SV: [SEELANGS] philatelic help?

[Jon Kyst]

chechersk - mogilevskaia guberniia
??????? - ?????????? ????????

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Fra: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list på vegne af William Ryan
Sendt: ti 03-06-2008 18:21
Til: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Emne: Re: [SEELANGS] philatelic help?



Yalta used to be in the Tavricheskaia guberniya (TAVRG?). I don't know
when this changed its name. What date is the stamp?
Will Ryan


Anne Fisher wrote:
> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> I have been asked to help decipher some cancelled Soviet stamps, but
> can't. To me the cancellation stamps look like they say "YALTATAVRG"
> and "CHECHERSKMOGIL" or "CHECHERSKMOGUL". The names of the two towns
> Yalta and Chechersk are clear enough, but what do the continuations mean?
>
> Thank you for any leads, and I'd be happy to forward the scans
> themselves to any interested philatelists,
>
> Annie
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