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Fighter pilot Victor Argun (1906—1942)

Country:: Abkhazia
Series:: Heroes of Soviet Air Forces of World War II
Catalog codes:: Mi:AB 253A
: Has minor variants: 1
Themes:: Air Forces | Aircraft | Aviation | Heroes | Military Officers | Pilots
Issued on:: 1998-11-04
Size:: 25.4 x 38 mm
Colors:: Multicolor
Watermark:: No Watermark
Designers:: Alexander Kozyrev
Printers:: Post of Abkhazia
Emission:: Regional
Perforation:: Harrow 12½
Printing:: Offset lithography
Paper:: chalky
Face value:: 0.90 ₽ - Russian ruble
Print run:: 35,000
Score:: 90% Accuracy: Very Low
Description:: Stamps listed by Michel catalog notes that they are local issues and not valid for use on international mailing. The Abkhaz World website states they are postage stamps "legally valid for international mail" but as Abkhazia is not recognized by the Universal Postal Union, their use on international mail (sent via Russia) is simply tolerated by postal administrations and do not confer international legitimacy upon Abkhazia. Please see the illegal stamp categories for stamps that have been made by criminal counterfeit producers outside of Abkhazia that are determined to be illegally produced.

Issued in sheet of 14 stamps + 2 labels (4x4).
Stamp number in Catalog of Republic of Abkhazia: 290

Victor Konstantinovich Argun (1906-1942) was a Soviet fighter pilot and a participant of the World War II. He was born on February 18, 1906 in Kiev in a family of a railroad worker.
During the beginning of World War II, Victor Argun served on the Western front. He participated in numerous battles and air combats and managed to shoot down several enemy planes. However, on November 28, 1942, he was shot down and killed in the area of the city of Orsha in Belarus.
Victor Argun was awarded the Medal "For Courage" and the Order of the Red Banner for his bravery in combat. His name was also included in the list of honorary citizens of the city of Kiev.
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Fighter pilot Victor Argun (1906—1942)

Country:: Abkhazia
Series:: Heroes of Soviet Air Forces of World War II
Catalog codes:: Mi:AB 253B
: Minor variant of #1000913
Themes:: Air Forces | Aircraft | Aviation | Heroes | Military Officers | Pilots
Issued on:: 1998-09-30
Size:: 25.4 x 38 mm
Colors:: Multicolor
Watermark:: No Watermark
Designers:: Alexander Kozyrev
Printers:: Post of Abkhazia
Emission:: Regional
Perforation:: Imperforate
Printing:: Offset lithography
Paper:: chalky
Face value:: 0.90 ₽ - Russian ruble
Print run:: 8,750
Description:: CopyWrong
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Fighter pilot Kiazim Agrba (1917-1944)

Country:: Abkhazia
Series:: Heroes of Soviet Air Forces of World War II
Catalog codes:: Mi:AB 254A
: Has minor variants: 1
Themes:: Air Forces | Aircraft | Aviation | Heroes | Military Officers | Pilots
Issued on:: ColnectScrp
Size:: 25.4 x 38 mm
Colors:: Multicolor
Watermark:: No Watermark
Designers:: Alexander Kozyrev
Printers:: Post of Abkhazia
Emission:: Regional
Perforation:: Harrow 12½
Printing:: Offset lithography
Paper:: chalky
Face value:: 0.90 ₽ - Russian ruble
Print run:: 35,000
Score:: 90% Accuracy: Very Low
Description:: CopyWrong
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Fighter pilot Kiazim Agrba (1917-1944)

Country:: Abkhazia
Series:: Heroes of Soviet Air Forces of World War II
Catalog codes:: CopyWrong
: Minor variant of #1000914
Themes:: Air Forces | Aircraft | Aviation | Heroes | Military Officers | Pilots
Issued on:: from colnect.com
Size:: 25.4 x 38 mm
Colors:: Multicolor
Watermark:: No Watermark
Designers:: Alexander Kozyrev
Printers:: Post of Abkhazia
Emission:: Regional
Perforation:: Imperforate
Printing:: Offset lithography
Paper:: chalky
Face value:: 0.90 ₽ - Russian ruble
Print run:: 8,750
Description:: Stamps listed by Michel catalog notes that they are local issues and not valid for use on international mailing. The Abkhaz World website states they are postage stamps "legally valid for international mail" but as Abkhazia is not recognized by the Universal Postal Union, their use on international mail (sent via Russia) is simply tolerated by postal administrations and do not confer international legitimacy upon Abkhazia. Please see the illegal stamp categories for stamps that have been made by criminal counterfeit producers outside of Abkhazia that are determined to be illegally produced.

Issued in sheet of 14 stamps + 2 labels (4x4).
Stamp number in Catalog of Republic of Abkhazia: 276

Kiazim (Kazim) Akhmed-ogly Agrba (1917-1944) was a Soviet fighter pilot and a Hero of the Soviet Union. He was born on September 5, 1917, in the village of Chlou in the Abkhazian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (now part of Georgia).
Agrba participated in numerous air battles during the war, shooting down several enemy planes. In 1944, he was shot down and killed during a mission over the Baltic Sea.
For his bravery and heroism in combat, Kiazim Agrba was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin. His name is inscribed on the memorial wall of the Hero Cities of Sevastopol and Novorossiysk.
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