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Tsarist Russia 10 Kopecks with Ukrainian Trident Overprint

Name: Tsarist Russia 10 Kopecks with Ukrainian Trident Overprint
Brand: Ukraine

Ukraine · 1918 · 10 kopecks

A 10 kopeck definitive stamp of Tsarist Russia featuring a portrait of Tsar Nicholas II, overprinted with a black trident emblem.

This stamp represents the turbulent period following the collapse of the Russian Empire, where various Ukrainian states, like the Ukrainian People's Republic, issued provisional stamps by overprinting existing Russian issues with national symbols like the trident.

Printing Method

Engraved

Themes

royalty heads-of-state overprint provisional nationalism history

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