Content of Michel Catalog Russia and Soviet Union 2020/2021 (E16):

Russia and Soviet Union.

Description:

• This last volume of the new MICHEL Europe series focuses on two specially popular collection areas, presenting them in a compact and low-cost edition.
• Both areas have been completely revised and updated by our editorial team.
• Many appraisals have been updated.
• You will mainly find price increases among mint condition specimens of the Russian Empire and RSFSR, numerous sought-after stamps issued by the Soviet Union, limited blocks and se-tenant units from the Russian Federation.
• Seven newly discovered perforation variations found among issues from the Soviet Union.
• New hyperlinks linking to overprints found in side areas make it easier to cross-reference them.
• Warning, forgery: Additional details regarding forgeries of expensive Soviet Union type variations provide collectors with an even more effective protection from fraud.
• More than 7'700 colour photos and approx. 33'500 appraisals

The catalog is organized according to collection areas. Cataloging within these sections is chronological, based on issue date. Special stamp types, like official stamps, are located at the end of a collection area section. In order to assist collectors organize their stamps, numerous illustrations are provided, as well as information on similar stamps to help avoid possible mix-ups.

Target Group:

Stamp collectors specialized in issues of Russia and the Soviet Union, experts, dealers, thematic collectors, study groups, teachers

Additional Information:

105th Edition, in colour
738 pages
155 mm × 230 mm, hardcover
On sale: 6 November  2020
ISBN: 9783954023462The title “Russia and Soviet Union“ is the worthy completion of the new MICHEL Europe series: These two collection areas, which have now been summarized in greater detail, were already in great demand among collectors last year.

Particularly several issues of the Soviet Union that are scattered throughout this edition stand out among numerous increases in value: Issue MiNo. 5317 U, for instance, which is not perforated, has shown a whopping increase from a two-digit value to a four-digit value.

However, the “Partisan Madonna“ by the artist Mikhail Savitsky from Belarus, whether perforated or not, is probably a beautiful piece of cultural history for any collector – and just a bit more expensive one if it comes without perforation.

Photo: Soviet Union MiNo. 5317

Press Release

For MICHEL, the new decade has started with a small revolution. For 14 years we catalogued the issues of the European states in 7 volumes. Yet the growing number of pages and the price increases for the volumes have made it necessary to re-structure them. By splitting the series into 16 individual volumes, we can now provide our readers with reference books that better suit their interests as collectors for a considerably lower price.

The 2020/2021 MICHEL Russia and Soviet Union continues the new Europe Series with these popular collection areas: Russian Empire, RSFSR, USSR and Russian Federation. By means of state-of-the-art layout technology, the information collected in our Philatelic Data Base (PDB) is transferred into a layout that is easy to read.

The whole edition has undergone editorial processing. The review and updating of price quotations were one focal point. Generally the cataloguing of the issues has been adapted to the latest state of research and many details have been updated. You will find numerous new MICHEL numbers and a lot of editorial changes and improvements in this latest edition.

The continuing demand for unused specimens from the Empire and RSFSR has led to many Michel Numbers showing increased prices. This tendency also applies to issues from the USSR, in particular popular motifs. Seven newly discovered perforation variations among Soviet issues have been added. Limited blocks and se-tenant units issued within the Russian Federation are also among the winners. Brand new hyperlinks to overprint stamps found in side areas help to classify them. New information about forgeries of expensive Soviet type variations help to protect collectors against financial losses.

In this edition you will find all novelties presented in MICHEL Rundschau up to and including No. 10/2020. If you subscribe to MICHEL Rundschau, starting with No. 11/2020, you will stay updated and won’t miss any future stamps!

The Editorial Team takes this opportunity to thank all collectors, examiners and dealers who have contributed to the making of this reference work by providing their expert advice and support.

We wish our readers many pleasant hours spent on philately and this new MICHEL 2020/2021Russia and Soviet Union.

Schwaneberger Publishing House
The Editorial Team

Michel Catalog Russia and Soviet Union 2020/2021 (E16)

Inhalt:

Russland, Sowjetunion.

Beschreibung:

• Im letzten Band der neuen MICHEL-Europa-Reihe wurden zwei besonders beliebte Sammelgebiete kompakt und preiswert zusammengefasst.
• Beide Gebiete redaktionell vollständig überprüft und bearbeitet
• Viele Bewertungsänderungen
• Preissteigerungen finden sich vor allem bei ungebrauchten Stücken aus Kaiserreich und RSFSR, bei zahlreichen ohnehin gefragten Marken aus der Sowjetunion und bei limitierte Blocks und Zd-Einheiten aus der Russischen Föderation.
• Sieben neu entdeckte Zähnungsabarten bei der Sowjetunion
• Neue Querverweise zu Aufdruckmarken in den Nebengebieten erleichtern deren Einordnung.
• Vorsicht Fälschung: Zusätzliche Fälschungshinweise bei teuren sowjetischen Abarten schützen den Sammler noch besser vor Betrug.
• Über 7700 Farbabbildungen und ca. 33.500 Preisbewertungen
• Neuheiten bis MICHEL-Rundschau 10/2020

Produktinformation:

Edition: 105. Aufl., in Farbe
Seiten: 738
Format: 155 mm x 230 mm, Hardcover
Verlag: Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH
Erscheinungsdatum: 6 November 2020

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