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I think that there are no people who would not be distracted from their affairs when they hear the fire siren and see the flashing beacons that break the space and bring a sense of anxiety to the heart.
Today, these are sirens, and earlier, it was the ringing of a fire bell and bells in churches, announcing fires.
At the time when a series of postage stamps History of Fire Engines (First Series) was issued, and this, in 1984, the Soviet Union was in an active phase of an arms race with the United States and other NATO countries.
The theme of this postage stamp series is similar to the arms race but here fire and fire brigades compete with each other and on the example of priest Gapon, who was the instigator to the riot we can say that the instigator and instigator of this race was technical progress.
Yes, on the one hand, transport for operational fire extinguishing was developing, but, on the other hand new flammable materials appeared, which complicated the process of fighting the fire.
It looks like a vicious circle in which there is no winner and no loser, only the manufacturer of ignition sources in the form of paints and varnishes, polymers and everything that mankind needs so much, but burns perfectly, flourishes.
On a postage stamp with a face value of 15 kopecks of the USSR, we see "Lessner" Fire Engine, (1904).
This vehicle has already begun to look like a modern fire fighting vehicle.
This postage stamp was issued with a circulation of 4,000,000 copies and is hardly a rarity, but I doubt it that someone may know for sure the number of surviving copies of this postage stamp to this day.
Let's take a look at this postage stamp.
Information about this postage stamp:
Country: USSR.
Subject: # Transport, # Fire Engines, # Technics, # USSR.
Series: History of Fire Engines (First Series).
Name: "Lessner" Fire Engine, (1904).
Denomination of a postage stamp: 15 USSR kopek.
Michel's USSR catalog code: 5464.
Episode release date: December 12, 1984.
Perforation: comb 12 x 11½.
Postage stamp size: 55 x 26 mm.
Printing technology: Photogravure and Recess.
Circulation: 4,000,000.
Estimated price for a clean postage stamp: $ 0.21 - $ 0.74.
Estimated price for a canceled postage stamp: $ 0.06 - $ 0.36.
Photo: original from @barski collection.
Canceled postage stamp
Below, you will see previous postage stamps from this series and links to their descriptions:
Country: USSR.
Subject: # Transport, # Fire Engines, # Technics, # USSR.
Series: History of Fire Engines (First Series).
Name: "Freze" Fire Engine, (1904).
Denomination of a postage stamp: 10 USSR kopek.
Michel's USSR catalog code: 5463.
Episode release date: December 12, 1984.
Perforation: comb 12 x 11½.
Postage stamp size: 55 x 26 mm.
Printing technology: Photogravure and Recess.
Circulation: 5,100,000.
Estimated price for a clean postage stamp: $ 0.21 - $ 0.74.
Estimated price for a canceled postage stamp: $ 0.06 - $ 0.36.
Photo: original from @barski collection.
Canceled postage stamp
Country: USSR.
Subject: # Transport, # Fire Engines, # Technics, # USSR.
Series: History of Fire Engines (First Series).
Name: Horse-drawn Steam-pump, (XIX c).
Denomination of a postage stamp: 5 USSR kopek.
Michel's USSR catalog code: 5462.
Episode release date: December 12, 1984.
Perforation: comb 12 x 11½.
Postage stamp size: 55 x 26 mm.
Printing technology: Photogravure and Recess.
Circulation: 5,500,000.
Estimated price for a clean postage stamp: $ 0.18 - $ 0.62.
Estimated price for a canceled postage stamp: $ 0.04 - $ 0.34.
Photo: original from @barski collection.
Canceled postage stamp
Country: USSR.
Subject: # Transport, # Fire Engines, # Technics, # USSR.
Series: History of Fire Engines (First Series).
Name: Horse-drawn Crew Wagon, (XIX c).
Denomination of a postage stamp: 3 USSR kopek.
Michel's USSR catalog code: 5461.
Episode release date: December 12, 1984.
Perforation: comb 12 x 11½.
Postage stamp size: 55 x 26 mm.
Printing technology: Photogravure and Recess.
Circulation: 5,900,000.
Estimated price for a clean postage stamp: $ 0.11 - $ 0.62.
Estimated price for a canceled postage stamp: $ 0.04 - $ 0.34.
Photo: original from @barski collection.
Canceled postage stamp
To be continued!
You can see the development of the story of my postage stamp collection on my Leofinance blog.
Author @barski
Ukraine
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