uncommon1900-1945

Latvia 50 kopecks (Bułak-Bałachowicz issue)

Name: Latvia 50 kopecks (Bułak-Bałachowicz issue)
Brand: Latvia

Latvia · 1920 · 50 kopecks

A 50 kopecks stamp featuring a portrait, designed by painter Rihards Zariņš. The stamp bears the inscription 'ЛАТВІЯ' (Latvia).

Issued in 1920, this provisional stamp was used by the 'Asobny Atrad' (Special Detachment) of General Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz, a military commander operating in the Baltic region during the post-WWI conflicts and the Latvian War of Independence.

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art portrait military provisional

Image: <bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Rihards_Zari%C5%86%C5%A1" class="extiw" title="w:en:Rihards Zariņš"><span title="Latvian graphic artist (1869–1939)">Rihards Zariņš</span></a></bdi> · License: Public domain

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