USSR Postal Stationery Cut-out with Hammer and Sickle

Soviet Union · 1923 · 5 коп.

The stamp features the Soviet hammer and sickle emblem within a circular design, surrounded by text 'CCCP' and '5 коп.'. It is a cut-out from postal stationery, indicated by the rectangular extension at the top.

This stamp represents an early postal indicium of the Soviet Union, reflecting the new communist state's identity and its establishment of a national postal system following the Russian Revolution. It showcases the iconic hammer and sickle, a powerful symbol of the workers' and peasants' alliance.