1923 Transcaucasian Federated Rep in Bud's Big Blue
Bud's Big Blue
Bud's Observations
(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and responsibilities at the moment. With his permission, I will upload country pages in his complete '69 Big Blue that so far has not been shown. He might add his observations later. Enjoy!)
Jim's Observations
The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (Transcaucasian SFSR) was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1936, and consisted of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
The Transcaucasian SFSR became a founding member of the Soviet Union on December 30, 1922, along with the Russian SFSR, the Ukrainian SSR, and the Byelorussian SSR.
The Transcaucasian SFSR was separated from Russia by the Caucasus Mountains, hence they were known as the Transcaucasian Republics. The Caucasus Mountains have the highest mountain (Mount Elbrus 5,642m (18,510 ft)) in Europe.
The Transcaucasian SFSR became a founding member of the Soviet Union on December 30, 1922, along with the Russian SFSR, the Ukrainian SSR, and the Byelorussian SSR.
The Transcaucasian SFSR was separated from Russia by the Caucasus Mountains, hence they were known as the Transcaucasian Republics. The Caucasus Mountains have the highest mountain (Mount Elbrus 5,642m (18,510 ft)) in Europe.
The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, and the Georgia Soviet Socialist Republic had their own stamps prior to 1923. (Consult the already cited blog entries for Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia to view those stamp issues.)
On the orders of Stalin, the Armenian/Azerbaijan/Georgia republics were joined as the Transcaucasian SFSR.
(Not all the constituent republics were happy with the change. The Georgian Bolsheviks felt it was an attempt to limit their sovereignty, and resigned in protest in October, 1922.)
Then, the Transcaucasion Federated Republics began issuing stamps on September 15, 1923, and the separate republics ceased their own issues on October 1, 1923.
It should be noted that the constituent republics (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia) kept their own autonomy, even though they were joined into a Federative Union.
On the orders of Stalin, the Armenian/Azerbaijan/Georgia republics were joined as the Transcaucasian SFSR.
(Not all the constituent republics were happy with the change. The Georgian Bolsheviks felt it was an attempt to limit their sovereignty, and resigned in protest in October, 1922.)
Then, the Transcaucasion Federated Republics began issuing stamps on September 15, 1923, and the separate republics ceased their own issues on October 1, 1923.
It should be noted that the constituent republics (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia) kept their own autonomy, even though they were joined into a Federative Union.
The Transcaucasian Federated Republics stamp issues were short-lived, as the Federation used stamps of the Soviet Union beginning in 1924.
The 2014 Scott Classic Specialized 1840-1940 catalogue has, for Transcaucasian Federated Republics 1923, 31 major descriptive numbers. Of those, 23 are CV $2+-$5, or 74%. There are no CV values for less than $2+. But most of the stamps are still modestly priced.
I note that "used" generally is valued a bit higher than "unused" for the modestly priced group.
The good news about the Transcaucasian SFSR 1923 pictorial stamps and issues is that there are no forgeries of the basic stamps, and no favor cancelled CTO material, according to a Russian area expert and dealer.
I note that "used" generally is valued a bit higher than "unused" for the modestly priced group.
The good news about the Transcaucasian SFSR 1923 pictorial stamps and issues is that there are no forgeries of the basic stamps, and no favor cancelled CTO material, according to a Russian area expert and dealer.
Big Blue '69, on one line of one page with Thrace, has four spaces for the Transcaucasian F. R..
Coverage is a low 13%. Only the first "Ruble" issue of 1923 is covered, and then just half of the issue have spaces in BB. The second "Gold Kopeck" issue is not given any spaces.
The 40s editions of BB have the same coverage.
There are no "expensive" (CV $10+) stamps required.
For more on the Transcaucasian F. R., see the link below.
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