USSR stamps - rare paper treasures

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Unique copies, limited editions and fantastically expensive collections… These phrases cause excitement in anyone who has ever been seriously involved in philately or, as it is popularly called, collecting postage stamps. Some have taken up this relatively recently and believe that this kind of activity is just an exciting hobby. But the attitude of others - may surprise someone. For most avid philatelists, collecting is life. They absolutely spare no effort and time to find the right fragments or specimens for their collection.

They, perhaps, can be understood, because some stamps are not only of historical value. Sometimes the cost of one unit can soar up to eight figures. This, of course, only applies to rare specimens. Today it is extremely difficult to find them on your own, but what about those that have already been found? flaunt in private collections or museums, from where to buy something practicallyimpossible. Postage stamps of the USSR are also of interest, as they are of considerable historical value.

Historical specimens. Description

Each such brand has its own history. Some stamps of the USSR were issued for some event, others were printed in a limited edition, etc. So, what can we say about the most expensive and interesting stamps of the Soviet Union?

Almost a century ago, a significant and very first brand in the history of the USSR was born. This happened on November 7, 1918. Its creator was none other than Zarinsh Richard Germanovich. Since that time, the rarest specimens have often been produced in the Soviet space, which to this day philatelists are looking for all over the world. Yes, USSR stamps can cost more than one thousand dollars. A copy of the stamp from the very first All-Union Philatelic Exhibition cost one buyer almost eight hundred.

Rare and expensive

Relatively recently, namely in 2008, stamps with the image of pilot S. A. Levanevsky. Released in August 1935, it was part of a limited edition and had several varieties. The difference was in the letter "f", which was spelled somewhat differently. Moscow - North Pole - San Francisco … This was that significant route of the pilot. The authorities decided to commemorate this event with the release of such a wonderful paper piece of history.

The same brand exists on the market, only with the "extinguishing" inverted. She's ratedsomewhat cheaper - two hundred thousand dollars. Copies under the name "Consular fifty dollars" came out in a large circulation. Their number at that time was about fifty to seventy pieces. Each is valued at approximately sixty-five thousand dollars. A rare stamp bearing the name "Transcarpathian Ukraine" remained only in a few copies, as it was, in principle, not released into circulation. Its value ranges from thirty thousand dollars.

Stamps of the USSR. Space and achievements of the 20th century

Space themes in stamps are of particular interest to philatelists. Famous cosmonauts and their flights often adorn the stamps of the USSR. Space, like everything unknown, has always attracted people, so such grandiose flights deserve eternal memory. The first manned flight into space was marked by the release of a stamp featuring Yuri Gagarin. Following it, stamps of the USSR were issued, dedicated to the day of cosmonautics, to achievements in the field of space technology, space television and space physics.

Commemorative and commemorative stamps

USSR stamps of 1974 are mostly considered rare and rare. Here are just a few:

• Fiftieth anniversary of the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
• Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance.
• Thirtieth anniversary of the lifting of the blockade of Leningrad.
• European Speed Skating Championships.
• 250th anniversary of the USSR Academy of Sciences, etc.

The following list will present the stamps of the USSR by year, starting from XXcentury.

• 1866. Rare postage stamp "Russian Empire".
• 1923. "Philately for the Workers" with a silver overprint.
• 1924. “Help for flood victims in Leningrad.”
• 1925. Lemonka (Gold Standard).
• 1933. "Order of the Red Banner".
• 1934. "In memory of the dead stratonauts".
• 1935. "Levanevsky with overprint".

Certainly, collecting stamps gives you the opportunity to look deeper into the history and culture of your state.