalog, using as a guide the multilingual philatelic glossaries which include Russian, such as the one issued for many years now by Zumstein & Co. of Berne, Switzerland. By now, you will be ready for some exposure to grammar. This you can do either in a language course or by self- study with any of the many excellent books available. You can then start reading Russian philatelic magazines and other printed matter. To paraphrase a Moldavian proverb, "He who knows languages, has four eyes." A knowledge of Russian will help you vastly in studying any other Slav language and will open up a whole new world of varied and fascinating cultures. The aid it will render your philatelic researches cannot be overemphasized. § § § § § LIFE OF THE SOCIETY Once again our members and contributors did well at an international show, this time at the "Budapest-71" Inter- national Centenary Exhibition, held at the Hungarian capital from 4-12 Sept. 1971. The results were as follows: GRAND PRIZE OF HONOR of the FIP: M. V. Liphschutz (France) - 200 years of Russian and Soviet Philately. VERMEIL MEDAL: D. B. Diamandiev (Bulgaria) - USSR. M. V. Liphschutz (France) - Finland. SILVER MEDAL: Dr. R. J. Ceresa (England) - Russia. Dr. R. Seichter (West Germany) - Ukraine. Dr. A. H. Wortman (England) - Russian Postal History. DIPLOMA WITH THE RANK OF SILVER MEDAL: Rossica Journal (U.S.A.), with felicitations of the Jury. -2- SILVER-BRONZE MEDAL: John Lloyd (England) - Russia. Dr. G. H. Torrey (U.S.A.) - Russia Used Abroad. DIPLOMA WITH THE RANK OF SILVER-BRONZE MEDAL: D. N. Minchev (Bulgaria) - Published philatelic studies. Our heartiest congratulations to everyone concerned! ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Hotel New Yorker "Parlors A-B" Saturday, November 20th 1971 Meeting was called to order at 10:45 P.M. by President Kurt Adler. Roll call of Officers: President Kurt Adler (Present) Membership Committee Chairman Martin Harow (Excused) Vice-Pres. Dr. Gordon Torrey (Present) Librarian - Dr. J. Lee Shneidman (Absent) Secretary - Joseph Chudoba (Present) Board of Directors Members: Treasurer - Norman Epstein Present) Emile Marcovitch (Excused) Emile Marcovitch (Excused) Editor - Andrew Cronin (Present) Boris Shishkin (Excused) (Also Chairman of Auditing Comm.) Fred Speers (Deceased) Members Present: Mr. Rimma Sklarevski; Mr. Melvin Kessler and Mr. B. Howard Rappaport. M/S/C Cronin, Epstein: To dispense with the reading of the minutes of the previous annual business meeting. Report of Officers: President Adler reported on the changes in the meeting places for the regular monthly meetings of the Dr. Gregory B. Salisbury Chapter (New York). In the past, these meetings were held on the last Sunday of each month at the Sloane House Y.M.C.A. in New York City. All future meetings will be held on the last Friday of each month commencing at 7:30 P.M. at the Collector's Club in New York City. No meetings will be held during the months of July and August. A further report was made on the duties of the elected Officers and full cooperation was re- quested on this matter by all concerned. It was further suggested that in the matter of new applicants for member- ship in the Society, a Bank reference be given in the applications. A brief report was also made on the outcome of the Auction Sale of the estate of our late member Arthur Shields, which was very satisfactory. M/S/C Chudoba, Epstein: To accept the report of President Adler. S-3- Financial Report: Made by Treasurer Norman Epstein. Mr. President and Fellow Officers The financial report this year is going to be infinitely more complex than ever before. First a simple statement of facts. The last report given was as of October 31st 1970. Our Bank balance as of that date was $713.13. During the past year we had many expenditures which were necessary for the well being of our Society. Some of these expenditures will be reimbursed to the Society's treasury. The following is a short resume. Total Deposits from November 1st 1970 through October 31st 1971 ....... $ 3,590.27 Total withdrawals, checks, bank charges, etc. 11/1/70 to 10/31/71 ......... $ 2,478.39 Bank Balance as of October 31st 1971; as per Bank Statement .............. $ 1,825.01 Checks made out prior to 10/31/71 and not cleared through Bank ......... $ 1,473.41 Actual Balance if above checks are taken into account. 10/31/71 ........... $ 351.60 The Society had laid out expenditures for lotting, cataloguing, printing and Auction Rooms in connection with the Second Annual Auction Sale for which reimbursements will be made. This will be reflected in a healthier financial report in the coming year. M/S/C Cronin, Chudoba: To accept the Treasurer's report with a vote of thanks. Secretary's Report: Made by Secretary Joseph Chudoba. We have 196 members in good standing as of October 31st 1971; which reflects a loss of 17 members since the last report. I am sorry to report that three members passed away, namely: Mr. Fred Speers who was a Member of the Board of Directors, Mr.