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Stamps from Tuva catalogue

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Tuva was a protectorate of Russia between 1914 and 1944, which issued its own stamps. From 28 August 1991, Tuva obtained its own sovereign administration, which ordered stamps in 1994 and 1995 but was not allowed to issue them.  More

Stamps from Tuva

Tuva was part of China until 1914, after that it was a protectorate under Russian administration. On August 14, 1921 it became an independent People's Republic, on October 13, 1944 it was - not entirely voluntarily - incorporated into the Union of Socialist Republics (RSFSR) as an autonomous republic.

From 28 August 1991 ('Republic of Tuva') it obtained its own sovereign government with a new constitution that included the right to independence - this right has not been exercised to date.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the union with Russia, the story goes that the sovereign government had stamps designed and printed between 1994 and 1995, first in Vienna, Austria, and later in China. These stamps were not allowed to be used postally by the central government in Moscow, so they were not used postally and came onto the market as collector's items. Andreas Backman has included copies of official documents as evidence in his catalogue. There are also known circulated envelopes, but it is assumed that these were all forgeries made after office hours in Tuva (postmark) and other Russian cities (receipt stamp).

Although the status of these stamps is debatable, LD has included them in the collection area. All other stamps from after 1944 are cinderellas. A separate collection area has been set up for these.

The stamps issued between 1926 and 1944 have not been without suspicion either. Between 1934 and 1936 alone, more than 100 stamps were issued with exotic images of life in Tuva. However, these did not correspond to everyday reality. For example, there was no train in Tuva and there is no reason to assume that the country was ever visited by a zeppelin. One source claims that Bekula Sekula, a stamp dealer with a dubious track record, managed to persuade the authorities in Moscow and Tuva to produce these stamps for philatelists abroad in exchange for hard currency.

For this reason, some catalogues did not include stamps from Tuva for a long time. Today, however, they can be found in all major catalogues.

In 1926, tax stamps were issued. These are above all suspicion.

The currency is the Tugrik (Ruble in Mongolian) = 100 Mung (kopecks), since 1936 the Tugrik is called Aksha.

Sources
Wikipedia: Postal history of Tuva
Backman, Anders, "Tuva 2000 Stamp Catalog", 1998

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F – Deux filigranes furent utilisés pour les timbres de Touva:
E – Two watermarks were used for the stamps of Tuva:

1) NL Star and diamond (multiple)
E Star and diamond (multiple)
F Étoile et losange (multiple)
The Star and the Horn (multiple)

F En vigueur à partir d'octobre 1926.
E In effect from October 1926.

F Filigree normal (right).
E Watermark normal (upright).

2) NL Meander and rosette (multiple)
E Meander and rosette (multiple)
F Méandre et rosette (multiple)
D Mäander und Rosette (more)

F En vigueur à partir de 1934.
E In effect from 1934.

F Filigree normal (right).
E Watermark normal (upright).

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Toeva was tot 1914 deel van China, daarna een protectoraat onder Russisch beheer. Op 14 augustus 1921 werd het een onafhankelijke volksrepubliek, op 13 oktober 1944 werd het - niet geheel vrijwillig - opgenomen in de Unie van Socialistische Republieken (R.S.F.S.R.) als autonome republiek.

Vanaf 28 augustus 1991 ('republiek Toeva') verkreeg het een eigen soeverein bestuur met een nieuwe grondwet waarin is opgenomen het recht op onafhankelijkheid - hier is tot op heden geen gebruik van gemaakt.

Om het 50-jarige jubileum van de vereniging met Rusland te vieren gaat het verhaal dat het soevereine bestuur tussen 1994 en 1995 postzegels heeft laten ontwerpen en drukken, eerst in Wenen Oostenrijk en later in China. Deze zegels van de centrale overheid in Moskou mochten deze zegels niet postaal gebruikt worden, zijn dus niet postaal gebruikt en als verzamelobject op de markt gekomen. Andreas Backman heeft kopieën van officiële documenten al bewijs in zijn catalogus opgenomen. Ook zijn er gelopen enveloppen bekend, hiervan is de aanname echter dat dit allemaal vervalsingen zijn gemaakt na kantooruren in Toeva (verzendstempel) en andere Russische steden (ontvangststempel).

Hoewel de status van deze zegels valt te betwisten, heeft LD deze bij het verzamelgebied ondergebracht. Alle andere zegels van na 1944 zijn cinderella's. Hiervoor is een apart verzamelgebied ingericht.

De zegels die zijn uitgegeven tussen 1926 en 1944 zijn ook niet zonder verdachtmakingen gebleven. Alleen al tussen 1934 en 1936 werden er meer dan 100 postzegels uitgegeven met exotische afbeeldingen van het leven in Toeva.Deze strookten echter niet met de dagelijkse werkelijkheid. Zo was er geen trein in Toeva en is er ook geen reden om aan te nemen dat het land ooit is bezocht door een zeppelin. Er is een bron die beweert dat Bekula Sekula, een postzegelhandelaar met bedenkelijke staat van dienst, de overheden in Moskou en Toeva heeft weten over te halen om deze zegels te produceren voor filatelisten in het buitenland in ruil voor harde valuta.

Een aantal catalogi heeft vanwege deze reden lange tijd zegels uit Toeva niet opgenomen. Tegenwoordig zijn ze echter in alle grote catalogi terug te vinden.

In 1926 zijn er fiscale zegels uitgegeven. Deze zijn verheven boven elke verdachtmaking.

De valuta is de Tugrik (Roebel op z'n Mongools) = 100 Mung (kopeken), vanaf 1936 wordt de Tugrik Akscha genoemd.

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Wikipedia: Postal history of Tuva

Backman, Anders, "Tuva 2000 Stamp Catalogue", 1998

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F – Deux filigranes furent utilisés pour les timbres de Touva:

E – Two watermarks were used for the stamps of Tuva:

1) NL Ster en ruit (meervoudig)

E Star and diamond (multiple)

F Étoile et losange (multiple)

D Stern und Raute (mehrfach)

F En vigueur à partir d’octobre 1926.

E In effect from October 1926.

F Filigrane normal (droit).

E Watermark normal (upright).

2) NL Meander en rozet (meervoudig)

E Meander and rosette (multiple)

F Méandre et rosette (multiple)

D Mäander und Rosette (mehrfach)

F En vigueur à partir de 1934.

E In effect from 1934.

F Filigrane normal (droit).

E Watermark normal (upright).


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