Tuva

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Tuva, Tannu Tuva, Тыва, or Tyva is a Russian republic on the northern border with Mongolia. It was a semi-independent Russia protectorate by 1914, changing hands between the Red Army, Kolchak's White Russian army and Mongolian forces during the Russian Civil War.
 * It became fully independent in August 1921. It issued its first stamps in 1926 inscribed in native script. Originals have crackly white gum, reprints with smooth gum.
 * In 1927, these were surcharged with a framed TOUVA POSTAGE with the new value between. Originals are in shiny ink, reprints in dull/matte ink.
 * Later in 1927, a pictorial series was released.
 * In 1932, several pictorials were surcharged with new values and ТБВА


 * In 1944, Tuva was annexed by the Soviet Union.

 File:Tuva defin A.jpg File:Tuva reg diamond.jpg 

Bogus issues
Beginning in the early 90s with the end of the Soviet Union, bogus stamps, involving popular topics, have appeared. They are inscribed ТЫВА, РЕПУБЛИКА ТЫВА, TUVA,  TUVA REPUBLIC, TOUVA, etc.

 File:Tuva bogus killer whale.jpg|From the bogus whales minisheet. 

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