Sakhalin

Sakhalin, or Сахалин, is an oblast of the Russian Federation that includes the island of the same name off Russia's Pacific coast.

While Sakhalin is a real place, it does not and never issued its own stamps; the stamps supposedly being issued by it are not genuine. Beginning in the early 1990s, old Soviet stamps were surcharged with Sachalin, САХАЛИН, ОСТРОВ САХАЛИН or '''О. САХАЛИН'''. Various topical sheetlets followed, inscribed (are you ready?) SAKHALIN, SAKHALIN ISLAND, ISLAND SAKHALIN, САХАЛИН, ОСТРОВ САХАЛИН SAHALIN / САХАЛИН, ОСТДОВ САХАЛИН / SAKHALIN ISLAND. Forgive us if we missed some of the inscription styles; we're tired and we want to go home.  File:Sakhalin turtle.jpg File:Sakhalin shroom.jpg File:Sakhalin tiger man.jpg File:Sakhalin Teutonic.jpg File:Sakhalin bird body.jpg|Sakhalin, home of the headless bird. 

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