Beiträge von Charman

  • Postal rates of Far Eastern Republic

    Thanks to all who chipped in.

    After some search on Google books, I managed to dig out this from a US Official Postal Guide july 1923 (supposedly the FER post was either still in some grey zone while being consumed by USSR, or the news had not yet reached the US in mid 1923, that the FER did no longer exist). I have a notion that these rates reflect a later set, while there were some earlier, lower rates before these came into effect.

  • Postal rates of Far Eastern Republic

    Zitat von DKKW

    Hi Charman

    that's the only cover from the FER in my collection (it's not for sale).

    A registered letter from Wladiwostok to Copenhagen in Denmark. Probably 2nd or even 3rd weight. Two reg. labels (kyrill. and latin alphabet), typical for covers to foreign countries.

    Postmarked Wladiwostok 20.1.22 (jul. cal.). On the backside an unreadable red british registered postmark ?.FEB.22 and the danish arrival mark Kjøbenhavn 2.OMB. 1-3.22. 2.OMB. stands for second distribution.

    Best regards
    DKKW

    I think they went away from Julian calendar in 1918, or ?

  • Postal rates of Far Eastern Republic

    Zitat von DKKW

    Hi Charman

    that's the only cover from the FER in my collection (it's not for sale).

    A registered letter from Wladiwostok to Copenhagen in Denmark. Probably 2nd or even 3rd weight. Two reg. labels (kyrill. and latin alphabet), typical for covers to foreign countries.

    Postmarked Wladiwostok 20.1.22 (jul. cal.). On the backside an unreadable red british registered postmark ?.FEB.22 and the danish arrival mark Kjøbenhavn 2.OMB. 1-3.22. 2.OMB. stands for second distribution.

    Best regards
    DKKW

    That is a very nice and clean cover - thanks for sharing

    I have noticed that there usually are two reg labels on these covers. I suppose it is because of the language/letterings to make sure it is understood outside kyril area ? Do you know if both labels were added in Vladivostok or the top one at a border office or harbour office ?

    Can I have a scan of the reverse to se markings ? An english mark (London FS?) indicates that it went south through the indian ocean on british mail boats ?

  • Postal rates of Far Eastern Republic

    Zitat von Jean Philippe

    There is at least some information on the rates in this article.

    http://www.stampnewsnow.com/PDF_Pages/FarEasternRepublic.pdf

    And there is some more in this issue of Rossica (cf. in particular the article starting on page 52) :

    https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/UF00020235/00043

    Thank you very much. The first article gives some indication:

    "The postal rates were set at seven kopecks for domestic mail and at ten kopecks for foreign mails (100 kopecks equal 1 ruble)."

    It does not say when they start or end and weight class increments. But it may help analysing covers from auctions and piecing something together :-). The FER was shortlived, but still I wonder if the otherwise hefty inflation in the rest of the soviet area, did not affect FER. Was it a different currency (gold based) ???

    The other article (nice find) says this:

    I am not sufficiently strong in this area, but is this not before the establ. of the Far Eastern Republic ? If they carried over to 1920-22, they are different from those mentioned in the first article ?

  • Postal rates of Far Eastern Republic

    Zitat von 241264hsv-fan

    I see that my attention is required. I don't have all the old magazines myself. However, I can't remember an article. A look at the older jounals didn't lead to any results.
    It is not my area of collecting, so I cannot comment on the postage rates.

    Thanks for chipping in :) ... This sounds like a very underappreciated subject. And frankly, I did not even know of it before recently.

    So you only know the postage rates of your collecting area ? A little secluded is it not ?

    I try to asssemble a general library, on worldwide postage rates (approaching it at least), postal history and stamps in general. Maybe it is because I am into marcophily and items I look for can, in principle, be from all of the world.