I had this in another post until I realized how long it was. (click to enlarge)
If you have photos of covers that are interestingly different from these, please post them up! thumb1
'49 Tula, lots of hand stamping:
(https://image.ibb.co/mxkAu8/1949a.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/j0EQST/1949b.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/jLJ8go/1949c.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/jfFM1o/1949d.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/nsO8go/1949e.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/iCn11o/1949f.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/kud8go/1949g.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/n6M5ST/1949h.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/ciug1o/1949i.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/dutwZ8/1949j.jpg)
'50 Tula, perhaps the most variety in any one year:
(https://image.ibb.co/i49g1o/1950a.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/k2C11o/1950b.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/fBJKnT/1950c.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/f6uEMo/1950d.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/i6muMo/1950e.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/ecFogo/1950f.jpg)
'51 Tula:
(https://image.ibb.co/ites7T/1951a.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/hFqM1o/1951b.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/bDxOE8/1951c.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/c8jQST/1951d.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/i4JwZ8/1951e.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/hxAAu8/1951f.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/nEJwZ8/1951g.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/iOeZoz/1951h.jpg)
'52 Tula:
(https://image.ibb.co/iGsOE8/1952a.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/hsm5ST/1952b.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/kq0X7T/1952c.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/kyVogo/1952d.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/dihenT/1952e.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/gn2qu8/1952f.jpg)
'53 Tula:
(https://image.ibb.co/cx5X7T/1953a.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/kVCZMo/1953b.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/ebw5ST/1953c.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/nESC7T/1953d.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/bMuEMo/1953e.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/eY211o/1953f.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/hHcqu8/1953g.jpg)
'53 Izhevsk
(https://image.ibb.co/ctKg1o/1953i_a.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/k0GGZ8/1953i_b.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/mAUEMo/1953i_c.jpg)
'54 Tula, notice the 4's in 1954:
(https://image.ibb.co/mEMiE8/1954a.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/dU43E8/1954b.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/n8aAu8/1954c.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/jq3KnT/1954d.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/mqWdgo/1954e.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/iD6B1o/1954f.jpg)
'54 Izhevsk:
(https://image.ibb.co/jsSJgo/1954i_a.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/mqjLu8/1954i_b.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/gMDDE8/1954i_c.jpg)
'55 Tula:
(https://image.ibb.co/jSBdgo/1955a.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/mk6YE8/1955b.jpg)
'56-58" Tula (boring I know)
(https://image.ibb.co/g0Tr1o/1956_1958.jpg)
Wow, that's an astounding amount of variability in the 49-55 covers, especially the early years! :o
Quote from: running-man on July 09, 2018, 02:55:34 PM
'56-58" Tula (boring I know)
(https://image.ibb.co/g0Tr1o/1956_1958.jpg)
chuckles1
...and, not so much
They all look the same to me. Well, except for the circle-triangle ones... which also look the same.
:)
But seriously. Nice work!
thanks for sharing. thumb1
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on July 09, 2018, 03:29:06 PM
Wow, that's an astounding amount of variability in the 49-55 covers, especially the early years! :o
Quote from: running-man on July 09, 2018, 02:55:34 PM
'56-58" Tula (boring I know)
(https://image.ibb.co/g0Tr1o/1956_1958.jpg)
chuckles1
...and, not so much
I like that one.. it's just so simple and unclutered.... :)
Nice RM.. thumb1
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Look at the circle around the arrow.. So I guess its differant thumb1 Imperfect ! nea1 Freaking Igor !! I see in RM's pics there is another 53 IZZY cover with the same misfit circle humm
(https://image.ibb.co/cBwZPJ/p_013.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)
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Nice DC.
Here's a 1:1 comparison of the two. I believe you are correct, that stamp broke in that area and was eventually replaced with a new, slightly different one:
(https://image.ibb.co/i4WNBy/1953i_d.jpg) (https://image.ibb.co/k0GGZ8/1953i_b.jpg)
Just amazing. Intresting to know if the imperfectiion circle is only on the 53 izzy, or any other years of both factorys.. ? Thanks RM