LATVIA : SOVIET PERIOD : RĪGAS JŪRMALA




RĪGAS JŪRMALA

In the Sovjet period Rīgas Jūrmala is still a popular seaside resort. On this card -a postal stationary - the picture gives an impression of Rīgas Jūrmala.


Original print size of this image: 14,867 x 10,473 cm (is
something more as the postal item)



This picture and all pictures below on this page, if not mentioned otherwise:
scanned about 300 dpi. Then set right and cut out - noted the actual print size-, resized 25 % of this image and saved as jpg.



On the address side is -bilingual- mentioned: 'LATVIJAS PSR. RĪGAS JŪRMALA' . Also the ХУДНИК (=artist) is mentioned here.




On the lower edge we see the printing data.
The card is issued in 1961 and printed in the МПФ ГОЗНАКА, short for МОСКОВСК ОЙ [MOSKOVSKOI] ПЕЧАТЉОЙ [PECHATNOI] ФАБРИКЕ [FABRIKE] ГОЗНАКА [GOSZNAKA], Moscow Printing Factory Goznak.
Number 16084 is the number of the ЗАК&31040З [ZAKAZ], order.
As imprinted stamp is used a stamp of the 10th set permanent franking stamps, with the year 1961: a starting rocket.
This imprinted stamp is used in four types:

  • Type I: Typography: lines in the background and moon are at a greater distance from each other
  • Type II: Offset: background and moon with finer lines
  • Type III: Offset: background with finer lines, moon without lines
  • Type IV: (grid) gravure: background and moon in a grid

This postal stationary with МПФ ГОЗНАКА and imprinted stamp Type II is in the Michel P 285, subnummer III (only year, not a number starting with A in the printing data.). About the cards with imprinted stamp of the 10th set permanent franking stamps: article 'Postwaardestukken uit de sovjetperiode : ansichtkaarten (see Literature).

After the printing data on the lower edge is mentioned: ЦЕГА ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННОЙ КАРТЧКИ Р МАРКОЙ, Price of the artistic card with imprinted stamp. And that was 4 kopecks.

In 1946 Rīgas Jūrmala is added as 7th district to Riga. Ķemeri and Sloka were -and continued- autonomous. In 1959 Jūrmala became a city, including Ķemeri and Sloka.



BULDURI



On this postal stationary, issued May 3, 1962, is shown a picture of the sanatorium Cina.
Rīgas Jūrmala was long been associated with health resorts, sanatoriums and spas.
On this cover is mentioned 'Bulduri'.
Original print size of this image: 15,960 x 11,312 cm (is
something more as the postal item)





"Juras Perle", Sea Pearl, was a famous restaurant on the beach of Bulduri. It was build in 1965, the architek was Josifs Goldenbergs. On the first flour was also a nigh-bar.
Unfortunately it burned down in 1991, in 2001 the remnants were removed.
On this card -postal stationary- you see a nice picture of this building.


Original print size of this image: 14,944 x 10,601 cm (is
something more as the postal item)







The other side of the card.

As imprinted stamp is used a stamp of the 11th set permanent franking stamps, with the year 1966: a young boy and girl.
This imprinted stamp is used in two types:

  • Type I: Typography: shading on the shoulder of the girl has a break (triangle), with box and with 'imprinted' perforation
  • Type II: Offset: shading also a break, but only 0,5 mm, withhout box, with box and with 'imprinted' perforation



On this card is used type I as imprinted stamp, with a imprinted 'perforation'. On the shouilder is clearly a greater -like a triangle - break in the shading. On the next card below, issued December 4, 1973, is used type II as imprinted stamp.


The first division in the cards with imprinted stamp of the 11th set permanent franking stamps, total 24 sets:

  • P 321-354 without field for postal code
  • P 360-397 with field for postal code



This card is without field for postal code and according the schema in HBG 60 - see literature - a further division is the order of the indication КАРТОЧКА ПОЧТОВАЯ [KARTOCHKA POCHTOVAYA] (P 321-339) or reverse order ПОЧТОВАЯ КАРТОЧКА (P341-354).The card here is classified in the first group. The card has a imprinted perforation with stamp type I, printing house МПФ: P 335.
The card is issued September 28, 1967.


