Group: Red Cross Charity Issue

20 kap.

40 kap.

50 kap.

1 r.

20 kap.

30 kap.

20 kap.

1 r.

20 kap.

30 kap.

20 kap.

1 r.

2 Rub on 20 kap.

2 Rub on 40 kap.

2 Rub on 50 kap.

2 Rub on 1r.

2 Rub on 20 kap.

2 Rub on 40 kap.

2 Rub on 50 kap.

2 Rub on 1 r.

These stamps are typical semi-postal issues and served primarily as receipts for donations to the Latvian Red Cross.  They were sold not only by the post, but also by the Red Cross office, and on issue was even sold only the the Red Cross.  Covers genuinely postaly used are very rare, most cancellations being CTO by sheets

Denomination Back Date of Issue Quantities Issued
20 kap.
brown on green
8/18/20
40 kap.
brown on green
8/18/20
50 kap.
brown on green
8/18/20
1 r.
brown on green
8/18/20
20 kap.
blue, white paper
8/18/20
20 kap.
blue, white paper
8/18/20
40 kap.
blue, white paper
8/18/20
50 kap.
blue, white paper
8/18/20
1 r.
blue, white paper
8/18/20
20 kap.
brown/red/green
8/18/20
40 kap.
brown/red/green
8/18/20
50 kap.
brown/red/green
8/18/20
1 r.
brown/red/green
8/18/20
2 Rub on 20 kap.
brown on green
5/12/21
2 Rub on 40 kap.
brown on green
5/12/21
2 Rub on 50 kap.
brown on green
5/12/21
2 Rub on 1 r.
brown on green
5/12/21
2 Rub on 20 kap.
blue, white paper
5/12/21
2 Rub on 40 kap.
blue, white paper
5/12/21
2 Rub on 50 kap.
blue, white paper
5/12/21
2 Rub on 1 r.
blue, white paper
5/12/21