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RSFSR Pomgol Famine Relief Stamp
uncommon1900-1945

RSFSR Pomgol Famine Relief Stamp

Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic · 1921 · 2250 roubles

The stamp features the denomination '2250 РУБ.' at the top, 'Р.С.Ф.С.Р.' (RSFSR) at the bottom, and a central design of a hammer and sickle within a star, flanked by 'ПОМГОЛ' (Pomgol) and the year '1921'.

This semi-postal stamp was issued by the Russian SFSR in 1921 to raise funds for Pomgol (All-Russian Public Committee for Aid to the Starving), an organization created to combat the devastating famine of 1921-1922.

Catalog Numbers

scottB16
michel166x

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