Gold Standard issue
| Gold Standard issue | |
|---|---|
Red Army Soldier: a Gold Standard stamp of the USSR, 1 gold rouble, red and brown, imperforate, 1923 | |
| Country of production | Soviet Union |
| Location of production | Moscow |
| Date of production | October 1923 – March 1927 |
| Designer | Ivan Shadr |
| Depicts | worker, peasant, Red Army soldier |
| Notability | first definitive series of the USSR |
| Face value | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 20, 30, 40, and 50 kopecks, 1, 2, 3, and 5 gold roubles |
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The Gold Standard issue or Small Head issue was the first definitive series of postage stamps issued by the Soviet Union between 1923 and 1927. The stamps were designed by Ivan Shadr.