The very first postage stamp was created in 1857. Its appearance was made according to the idea of the engraver Franz Kepler. On the first stamps there were no teeth yet, and simple postal horns were depicted on them, over which you can see the coat of arms of the Russian Federation. Even higher above the emblem was the price for a postage stamp. For quite some time, stamps were written in the same style. But after the 1920s, after the formation of the USSR, it was decided to issue stamps related to some specific political or public events.
Currently, many brands have become antique. Such seemingly simple photos began to be studied by many philatelists. And the prices for such samples are very high.
We bring to your attention the 10 most expensive postage stamps of the USSR 1961-1991 with photos and prices. Rare copies for millions of rubles - review at home old envelopes from under letters.
List
- 10. Lemon, up to 1.3 million p
- 9. Flight of peace and friendship, 1.9 million p
- 8. Transcarpathian Ukraine, 1.94 million p
- 7. 2nd International Polar Year, 2.4 million p
- 6. Aspid-blue airship, 2.6 million p.
- 5. Consular fifty dollars, 4.1 million p
- 4. Airmail with a fat five, 5.6 million rubles
- 3. Levanevsky with an overprint, 34.2 million p
- 2. Tiflis unique, 45.6 million rubles
- 1. The best drummer of the All-Union Society of Philatelists, 50.6 million rubles
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Postage stamp under the simple but unusual name "Lemon"Was released in 1925. This is one of the rarest stamps of the times of the USSR. Her name comes from her lemon yellow color. On "Limonka" a simple peasant is depicted. The portrait was taken from a sculpture by a famous man named Ivan Shadr.
Ivan Dmitrievich Shadr is a famous and great Soviet artist, sculptor. He studied more in the direction of academic modernism.
The nominal value of "Lemon" is 15 kopecks. In the manufacture of such a postage stamp, the punching machine broke. But so that this does not harm the terms of issue, it was decided to send this party on time.
For this reason, "Limonka" was small in circulation. They released it for shipment to rather remote regions of the USSR. We can say that all postage stamps were used for their intended purpose.
Currently, the stamp "Limonka" is considered very rare. Its price is up to 1.3 million rubles. Many want to get it in their rare antique collection.
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Postage Stamp "Flight of Peace and Friendship"Was released in 1964. This happened during the preparations for the visit of the Soviet delegation, which was led by Khrushchev. This brand of 4 kopecks is considered one of the rarest at the present time.
On the stamp “Flight of Friendship and Peace” a motor ship is painted on which is written “Bashkiria”. The ship itself is on the move, and above it you can also see 4 flags that correspond to the visit to these countries. The circulation of the brand was printed, but it did not go into circulation. Unfortunately, these brands were not used for their intended purpose.
They decided to destroy the print runs, and after a while copies appeared in many private collections. Currently, the stamp “Flight of Friendship and Peace” costs from 1.9 million rubles.
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Types of brand "Transcarpathian Ukraine" lots of. The first issue of postage stamps began in May 1945. Earlier, in the 10-11 centuries, the entire territory of Transcarpathia was part of Kievan Rus. But since 1944, it has completely departed to Ukraine.
On the brand most often you could see a star with a hammer and a sickle inside. Around the inscription "Transcarpathian Ukraine", and below the year of release. Currently, such brands are very rare and many people want to get them in their collection. Currently, such brands are worth 1.94 million rubles.
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Brand "2nd International Polar Year"Was established in 1932. Initially, it was created in order to send airmail. Externally, the brand is green. A map is shown in the center, on the left side you can see an airplane and a motor ship, which indicates what the brand was intended for. On the other hand you can see the sickle and hammer.
The nominal value of this brand was 1 ruble. The price is 2.4 million. Quite a lot, but lovers of this business would simply like to get it even at that price.
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Brand "Airship Blue Airship"Was released in 1931. It painted a blue airship that floats over the globe. The nominal value of this brand is 50 kopecks. It is believed that the creator of this brand was the then-famous artist Vasily Zavyalov.
Initially, the brand was made more in different brown tones, but then it was decided to print it in black and blue paint. Currently, it is considered one of the rare brands, the amount of which is at least 2.6 million rubles.
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Postage Stamp "Consular fifty dollars»One of the rarest airmail brands of the times of the USSR. The year of manufacture is considered to be 1922.
It is believed that these stamps were intended to pay consular duties at the time of border crossing. It is worth noting that in 1922 relations between the RSFSR and Germany were improved, which made it possible to send letters, postcards and parcels.
This brand was released in different colors. They had reddish and greenish hues. The embassy of the RSFSR kept 8 such consular stamps. Previously, such marks on packages meant that the documentation was confidential.
Currently, the Consular Fifty brand is worth about 4.1 million rubles.
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StampsFat Five Airmail»Were created back in 1923. They were published in various denominations of 1, 3, 5 and even 10 rubles. One of the most famous copies was a face value of 5 rubles, since the first batch was printed with a non-standard large five.
In most cases, such brands were greenish shades. The stamp depicts a plane that hovers in the sky. Above it you can see the inscription CCCP. Below is the year of issue and the face value of the brand.
Amazing fact: in the world there are only 50 of these brands. Many collectors want to get such a copy in their antique collection. Now such a brand costs 5.6 million rubles.
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Brand "Levanevsky with an overprint"Was established in 1935. On the stamp you can see the famous pilot A. Levanevsky. This man made several rather large flights. It is believed that there are several very rare varieties of this particular brand due to lowercase letters in the word.
Initially, the brand was intended to pay for various postal items on airplanes. Currently, this brand is worth almost 34.2 million. But people who want to see it in their antique collection will not stint even at such high prices.
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«Tiflis unique"Was released in 1857 in our Russian Empire. Originally intended for cities such as Tiflis and Kojori. The face value is only 6 kopecks, but at the same time it is one of the rarest brands in the world.
All Tiflis stamps were without teeth, square in shape. In most cases, they were colorless with simple embossing. The coat of arms of Tiflis was depicted in the drawing of this stamp, and a double-headed eagle towered above it. Drawing on the stamp was viewed very clearly and clearly.
Currently, its price is 45.6 million. And it is in second place in our top of the most expensive postage stamps of the USSR.
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In the first place of the most expensive postage stamps of the USSR is a stamp called "The best drummer of the All-Union Society of Philatelists»The price of which is 50.6 million rubles.
It was released in 1932. In their circles they gave her the name "Cardboard box". So they called it because it was made of thick paper. Nowadays, there is only one such instance.