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Russia 1955 – Observing the aurora
This nicely coloured 1-rouble stamp shows what the Gibbons catalogue describes
as a “meteorologist taking observations”. It looks from the design as though he is using a theodolite to measure the
altitude of an aurora. This stamp is the highest-value member of a set of three
extolling the work of north pole scientific stations. It was re-issued in 1958
(placing it strictly beyond our cut-off date of 1957) as a block of four in a
mini sheet, below; for an enlargement, click here. The sheet surrounding the block depicted a nice auroral arc with vertical
rays, although only in blue and white. The sheet has its own SG number, listed
in the table at bottom.
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