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First Definitive Issue. Date of issue:1 January 1925. Designer: A. Troitsky and A. Yakimchenko by sculpture of I. Shadr Paper:ordinary with watermarks Printing process: typo Perforation: No271-289 - frame 113/4 : 12 1/4; No 290, 291 - line 13 1/4. Size: No 271-289 - 18 x 25 mm; No 290, 291 - 27 x32,50 mm. Sheet composition: No 271-289 - 100 pc. four blocks of 25 (5 x 5) stamps;No 290, 291 - 100 pc. two block of 50 (10 x 5) stamps. Printing run: unlimited Michel catalogue numbers: 271A-291E. SC catalogue numbers: 76-97. 1 K. orange-yellow. Worker. (october 1925) 2 K. light green. Peasant. (october 1925) 3 K. brown-red. Soldier. (october 1925) 4 K. carmine. Worker. (july 1925) 5 K. purple. Worker. (october 1925) 6 K. light blue. Peasant. (july 1925) 7 K. brown. Soldier. (october 1925) 8 K. olive. Worker. (october 1925) 9 K. red-orange. Peasant. (november-december 1925) 10 K. deep blue. Soldier. (november 1925) 10 K. light blue. Soldier. (february-march 1927) 14 K. green-blue. Worker. (october-november 1925) 15 K. yellow. Peasant. (november 1925) 18 K. violet. Soldier. (13th May 1926) 20 K. olive-green. Worker. (december 1925) 30 K. bright violet. Peasant. (november 1925) 40 K. grey. Soldier. (december 1925) 50 K. brown. Peasant. (december 1925) 1 R. scarlet and brown. Soldier. (august 1925) 2 R. red and green. Worker. (november-december 1925) 3 R. brown and blue-green. Soldier. (january 1925/march 1926) 5 R. blue and brown. Worker. (january 1925) Varieties 271B-291B. Varieties 278C-289C. Varieties 278IIAXI-278IIAXII. Exist No 290 with perforation line 12 1/2; re-engraved stamps No 271, 275,278, 284. Exist stamps with perforation on drawing of a stamp andstamps with mirror image of a stamps on back.

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