Interest of Bolshevik Is A set of four "Toni Mourning has been issued by the Russian 'They boar surrounded n inner frame of black and nuter border of Communisb and will be in compulsory ise' for some time. The portrait, in its silhouette effect of black and white, is a remarkably good one, Altor the revolution, payment eof postage was abolished Russia, but the die{rganisation consequent on this change was 80 widesproud that free postage was roped alter a not very extend. ed trial. Then appealed some curious stampa symbolic of art, Inbour, Socialism—slaying the Capitalist dragon, and" similar devices, the nominal values of the stamps being in éver-ineronsing figures, up to 100,000 roubles. Than there was a sudden drop when "1992 roubles!" were. ucad, each worth 10,000 of old roubles.
1923 small stampa boning fearsome portraits of "Rod workers and soldiers wore troduced, which are not. the, boot possible the charms, devices, served when hey' were stampa with n gold kopecks, a monopoly of a'spociat tment, of the Sovint Govern-which markets them in aid raviown Framing. and. Child Welfare funds, puretuating the ordinary ignuon of Russia by spo-charity" sets, sold at. high prices, and bearing, such inscrip~ tions as "Philately Helps the Children." Famine stampa from. save trict boar witness the. internal condition of Russia during the last two throo years.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.