Rossica Society Online Articles

APPENDIX 54 – SOVIET CLANDESTINE MAIL SURVEILLANCE 1917–1991 – Vol. 3

JOURNAL 186 ADDENDUM

The following Appendices are an addendum to the research article “Zemstvo Post of Slobodskoy Uyezd, Vyatka Province” (Part 1) by S. Ivanov and A. Garbaruk published in the spring 2026 issue of the Rossica journal No. 186 – pp. 30-38.

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JOURNAL 184 ADDENDUM – 1

The following Appendices are an addendum to the research article “Zemstvo Post of Orlov Uyezd (County), Vyatka Province” (Part 1) by S. Ivanov and A. Garbaruk published in the spring 2025 issue of the Rossica journal No. 184 – pp. 30-36. 184-Orlov-Part1-Garbaruk-Appendices-SV-4-26-25.pdf

JOURNAL 184 ADDENDUM – 2

The following Appendix is an addendum to the research article “The Categories Of Express and Speshnaya (Urgent) Mail In Postal History Of Russia” by M. Dymshits and S. Volis published in the spring 2025 issue of the Rossica journal No. 184 – pp. 77-87. 184-Express-Dymshits-Appendix 4-6-26

JOURNAL 182 ADDENDUM

The following table, is an addendum to the research article “Changes in postmarks associated with administrative and territorial transformations in the Russian Empire” by Pavel Shulgin published in the spring 2024 issue of the Rossica journal No. 182 – pp. 46-52.

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JOURNAL 181 ADDENDUM

The following tables, are an addendum to the research article “Varieties of Overprint Fonts on Postage-due Stamps of the RSFSR – 01/01/1924 – 12/01/1924 Issue” by Dmitry Mishakin published in the fall 2023 issue of the Rossica journal No. 181. pp. 106-111.

JOURNAL 173 ADDENDUM

The following table, provided in two languages – English and Russian, list all of the Moscow tsarist period postal sub-offices, branch offices, and telegraph sub-offices matched to their corresponding numbers. This table is an addendum to the research article “Postmarks of the Moscow Post Offices Nos. 1-72, 1821-1917” by Mikhail Dymshits published in the fall 2019 issue of the Rossica journal No. 173. pp. 8-19.

JOURNAL 171 ADDENDUM

The original Russian text mentioned in the Skipton and Volis Article from Journal 171 (Page 118): 18 Soviet Military Censorship and Its Subordination to the GUGB/NKGB

ORIGINAL WEB ARTICLES (IN PDF FORMAT)

The 18 January 1940 Regulations Governing the Moscow PK’s Operations – Russian original, English translation, commentary in English, by David Skipton and Steve Volis
- 1940 Regulations Governing the Moscow PK’s Operations
- Perlustration Terminology
Raymond Casey Ship Mail Collection, by Bernd Essler, translated from German to Russian by Aleksey Babochkin
6th Anniversary Edition of the Russian Philatelic Society in China, Published in 1941
Rossica Society By-Laws, Rossica Society in China, 1953
Update Soyuz Flights to the ISS, By John Macco
Intercosmos Program, by John Macco
Soyuz Flights to the International Space Station, by John Macco and Jim Roth (Originally printed in the Nov-Dec 2008 Astrophile Journal of the ATA-APS Space Unit)

ORIGINAL WEB ARTICLES (IN HTML FORMAT)

Russia Number 1 – A Presentation, A Rossica Society Article
The July 1931 Flight of the Graf Zepellin, by Philip Robinson.
Vladivostok Station and its Postmarks, by Philip Robinson
Who wrote it? – (An attempt of socio-historical reconstruction), by Edward Bubis
20 Ruble RSFSR Essay , by Ray Pietruszka
Polish Post Station Marks, by David Jay
Imperial Russia Real Life Cinderella Story (almost) on postcards, by Edward Bubis
Invitation to the Hunt, by Philip Robinson
Address Bureau Cards, by Gary Combs and Edward Bubis
The Mailman Cometh!, by Gary Combs
The First Non-State Picture Postcard, by Gary Combs and Bill Nickle
Printed Matter, by Gary Combs
Postal Mechanization on the USSR, by Gary Combs
Times Two, by Gary Combs