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Bulletin of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately BULLETIN OF THE ROSSICA SOCIETY OF RUSSIAN PHILATELY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Number 26 WINTER 1997 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The ~lissing Link? Among postal stationery collectors, the 1875 rated card No. 4 with the added text 'higher Imperial postal card listed as No. 3 in most than card No. 3, contrary to later catalogs. catalogs is so elusive that many question its very existence. The story goes as follows: A note in The Zeitschrift filr Russland­ Philatelie, 68, ( 1997) by new Rossica member In I 872 two cards were issued, a 3 kop. Dr. Ortwin Greis of Hamburg announced his brown on white card for local use, and a 5 acquisition of a used No. 3, postmarked Riga kop. green on white for intercity or foreign March 5, 1878 to Hamburg, with a March 19, usage. On the latter there were two sentences 1878 Hamburg receival marking on the front numbered 1 and 2 at the bottom. The first and a Poesseldorf marking on the back with sentence took two lines in which the second the same date.. A reduced illustration is line consisted of two. words "M t c T a shown here. l1 M rr ~. p i a 11 meaning "places of the empire." At the 1874 Congress of the Universal Postal Union in Bern, a uniform postal rate for distant and abroad usages was agreed. Russia replaced its 5 kop. postal card with a green 4 kop. postal card (No. 3) with the same two sentence text in three lines at the bottom. Although designated for use abroad, this card lacked the text "H 3 a r p a H H u y " meaning "and abroad. 11 This omission was rectified in 1876 with the In his article, the author cites a note in an issuance of another green 4 kop. postal card exhibit by Mr. Leo Nebenzahl in his gold where the first sentence at the bottom on the exhibit of 19th century Russian Postal second line had five words "Mt c T a Stationery that postal card No. 3 was issued VIM rr e p _i a H 3 a r p a H H u y ." "just under one half million." Dr. Greis adds This is postal card No. 4. · that 11 one may assume that after the discovery of the error (omis$ion of the extra words) a Postal card No. 3 has been a blank space in large part of the No. 3 issue was destroyed. many stationery collections. An original Otherwise one cannot explain why this card is listing of Imperial postal cards was the 1928 so extremely rare." Chuchin Catalog, where for some reason he (continued on next page) It is interesting to note that the Russian Postal best shock worker." Only 25 of these special Stationery exhibit by Russia's noted postal overprinted sheets were distributed to special stationery researcher and author Alexander dignitaries. Michael catalog rates it at 50,000 Ilyushin at PACIFIC 97 did not have a copy German marks. The auction estimate was of postal card No. 3. Nor has he ever seen it. 9000 Swiss francs. The knock down price was 18,000 SF plus 15% buyer's premium Experts here stil_I. question the authenticity of (roughly $14,425 total). Dr. ·Greis'· card.·· Although Dr. Greis cites a note in· another exhibit, he does not make it Agttwe.wy g.,:apHutcg clear whether that exhibit had a copy of No. 3. Bc,pocn.;;c1t010 Od''!lfCll'IH <D11Aamc .. 1<t:moa ,. It would be nice to track down the N ebenzahl exhibit. Secondly, the usage of Dr. Greis' card is 1878 three years after its issuance and two years after its replacement. For a card in such short supply as indicated, the l~te usage seems a bit strange. Some experts wonder if with today's r........,....,.,..,...................................... ....... technology it would it be possible to remove a printed word without damaging the paper As a followup to the note in the last Bulletin beneath it? about the "X.K." perfin attributed to the Kharbarovsk Krai on Far Eastern Republic Is the missing postal card link still missing or stamps, our secretary Gt:orge G. Werbizky do other copies of this very elusive card lie sent a copy of his note in the journal IT 0 lI T A unnoticed in someone's album? on the same subject. He illustrated three examples of Far Eastern Republic stamps with Readers Respond ... the perforated initials "X.K." which he believes stand for X AB AP 0 BC I< AH Thanks to Henry Kuipers in Holland for K 0 H T 0 P A or Khabarovsk Kontora (Office). information about the Soviet Postal Stationery \Vhether the letter "K" stands for "Krai" or book published by Rossija Filatelie in Holland. "Kontora", it doesn't detract from the rarity of The book arrived, a very well done admirable a stamp with these perforated letters. effort, quite useful for Soviet cachet