This card is issued December 4, 1973. As imprinted stamp isw also used the stamp of the 11th set permanent franking stamps, with the year 1966: a young boy and girl.
On this card - is used stamp type II: Offset: shading also a break, but only 0,5 mm, with imprinted perforation.


Original print size of this image: 14,944 x 10,575 cm (is
something more as the postal item)






On this card we see the field for postal code: P360-397.


There are different types postal code fields. Above the six input field are two rows bar and befire these a start-indication. Here field-type III: the two bars of the start-indication are on the same level as the other bars.
The subdivision:

  • IIIA: text under the six input fields is five words, corner points in the input fields are thicker, the diagonals 6-12 thin points
  • IIIB: same text, only thin points in the input fields, mostly diagonals of four points.
  • IIIC: text six words.

Here clearly Type IIIA on this card: thicker corner points in the input fields. This card with field for postal code type IIIA belongs according the schema in HBG 60 - see literature - to the cards P 378-P397. Betwee the left and the right side is a breakline: the lines of the address and sender are separated from the breakline. So the card must be classified between P 378-386, the imprinted stamp type II, offset, so P379-386. The text under the input-fields of the postal code is placed something to the left (not right underneath): so between P 379-382.

The price is 4 kopecks: P 379 or 381. Both have МПФГ as printing house and the month in roman numerals. The difference: P382 has in the printing details © and year. This card has not the indication © and year: P 379.
P 379 has subtypes:

  • I with &#Л before the publication number (as this card)
  • II. without Л





MAJORI

Majori, with a railwaystation 24 km from Riga, was also in the Sovjet period center of the spa life, so there are many cards and covers -postal stationaries- with pictures of this place.
On this early card: Majori Viesnīca, Majori Hotel.

Original print size of this image: 10,609 x 14,911 cm (is
something more as the postal item)


The imprinted stamp, resized 50 %.


The card is issued July 7, 1962, and printed in the МПФ ГОЗНАКА, short for МОСКОВСК ОЙ [MOSKOVSKOI] ПЕЧАТЉОЙ [PECHATNOI] ФАБРИКЕ [FABRIKE] ГОЗНАКА [GOSZNAKA], Moscow Printing Factory Goznak.

Number 18989 is the number of the ЗАК&31040З [ZAKAZ], order.
Cards with this indication of printing house, inprinted stamp type II, offset, color on addres-side green/white: must be Michel P 285. A scheme of the cards with the imprinted stamp of the 10th set permanent franking stamps, with the year 1961 (a starting rocket): in the article 'Postwaardestukken uit de sovjetperiode : ansichtkaarten (see Literature), page 16.
The number A 06676 is thr publication-number. In the sixties, this number was preceded by A, later by the character Л.

The printing date in one line below, start -as usual- with: ИЗДАНИЕ МИНИСТЕРСТВА СВЯЗИ CCCP, publication of the ministry of communication of the USSR, en then the publication-number.

Here are printed 34 bars, so it must be Michel P285, type II.




The hotel is also depicted on postal stationaries, covers with imprinted stamp. Here a postal stationary, issued 1/II-72, Februari 1, 1972.

Original print size of this image: 15,985 x 11,464 cm (is
something more as the postal item)



Of course it is nice to stay in the famous hotel "Majori" and sent a postal stationary with this hotel.

This hotel was built in 1925 under the guidance of the architect A. Medlinger in 'Art Nouveau'stijl (or "historical-me' style). In the crisis of 1932, the hotel was to be auctioned. The valuable interior was partly to Sigulda castle. In 1991 the hotel was renovated.

It is shown on several postal stationery: a cover issued 30-12-1974, another isued uitgegeven 13-2-1986.



LITERATURE