Prospectus: Catalogue of Propaganda-Advertising Postal Cards of the USSR 1927-1934

CATALOGUE OF PROPAGANDA-ADVERTISING POSTAL CARDS OF THE U.S.S.R. 1927 - 1934

by George V. Shalimoff and George B. Shaw
Edited by Jean R. Walton

Published by the United Postal Stationery Society 2002
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An English language catalogue of these propaganda-advertising cards has long been wanting, and we are pleased to present this effort to fill a need in the collecting community.

This catalogue - approximately 300 pages in total - illustrates each of the "Propaganda cards" issued by the Soviet Union between 1927 and 1934, and provides a translation into English of the Russian text on those cards. In addition, the Forerunner section illustrates all 22 of the very rare 1926-7 cards with advertising, and each of the Tashkent cards is also pictured, with translation provided. Included are a topical cross-reference, and a concordance with other catalogue numbers [Michel, H&G, Listov], a Finder listing to enable collectors to quickly find a particular card, and a description of the formats of the cards on which these illustrations appear.

The catalogue is printed in black and white in 8綞11" format, with color laminated plastic covers, wire spiral bound, on archival quality paper. The collector of Soviet postal stationery and the topical collector alike will find useful information. An historical background puts these cards into the perspective of their time period, and the translation into English of the text opens doors of understanding to an era gone by.

Topics included are Zeppelins, transportation, aviation, medicine, agriculture, and many more, and the topical collector will find many pictures on various topics.

Translations and illustrations on facing pages allow the collector to identify a card and understand the content. Besides the basic listing of all 308 cards, the forerunner section provides illustrations and translations of these sometimes confusing cards - making it easier for the English-speaking collector to differentiate these cards, and have some idea of the nature of the ads included on them.

The Catalogue is now available [October 2002], for a selling price of $50.00 US, plus postage. This is a limited printing book. Please send your payment in US dollars [check, money order, or cash] of $50.00 PLUS postage and handling costs as listed below. [Note: UPSS member price is $40.00 plus postage.]

USA ~ $4.00 surface mail. [Virginia residents add $1.80 ea/California residents add $2.90 ea sales tax]
Canada ~ Surface mail $7.00, Airmail $9.00.
UK & Germany ~ Surface mail $9.00, Airmail $17.00.
Australia & New Zealand ~ Surface $10.00, Airmail $19.00.
Russia ~ Surface $11.00. or Airmail $20.00.

PLEASE SEND PAYMENT WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO:

UPSS Central Office
P.O. Box 1792
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To see some sample pages from the catalogue, see link at top or below.

Table of contents below

Propaganda cards

Forerunners

Tashkent cards

ALL OF THESE TYPES OF CARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS NEW ENGLISH-LANGUAGE CATALOGUE OF THE PROPAGANDA-ADVERTISING POSTAL CARDS OF THE USSR 1927-1934
Note: While the outside covers of the book are illustrated in color, the illustrations within the book are in black and white, as our sample pages show.
Available October 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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