cover collectors of the period 1953-1977. The Journal... The response for a copy of the prices realised The planned joint issue with the British for the Torrey sale brought responses from Society fell apart due to the illness of the members Jim Goodwin, Mike Renfro, Philip British editor. Rossica decided to go it alone Robinson. Roy Pietruszka, Richard Talbot and the large volume of 248 pages was mailed and Herbert Dreimanis and from long time the last week of December. A big stumbling correspondent Col. Asdrabul Prado in Brazil. block has been how to bind this massive Special thanks to all. I now have an excess edition, more than twice the size of the usual which I can offer to others. Rossica Journal. It should be worth the wait. Dues notices were included. Dues are $20 but Of special interest in this Torrey sale las lot the $2.00 discount will be honored even 8763 the 1932 Moscow Philatelic Exhibition though past the December 31 deadline through sheet with additional text on the top "To the January. Send your remittance to the treasurer. -2- Stop Press ... Soviet Bear Becomes a Pussy Cat. .. In the December 8, 1997 issue of the Stamp An advertisement in the Sep tern ber 1997 issue Collector, it was announced that eight of the Russian magazine Filateliya [Philately] postmarking devices were reportedly stolen (formerly Filateliya SSSR) offers direct from the Finnish Post Museum in Helsinki subscription of the magazine from the "Marka" sometime in early April 1997. This was Publishing and Trading Center in "Mosckow." originally _reported in the October issue of A six month subscription is offered for $60. Luren, a publication of the Scandinavian A portion of the ad is shown below. Note that Philatelic Library of Southern California. one may order "Philately" from Pussia. H3;xaTem,cKo-Toprouwii ~erip "MAPKA" These are original devices whose imprints are H acypuan "4> HJIATEJIHH" shown in the reduced illustration here. 060Jra;u1eT no.IIIIHCKY ~m1 aapy6eatBldX 'IHTaTe."Ieii ua nepuoe nonyro;xHe 1998 ro~a -~"+-1.:.Ji~(4" "PHILATELY" FROM PUSSIA ~ rn ~ ~ 4.~~ [ANK~ J We gu.arantee the Accuracy of the Information on Postage --· e lHu.es of Ru1111ia and CIS member• Cour&lrie~ Literature Worth Reading.•. · ostL•rc.isr~ Arva 0 WARDE· e The excellent color illustrated article of Russian Imperial issues in the 20th Of the eight markings shown one quickly anniversary issue of The Post Rider, June recognizes that several of the markings can be 1997, mentioned in the last Rossica Bulletin, found on Russian stamps used in Finland and is followed by an equally beautifully color on covers from Finland with Russian stamps. illustrated article on Russia No. I in the September 1997 issue of the German magazine The danger is that these devices may be used "Philatelie und Postgeschichte." There are to create desirable markings on stamps and enlarged accurate color reproductions of many covers for sale to unsuspecting collectors. of the essays and proofs along with photos of Numerous precedents of such shenanigans are a stunning unused block of four and used strip known. of three. If you have any of this material purchased The author "GDM" referenced previous . prior to April 1997, have it expertized to articles on Russia No. I as follows: validate authenticity. Receipt or evidence of 1) Krotzsch-Handbuch "Die Postmarken des purchase would be helpful. Beware of any russischen Kaiserreiches " von material offered after April I 997. Dr. med. E. von Boehman, Riga. 2) Journal of the Rossica Society of Russian If such items are offered to you for sale, Philately, No. 51,"Russia No. I" by notify Paul Nelson, Scandinavian Phil. Library V. Rachmanov. of So. Calif., Box 310, Claremont, CA 91711, 3) "The 19th Century Issues of Imperial Finnish police officer Minna ·Pavas, phone Russia" by Sir John Wilson. 358-0-189-4632, and Finnish Post Museum, 4) Soviet Collector No. 14 (1976) and No. 15 phone 358-204-514.:.767. ( 1977) "Imperial Postage Stamps of Russia issued in 1857-1888, by V. Lobachevsky: - (see Rossica Journal No. 94/95, I 978) -3- Dirty Business... If one wishes to collect labels, that is certainly their prerogative. To pay high prices for "The Dirty Business of Mr. Feigenbaum" was colorful pieces of paper that are supposed to the title of an article in the January issue of be postage stamps of some new country when the Russian magazine Filateliya, No. 1, 1997. in reality they are not is foolhardy. _It is nice It dealt with the exploits of British dealer to be on the ground floor of something, but Clive H. Feigenbaum ._who produces labels or only if it is· not held up with hot air.
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