Samuil Blekhman Explained
Samuil Markovich Blekhman
Самуи́л Ма́ркович Бле́хман |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Death Place: | Moscow, USSR |
| Resting Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation: | engineer |
| Language: | Russian, English |
| Education: | Diploma of Higher Education |
| Alma Mater: | Moscow Aviation Institute |
| Period: | 1961–1982; posthumous publications |
| Genre: | philatelic research |
| Subject: | postal history, philately, airmail |
| Notableworks: | The Postal History and Stamps of Tuva |
| Spouse: | - Aleksandra Bakkal (1st marriage)
- Olga Korneyeva (2nd marriage)
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| Children: | Viktor Bakkal (son) |
| Relatives: | - Mark Blekhman (father)
- Dina Vymenits (mother)
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Samuil Markovich Blekhman (Russian: Самуи́л Ма́ркович Бле́хман; 15 May 191826 December 1982) was a renowned philatelist of the Soviet Union who wrote a number of notable philatelic books and articles. He was born in Moscow, was trained and worked as an engineer, and lived much of his life in Moscow.
Blekhman's works were related to postal history and postage stamps of Tuva, Mongolia, Russia and Soviet Union as well as airmail.[1] He participated in prestigious national and international philatelic exhibitions and won a number of high-caliber awards. One of his main philatelic contributions was a detailed study of Tuva stamps and their cataloging, which was awarded the silver-plated plaquette at the World Stamp Exhibition "" and posthumously translated and published in English.[2]
Works
In addition to numerous Russian articles, Samuil Blekhman published his philatelic research papers in English:
- Blekhman, S. M.. 1970. The local 1932–1933 surcharges of Tuva. Rossica: Journal of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately. 79. 5–10. 0035-8363.
- Blekhman, S. M.. D. M. Skipton (trans.) . 1979 . Airmail stamps of the Soviet Consulate in Berlin . Rossica: Journal of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately. 96–97 . 97–101 . 0035-8363 .
- Blekhman, S. M.. 1979. Rare varieties of USSR miniature sheets. Rossica: Journal of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately. 96–97. 113–114. 0035-8363 .
- Blekhman, S. M.. D. Skipton (trans.). 1980. The field post in the Caucasus during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. Rossica: Journal of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately. 98–99. 16–20. 0035-8363.
- Blekhman, S. M.. M. Tihomirov (trans.). 1980. Private mail-order forms of the Moscow City Post. Rossica: Journal of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately. 98–99. 100. 0035-8363.
- Blekhman, S. M.. D. Skipton (trans.). 1983. Postal history of the Mongolian People's Republic. Rossica: Journal of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately. 104–105. 7–11. 0035-8363.
- Blekhman, S. M.. G. Shalimoff (trans.). 1988. Civil War in Siberia and the Far East in the mirror of philatey (1917–1923). Rossica: Journal of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately. 111. 52–57. 0035-8363.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 1.1 Zeitschriften des englischen Sprachraumes Inhaltsverzeichnisse zu Ausgaben älter als zehn Jahre. Periodika-Archiv. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Russland/UdSSR e. V. de. 2010-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221133235/http://www.arge-russland.de/1353498.htm. dead. 2015-02-21.
- Book: Blekhman, S. M.. Slone, J. E. Translated by R. Hogg. The Postal History and Stamps of Tuva. https://web.archive.org/web/20100128084325/http://ttcs.netfirms.com/pubs.htm. 2010-01-28. 2010-05-03. 2nd. 1997. Tannu Tuva Collectors' Society, Scientific Consulting Services International. Lake Worth. 1584900172. 104.
