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    The Rossica Society Journal

    The Rossica Society publishes two journals per year, the first in the Spring and the next in the Fall.

    The journal consists of scholarly articles focused on all aspects of Russian philately that may include information on the pre-stamp days of Russia, Imperial postage, prison mail, World War correspondence, or the postage of post-Soviet states. The fascinating and sometimes incredibly confusing history of Russia, the Soviet Union, and post-Soviet states make our hobby a most interesting one!

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    • Contact the Editor Email the Editor Contact the Editor

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    • Rossica Journal Online - Issues 1 - 136 This can be downloaded callout Online Journals at the University of Florida

      Rossica Journals and monographs are available online through the George A Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida. Clicking on this link will take you to the University of Florida website.
    • Russian Post in the Empire, Turkey, China, and the Post in the Kingdom of Poland This file is a pdf callout Prigara Monograph Online

      Available for Viewing from the Rossica Virtual Gallery.
    • Russian Posts in the XIX Century This file is a pdf callout Bazilevich Monograph Online

      Available for Viewing from the Rossica Virtual Gallery.
    • Canadian Society of Russian Philately (CSRP) Journals This can be downloaded callout CSRP Journals Online

      Available online through the George A Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida. Clicking on this link will take you to the University of Florida website.
  • Samovar

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    • Counterfeits, Fakes and Forgeries (22 topics)
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  • RVG

    The Rossica Society Virtual Gallery (RVG)

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    These are the last two exhibits added to the RVG:

    Visit the RVG

    Censorship of Foreign Printed Matter

    Added on 2018-03-28

    Summary: In this exhibit, all known types of St. Petersburg censorship marks and stamps on postal correspondence are shown. All of them are scarce and known in single digits and some are very rare, having only been recorded with one or two examples....See the Exhibit

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    Soviet Clandestine Mail Surveillance 1917-1941

    Added on 2017-11-05

    Summary: The history of clandestine (and not so clandestine) mail surveillance in Russia is a long one, extending from 1690 under Peter the Great, when all letters going abroad were opened at Smolensk, up to the present day. Perlustration under the communist...See the Exhibit

Contribute Your Exhibit to the RVG

Submitting exhibits to the Rossica Virtual Gallery

The Rossica Society is pleased to offer our visitors digital copies of philatelic exhibits on our website. We accept digital copies of Russia and related exhibits for display on the RVG. If you choose to contribute your exhibit to the RVG, your exhibit will be viewable on the website, and will also be available as a pdf download. You can display an exhibit anonymously or under a pseudonym, if you wish.

If you have questions on the process of converting an exhibit for use on the RVG, please contact the Rossica Society Webmaster, Jeff Radcliffe for assistance.

How to Convert Your Exhibit and Submit the Exhibit for Use on the RVG

  • Scan your exhibit at 600dpi or better, ensuring the the exhibit is in the correct order (Title page through last page). For example, if your exhibit has 10 frames, you should submit all 160 pages of the exhibit. Scan each page and save as separate image files (*.jpg, *.gif, or *.png) or single pdf files. If you save your scanned exhibit as a pdf, it is a good practice to save each frame as a single file to ensure that files are not too large. We only need your exhibit in one format! If you send the exhibit in pdf format, we will convert the files that are needed as image files. We will also convert image files to pdf as required.
  • Write two summaries for your exhibit: (a) a long summary to be used on the web page dedicated to the exhibit, and (b) a short summary that will be used to describe the exhibit on the main page of the RVG. The summaries should explain the significance of the topic, its relevance, and anything else you feel is important to add, especially any bibliography of sources that you used to compile your exhibit. In short, an in-depth synopsis of the sort that is routinely given to judges prior to a regular show. The Society can summarize the exhibit for you, if you prefer.
  • If you would like to have a specific image(s) used to illustrate your exhibit, provide two copies of the image (or images) that are sized at 310px x 448px, and 100px x 153px. The images can be saved in most formats, but the prefered format is *.png. The Society can select images for you, if you prefer.
  • Contact the Webmaster, Jeff Radcliffe, to determine the best method to submit your exhibit. Smaller exhibits can be sent by email, but other electornic means (like ftp, Dropbox, Onedrive, etc.) can also be used. You can also copy your exhibit on to a DVD or CD ROM and mail the files through regular mail.
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