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What are these stamps from "Policcya"?
One block from this set seems to show the emblem of Belarus, but I've seen
others that are apparently Ukrainian.
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Ukraine not Belarus - "Polissia" is Ukrainian region next
to Belarus. The overprint reads "Protect nature of your land" [Val Zabijaka]
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Bogus issue. "POLICCYA" it is the old name of a territory which was in part of Ukraine and Belarus.
[Protopopov]
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I know nothing about this particular set of stamps but have many other similar productions picked
up for the proverbial "song". All are (allegedly) Russian locals and all are overprinted
on very low value Russian stamps. Large overprints on blocks of four are
common, as are strips of 5 or more different values overprinted on the
same stamp. Most sources I have read consider these bogus private productions.
I have even seen some where the "overprint" was produced on a dot matrix
printer! I would be extremely suspicious of *any* overprint on a Russian
stamp, particularly a low value definitive, unless it is postally used
or listed in a catalogue. All this stuff would make for a fascinating research
project...in about ten years time when (hopefully) things have cooled down somewhat. [Dave Joll]
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I have to wonder if someone's just
feeding sheets of obsolete USSR stamps through a copier or laser printer.
The number of designs from many, many republics is indeed enormous. I have
many used on registered covers, which of course means nothing about their
postal legitimacy. I have read somewhere that the ONLY legitimate Russian
overprints are the ones from Saint Petersburg. [Rick Scott]
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