Rossica, 1999. — 220 p. The task of this essay is to portray the development of postal relations over a period of 100 years, during which time life changed greatly from the economic and social conditions found in the country at the threshold of the XIX century. In this process of historical development the Post was one of the elements of the nation's economy and culture....
Rossica, 2015. — 128 p. This exhibit explores an unusual phenomenon: relatively abundant picture postcards (PPCs) in the mail of the prisoners of the Great War (1914 - 1918). The imagery of these postcards conveyed additional meanings to the correspondence of POWs and provides important primary evidence of human conditions of the prisoners in warring countries.
Rossica., 2012. — 129 p. This postal history exhibit, as defined on the title page, offers the viewer a chronological overview of the postal evolution of mail sent by way of the trans-Siberian rail network between 1899 until 1945, not in-depth studies of the historical events. Included is only postal history having 'via Siberia' and variation markings on mail in support of the...
Rossica, 2018. — 129 p. The exhibit is the first attempt to summarize the postal history of Kazan and Kazan province from the pre-adhesive period and to 10/25/1917. This region, with the exception of a few small notes, was not actually studied before. Here are presented, both characteristic for the Russian Empire, and local features of postal services and markings. A number of...
Rossica., 2009. — 113 p. To demonstrate the maturation and spread of Imperial Russia's postal system over the last 45 years of its existence from the sole viewpoint of temporary post office services (the "last piece of the puzzle"), the development of various types of "tempos" following economic, social or military lines, and provide a survey of such offices following a...
Rossica., 2010. — 162 p. Almost 30 years of collecting and research have gone into this postal history exhibit, including several visits to Iran since 2001 and three longer visits to the National Archives in India (New Delhi, Calcutta and Bombay) between 2004 and 2006. The interests of two Great Powers - Russia and England - collided in Persia, and from the early 1860s to the...
Rossica., 2009. — 129 p. The history of Russian postmarks began from the mid-1760's when they appeared in St. Petersburg. From 1782 postmarks were officially introduced in all Russian post offices, so as to mark letters as a proof that postage rates had been collected. After 1830 dated postmarks began to be used. With the introduction of postage stamps to Russia came the need...
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