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common1900-1945
RSFSR 16 Rubles Standard Issue
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic · 1922 · 16 Rubles
The stamp features a stylized design of a worker's hand firmly grasping a hammer, set against a background of a cogwheel, symbolizing industrial labor and the new Soviet state.
Issued shortly after the Russian Revolution, this stamp is part of the early definitive series of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, reflecting the foundational socialist ideals of industrialization and the working class.
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Image: Почта СССР · License: Public domain
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