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Ukraine: 10 kopecks Imperial Russian stamp with Trident Overprint

Name: Ukraine: 10 kopecks Imperial Russian stamp with Trident Overprint
Brand: Ukraine

Ukraine · 1918 · 10 kopecks

A blue 10 kopeck Imperial Russian stamp featuring a portrait of Tsar Nicholas II, overprinted with a black Ukrainian trident (tryzub).

This stamp represents the turbulent period following the collapse of the Russian Empire, where newly independent Ukraine (Ukrainian People's Republic) overprinted existing Russian stamps with its national emblem to create provisional postage.

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overprint history nationalism heads-of-state transitional-period

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