RSFSR Famine Relief 5000 Rubles
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic · 1922 · 5000 rubles
The stamp features a central hammer and sickle emblem within a star, flanked by wheat sheaves, with text indicating the country, denomination, and purpose 'Aid to the Starving'.
Issued during the severe Russian famine of 1921-1922, this semi-postal stamp was intended to raise funds for relief efforts, highlighting a critical period in early Soviet history.
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Image: Scanned and processed by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%D0%A1%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%90." title="User:Сдобников А.">Andrei Sdobnikov</a> · License: Public domain
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