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Charity Stamps of 1923-1930


Inverted Overprint with "1 923" Date Error


USSR stamps, for charitable purposes, were issued from 1923 to 1930, with most of them being for child welfare.  Some of these issues were only sold through philatelic outlets, and as a result, they are very scarce today.  USSR charity stamp issues were discontinued after 1930.



The five RSFSR postage stamps shown above were overprinted and surcharged on May 1, 1923 to raise money for charitable purposes.

The overprint means "Philately's Contribution to Labor".  The stamps were only available at the Moscow post office, and they were only on sale for one day.

The catalog attributes are as follows:

  • 01 R. + 01 R. on 0010 R.  (1923 - Sc. #B38) - Brown & Black (Bronze).
  • 01 R. + 01 R. on 0010 R.  (1923 - Sc. #B39) - Brown & Black (Gold).
  • 02 R. + 02 R. on 0250 R.  (1923 - Sc. #B40) - Dull Violet (Bronze).
  • 04 R. + 04 R. on 5000 R.  (1923 - Sc. #B41) - Dark Violet (Bronze).
  • 04 R. + 04 R. on 5000 R.  (1923 - Sc. #B42) - Dark Violet (Silver).



The five RSFSR postage stamps shown above were overprinted and surcharged on November 20, 1924 to raise money for Leningrad Flood Relief.

The overprint means "USSR For the Sufferers of the Leningrad Flood".  The stamps were only available at the Moscow post office, and they were only on sale for one day.

The catalog attributes are as follows:

  • 03 K. + 03 K. on 0100 R.  (1924 - Sc. #B43) - Orange.
  • 07 K. + 20 K. on 0200 R.  (1924 - Sc. #B44) - Light Brown.
  • 14 K. + 30 K. on 0300 R.  (1924 - Sc. #B45) - Green.
  • 12 K. + 40 K. on 0500 R.  (1924 - Sc. #B46) - Blue.
  • 20 K. + 50 K. on 1000 R.  (1924 - Sc. #B47) - Carmine.

All of the overprinted and surcharged charity USSR stamps of 1923 exist with inverted and double overprints.



The two USSR stamps for charity, shown above, were issued during December 1926 to raise money for Child Welfare.

The two designs feature Orphans and Lenin as a Child.  For every stamp sold, two Kopecks were donated to Child Welfare.

The catalog attributes, for unwatermarked stamps, are as follows:

  • 10 K.  (1926 - Sc. #B48) - Brown.
  • 20 K.  (1926 - Sc. #B49) - Deep Blue.

The catalog attributes, for watermarked stamps, are as follows:

  • 10 K.  (1926 - Sc. #B50) - Brown.
  • 20 K.  (1926 - Sc. #B51) - Deep Blue.



The two USSR stamps for charity, shown above, were issued during April 1927 to raise money for Child Welfare.

The two designs feature Orphans and Lenin as a Child.  For every stamp sold, two Kopecks were donated to Child Welfare.

The catalog attributes are as follows:

  • 08 K. + 02 K.  (1927 - Sc. #B52) - Yellow Green.
  • 18 K. + 02 K.  (1927 - Sc. #B53) - Deep Rose.



The four USSR stamps for charity, shown above, were issued in 1929 and 1930 to raise money for Child Welfare.  The stamps are unwatermarked, and they are perforated 10, 10 1/2, or 12 1/2.

The two common designs feature industrial training and agricultural training.

The catalog attributes are as follows:

  • 10 K. + 02 K.  (1929 - Sc. #B54) - Olive Brown & Orange Brown.
  • 10 K. + 02 K.  (1930 - Sc. #B55) - Olive Green.
  • 20 K. + 02 K.  (1929 - Sc. #B56) - Black Brown & Blue.
  • 20 K. + 02 K.  (1930 - Sc. #B57) - Blue Green.





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