5th Anniversary of October Revolution Charity Stamp
Russia · 1923 · 100,000 Rbls
The stamp features a central vignette depicting a worker with a hammer, symbolizing labor, within an ornate frame. It bears a large bronze overprint indicating a new denomination and commemorating the 5th anniversary of the October Revolution.
Issued in 1923, this stamp commemorates the fifth anniversary of the October Revolution, a foundational event for the Soviet Union. It was a charity issue, linking philately to labor and social causes during a period of significant post-revolutionary change.
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Image: Post of the Soviet Union (<a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87_(%D1%85%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA)" class="extiw" title="ru:Дубасов, Иван Иванович (художник)">I. I. Dubasov</a>). · License: Public domain
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