Description: This is an authentic postal definitive issue from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), belonging to the long-running post-war Eighth Definitive Issue. The central graphic design showcases a clear example of Socialist Realism art, highlighting a male research scientist wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a white laboratory coat. He is leaning forward intensely, adjusting a mechanical compound microscope with his left hand while preparing to write observations onto a ledger with a stylus. Across the top of the rectangular frame, stylized Cyrillic block typography reads "ПОЧТА СССР" (Postage USSR), flanked by geometric lightning bold design patterns. The base features a dedicated panel identifying the face-value denomination as "30 копеек" (30 Kopecks). This specimen has been processed through active postal service, bearing a partial black circular handstamp cancellation visible across the top center and upper right teeth.
Circa: 1948-1957
Condition: Used - Hinged
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