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I know this post has little to do with real stamp collecting, but I can't deny it's a funny cinderella.

The altered picture of 11 construction workers is an iconic photograph, taken by Charles C. Ebbets during construction of the GE Building at Rockefeller Center in 1932.
The photograph depicts 11 men eating lunch, seated on a girder with their feet dangling hundreds of feet above the New York City streets. Ebbets took the photo on September 29, 1932, and it appeared in the New York Herald Tribune in its Sunday photo supplement on October 2.

Picture by Charles C. Ebbets (1932)

This (altered) picture can be found on posters, T-shirts, mugs, place mats ...
And also on two so-called Tuva stamp sheets.

The two sheets are completely bogus, but nevertheless always fun looking at.
To serve equal rights, both male and female version of the sheet.

Tuva private issue - female workers

Tuva private issue - male workers

Do you recognise all 'famous' people depicted?

NOT to be continued :-)

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The Philatelic Period after 1995

What happened after 1995 ?

A lot of so called 'private issues' has been printed and are available on various 'stamp' sites.
The term 'private issue' is just another way to say : 'illegal issues', 'fake issues' or simply 'cinderellas'.

Just to complete the article on Tuvan stamps, I'm posting this sheet with the most adorable Teletubbies, issued in 1998.
We see, in order of appearance :  Dipsy, Laa-la, Po and Tinky Winky.

Cinderella issue of Tuva 1998

Among those issues, famous persons, wildlife, scouting, WWF, ... and other popular themes can be found.

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From 1944 on, after the second World War, the Tuvan People's Republic, became part of the Soviet Union, as an autonomous oblast.
In that period, Russian (Soviet Union) were used.

In 1992, when the Soviet Union became the Russian Federation, Tuva regained the status of Tuvan Republic and for a short time, they issued again their own stamps.

The Second Philatelic Period 1994-1995

1994		50th Anniversary of Union with Russia	137-139
1994		Triangular Definitives	140-145

1995		Triangular Silver Provisionals	146-151
1995		Triangular Gold Provisionals	152-157

1995		Wild Tuvan Animals	158-165
1995		Wild Tuvan Birds	167-174

1995		60th Birthday of Dalai Lama	175-176
1995		50th Anniversary of Victory in WW2	177-180

1995		Tuvan Horses	181-188
1995		Dinosaurs	189-195

1995		International Khoomey Symposium	197
1995		New Year 1996 - Last Tuva stamp	198

I don't have any Tuvan stamps of these second period, in my collection, so the following images are found on the net.

Tuvan Birds 1995  - not in my collection

Tuvan Horses 1995 - not in my collection

In 1995 the last official Tuvan stamp was issued.
Now, only the official Russian stamps are used in Tuva.
However ... Tuvan stamps can be found with a later date of issue ...

... to be continued...

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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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The Tuva Republic within the Russian Federation:

map of the Russian Federation - showing Tuva Republic

Some history...
From the 19th century till 1921, Tanna Tuva was part of north-western Mongolia.
In fact Mongolia itself just declared itself independent from the (People's) Republic of China in the beginning of the 20th century.

People's Republic of Tannu Tuva, 1921-1926

People's Revolutionary Party Flag, 1921

In 1921, under Russian instigation, it became the Tuvan People's Republic. A treaty between the Soviet Union and the Mongolian People's Republic in 1926 affirmed the country’s independence, although no other countries formally recognized it.

Tuvan People's Republic 1926-1930

Tuvinian People's Republic State Flag, 1926-1930

The text, in Mongolian, reads ᠪᠦᠭᠦᠳᠡ ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠮᠳᠠᠬᠤ ᠲᠢᠸᠠ ᠠᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ
Bügüde Nayiramdaqu Tuva Arad Ulus "Tuvan People's Republic"

The name changed to Tuvinian People's Republic in the Constitution of 24 November 1926, which established red flag with state arms in center.
The romanized alphabet was adopted in 1930. A new version of state arms introduced 28 June 1930. Flag red with state arms in center.
On 18 October 1930, the state arms again modified . Flag red with state arms in center.

Tuvan People's Republic between 1930-1941

In 1933, the coat of arms changed once more, resulting in yet another flag.

As a result of the Second World War, (a couple of days after Nazi Germany entered Russian soil), Tuva became part of the Soviet Union, as the Tuvan Autonomous Oblast.
This annexation was completed in 1944.
Meanwhile... in 1941 and 1943

Flag changed in new constitution of 25 June 1941.
Red with initials of state ("TAR") in gold in canton.

Cyrillic letters introduced 8 September 1943;
initials on flag changed ("TAP") as a matter of course, not law.

Russian influence over the region increased from 1944 on...

Tuvan Autonomous Oblast (1944-1961)

and in 1961 became the Tuva Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic...

Tuvinian ASSR State Flag, 1961-1978

The state flag changed 10 November 1978 once more, by addition of inscription in Tuvinian language ("Tuva ASSR") as well as in Russian.

Tuvinian ASSR State Flag, 1978-1992

With the end of the Soviet Union, in 1992, Tuva became the "Tuvan Republic" and they are a member of the Russian Federation.

Tuva Republic within the Russian Federation (1992 - )

 ... to be continued ...