The History of World War I (ongoing stamp series)
The History of Wold War I is an ongoing series of commemorative stamps issued by the Russian Post. The stamps of the series depict events, people and weapon of World War I.
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The stamp series started in 2014, as of 10 September 2015 12 stamps of the series were issued; the series will continue.
Issue I, 31 July 2014. Battles of World War I.
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The Brusilov Offensive. June — August 1916. The map of the battle; Aleksei Brusilov with staff officers. Marka[1] No 1856, Michel No 2062.
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The Siege of Osowiec Fortress. September 1914 — August 1915. The map of the Sosnya Position; the counter attack of Russians after a German gas attack. Marka No 1857, Michel No 2063.
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The Russian Expeditionary Force in France. 1916—1918. The map of the travel of the Russian Expeditionary Force to the Western Front; Russian soldiers in Champagne, France.Marka No 1858, Michel No 2064.
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The Erzurum Offensive. January — March 1916. The map of the battle; Russian soldiers with a captured Turkish gun. Marka No 1859, Michel No 2065.
Issue II, 3 August 2015. Heroes of World War I.
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Konstantin Nedorubov (1889—1978). Marka No 1978, Michel No 2191.
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Ivan Tyulenev (1892—1978). Marka No 1979, Michel No 2192.
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Nikolai Ulanov (1881—1948). Marka No 1980, Michel No 2193.
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Ivan Khizhnyak (1893—1980). Marka No 1981, Michel No 2194.
Issue III, 10 September 2015. The Russian weapon of World War I.
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The Mosin–Nagant rifle model 1891. Marka No 1995, Michel No 2212.
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The Fedorov Avtomat automatic rifle model 1916. Marka No 2115.
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The 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902. Marka No 1996, Michel No 2213.
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The destroyer Novik (commissioned in 1913). Marka No 1997, Michel No 2214.
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The Sikorsky Ilya Muromets bomber (1913). Marka No 1998, Michel No 2215.
Примечания
edit- ↑ The catalogue of the Publishing and Trade Centre Marka, the official publishers of the Russian Post.