Creation of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was proclaimed on this day in the year 1922... The Union was formed by signing of Treaty by various Soviet Republics - Russia, Ukraine, Transcaucasia (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan) and Byelorussia...
This Communist Union endured for almost 70 years and greatly expanded beyond its original four Republics into fifteen...
The first stamp of USSR / Soviet Union was released in the year 1923 by the Post of the USSR commemorating The All-Russian Agricultural and Handicrafts Exhibition held in Moscow that year...
The 1-ruble postage stamp has the inscription in Russian: "CCCP" ("USSR") or "Почта CCCP" (Post of the USSR), the value, and the words in Russian: "Всероссийская сельско-хоз. и кустарно-пром. выставка" (All-Russian Agricultural and Handicraft Exhibition)... The stamp was produced in two variants : Imperforate and Perforated.
This stamp can be collected under the themes:
(a) Agriculture / Food...
(b) Inaugural stamps...
(c) Imperforate...
(d) Exhibitions...
(e) USSR Country collection...
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