Soviet Russia Pomgol Famine Relief Semi-Postal Stamp

Soviet Russia · 1921 · 250 Rubles

The stamp depicts a worker and a peasant, symbolizing the Soviet state, with text related to the Pomgol famine relief effort. This image specifically shows the gummed back of a printing sheet printed on pelure paper.

Issued during the devastating Russian famine of 1921-1922, these semi-postal stamps were created by the Pomgol (All-Russian Committee for Aid to Famine Victims) with a surtax intended to fund critical relief efforts.