Postal Cover with First Day cancel issued by the Riga Post Office, Latvian SSR, celebrating the 45th anniversary of October Revolution, artist identified on verso, 1962.
The size is standard 6 ¼" x 4 ½", published by the Ministry of Communications of the USSR, circulation unknown. The government pre-printed postal stamp with the USSR State Emblem is one of the most frequently used in that period. It is canceled with a special-issue First-Day cancel issued by the Riga Post Office, and complements the artwork on the obverse showing the façade of the Smolny Institute, which Lenin used as the headquarters of the October 1917 armed uprising, one of the most-revered landmarks in the Soviet pantheon. Under the Smolny is the slogan "Glory to the Great October!"
The size is standard 6 ¼" x 4 ½", published by the Ministry of Communications of the USSR, circulation unknown. The government pre-printed postal stamp with the USSR State Emblem is one of the most frequently used in that period. It is canceled with a special-issue First-Day cancel issued by the Riga Post Office, and complements the artwork on the obverse showing the façade of the Smolny Institute, which Lenin used as the headquarters of the October 1917 armed uprising, one of the most-revered landmarks in the Soviet pantheon. Under the Smolny is the slogan "Glory to the Great October!" The name of the artist, L. Leev, is printed on the top flap on the verso.
In excellent condition, showing only minimal storage wear to the verso.
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