Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Russian Republics and more ... 01 A Siberian Federal District - Touva 2a

We can divide Tuva's postal history in 2 periods, the first from 1926 to 1944,
the second one from 1994 to 1995.

A treaty between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of Mongolia, in 1926, resulted in the independency of Tuva. At least for those two countries as no other country officially recognised Tuva's independency.
No wonder that the first stamp of Tuva, issued in 1926, was in Mongolian language.
(this stamp is NOT in my collection (yet)).
We see on the stamp the buddhist wheel of life, and writings in Mongolian language.
Also the numbers are written in Mongolian.
UPU rules state that the numerals should be written in arabic numerals! 

1st stamp of Tuva - wheel of life



The First Philatelic Period 1926-1944
1926

First Tuvan Stamps (see pic above) 1-10

1927

First Provisional Overprints 11-14

1927

Local Scenes (see below) 15-28





1932

Provisonal Overprints 29-34

1933

Local Provisional Overprints 35-38

1933

Local Prov. Overprints on Tax Stamps 39-40

1934

Tuva Landscapes 41-48

1934-5

First Tuva Airmails 49-58, 59

1935

Tuv Landscapes II 60-66

1936

15th Ann. of Tuva People´s Republic, Postage 77-98

1936

15th Ann. of Tuva People´s Republic, Airmal 99-107

1938

Provisionals 108-113

1939

Provisionals 114-115

1941

Provisionals 116-123

1941

Colour changes 124-128

1942

22nd Ann. of the Tuva People's Republic 131-133

1943

23rd Ann. of the Tuva People's Republic 134-136


Some of the Tuvan stamps, more likely being produced as propaganda
and to raise money then to serve 'postal' purposes.






... to be continued

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