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It's offered to your attention the new 2009(!) Russian catalogue (reference books) named "POST STAMPS 1856-1991" by V. Ljapin. This catalogue is fully revised and corrected previous issue, with addition of the new parts and modern assessment. This is the most complete edition for nowadays. The catalogue presents proofs, essays, specimen, imperforated stamps, printing rejects etc. The most interesting are the stamps from World War I and Russian civil war periods. Here you will find many issues not really known by the wide range of collectors, such as Tebriz, Gilan, "Cheskya pochta" and many many other interesting stamps. The book contains historical references and author own thoughts about some issues appearance reasons. The following parts are very detailed: Ukraine 1918, Tuva, stamps of the special purpose, local issues, stamps issued on the territories occupied by fascists and by the Soviet Army. The stamps from the period of 1960-1991 are presented without pictures, only the prices are given as well as most important kind of these stamps, not issued stamps, and some essays. Actually this book is the catalogue-monograph. It's printed on excellent chalk-overly paper, on more than 600 pages. It's in both Russian and English! The beginning of the official sale in Russia is from September 27, 2008.
The book includes stamps descriptions of:
Russian Empire, RSFSR, USSR (1923 - 1991);
Russian post offices abroad;
World War I (1914 - 1918);
Civil War (1918 - 1923);
World War II (1939 - 1945);
After-war issues in the USSR.
This catalogue is for professional philatelists and stamps sellers. Also it's very useful for the beginners who want to improve their philatelic knowledge.
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Please have a look at some typical pages for better understanding of this book.
Format - about A4.
Condition - NEW! The book is softcovered, printed on more than 600 pages, in Russian and English.
The reference book can be a very good gift to any stamps collector!
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