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| Uitgever | Kansk Prisoner of War Camp |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1919 |
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| Waarde | 3 Roubles (3) |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | 3 RUBEL |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain unprinted verso in aged cream paper, showing two faint horizontal ruled lines forming a rectangular panel impression, with extensive foxing and soiling consistent with heavy circulation. No printed text or design elements are present. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Kansk, a remote Siberian town on the Trans-Siberian Railway, held significant numbers of prisoners during the Russian Civil War period — a conflict that shredded normal supply lines and made orthodox currency nearly impossible to obtain or trust. This note was almost certainly produced to manage internal camp transactions, preventing prisoners from accumulating standard currency that might facilitate escape or outside dealings. Local emergency issues of this type were printed with whatever equipment was at hand, which typically meant rudimentary typography and minimal security features.
The Campbell reference 6835 places this firmly within the sprawling category of Russian Civil War necessity issues — a period so chaotic that dozens of towns, camps, and military units produced their own scrip simultaneously. Survival rate for Kansk camp material is extremely low.