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First All-Russia Agricultural Exhibition issue
Reaper: the first stamp of the USSR, 1 ruble, imperforate, 1923
Country of productionSoviet Union
Location of productionMoscow
Date of production19 August 1923; 100 years ago (1923-08-19)
DesignerGeorgy Pashkov
Perforation
  • none
  • line perforation 12½
  • line perforation 13½
CommemoratesFirst All-Russia Agricultural Exhibition
Depictsreaper, sower, tractor, exhibition
Notabilityfirst postage stamps of the USSR
Face value1, 2, 5 & 7 rubles

The first USSR stamps or First All-Russia Agricultural Exhibition issue appeared in August 1923 as a series of Soviet Union postage stamps. Its designer was the Russian artist Georgy Pashkov.[1][2]

History

The First All-Russian Agricultural and Handicraft Exhibition was held in Moscow in 1923. It was opened on 19 August. This very day, a special commemorative series of postage stamps dedicated to the exhibition opening was released. These were the first stamps of the Soviet Union.[1]

Stamps

The stamp design was created by the artist G. Pashkov.[1][2]

The stamps have the inscription in Russian: "CCCP" ("USSR") or "Почта CCCP" (Post of the USSR), the value, and the words in Russian: "Всероссийская сельско-хоз. и кустарно-пром. выставка" (All-Russian Agricultural and Handicraft Exhibition). They were produced by lithographic printing in two versions, imperforate and perforated.[2]

Sower, 2 rubles,
imperforate 		Tractor, 5 rubles, imperforate Exhibition general view,
7 rubles, imperforate
Reaper, 1 ruble,
perf. 12½ 		Sower, 2 rubles,
perf. 12½ 		Tractor, 5 rubles, perf. 12½ Exhibition general view,
7 rubles, perf. 12½

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Interesting facts". About us. Moscow: Federal State Unitary Enterprise Publishing and Trading Centre “Marka”. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
  2. ^ a b c "Stamps of the USSR (1923–1991): 1923. August. The first Vserosijsky agricultural and kustarno-industrial exhibition". Philately: Catalog. Post stamps. Russian Empire. USSR. Scandinavian Catalog; skandinav.eu. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-30.

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