From Russia with
Love
Price per
unmounted sheet: $21
Here is a plate of stamps that brings to you the Romanovs, the last
royal family of Russia.
In 1894, the last tsar of Russia, Nicholas, wed Alexandra. The royal
couple
had five children: Olga, Tatiana, Marie, Anastasia and the heir
Nicholas,
a hemophiliac. Today many people think of the splendor of the palaces
in
which the family lived, the Faberge eggs done in their honor, their
children's
beauty and their tragic end. In July 1918, the Romanovs were executed
by
the Bolsheviks. Years later in the U.S., a woman claimed to be
Anastasia,
a claim that was later debunked.
A key to the photos, above:
Top row, left to right: Anastasia, Marie and Olga
2nd row, l. to r.: Tatiana; An invitation to a masquerade ball
featuring
a performance by Mathilde Kschessinka, Nicholas' last lover before
marrying
Alexandra.
3rd row: Oval photo shows Alexandra and Nicholas; Nicholas, Alexei and
Tatiana.
Bottom row: Olga, Tatiana, Marie and Anastasia in group photo; Onion
domed cathedral
Use these
stamps to create historic themes or add the flavor of a lost world to
your stamping.
Homage to
Tatiana, by Donna Tavares
Marilyn Rock
altered a tin using the Russian Royals as a motif. Above, the top of
the tin.
Below, the inside top and bottom of the tin.
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