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Bedlington Terriers are very fortunate to have a variety of lovely cards to build a collection around.
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The economy in Russia since the break up of the Soviet Union has such high inflation that stamps that were previously issued are

not of enough value to mail a letter any more, so to remedy the situation, the local Post Offices have taken blocks of five "old" printed stamps and overprinted them with a new image and a new value. The Bedlington Terrier shown above on the left is one of these "Russian Overprints" from Komi. These stamps come in a set of five different colored stamps all with the same overprint. Last time that I got in some overprints, I assumed that they would remain available. I was wrong and I never saw more copies of those. I expect these to be equally as rare and collectable. There is no telling how many of the overprints they produced (not many), since they were never designed to be sold on the world market. They are of value only for a short while until the actual stamps can be printed. The two stamps to the right of the overprint are final copies of the same image, produced by Chuvasia and Abkhazia.
Bedlington Terrier Overprint from Komi(left)... $12.95 each set of 5

Bedlington Terrier Chuvashia Stamp(middle)... $5.95 each

Bedlington Terrier Abkhazia Stamp(right)... $5.95 each

Bedlington Terrier stamp from Karakalpakia

If it weren't for the break-up of the

Soviet Union, the Bedlington Terrier would be very short on stamps for a collection. But the economy in Russia is in poor shape and the local governments are desperately trying to generate hard currency by producing topical stamps that are of value on the open market, where they do not have to provide the service of actually mailing the letter with the postage. This has certainly turned out to be a blessing for our favorite breed. The Overprint this time is from Ingushetia and the final copies of the same image are from Karakalpakia, issued in consecutive years 1998 and 1999. These stamps are particularly attractive when framed with the five overprints and the one or two color stamps in the same frame.
Bedlington Terrier Overprint from Ingushetia(left)... $12.95 each set of 5

Bedlington Terrier Karakalpakia Stamp(middle)... $5.95 each

Bedlington Terrier Karakalpakia Stamp(right)... $5.95 each

Bedlington Terrier stamp from Kiril Islands

This lovely strip of stamps was produced by the Kuril Islands. It is an interesting concept to put three stamps of the same breed in a set, since most sets are a group of different breeds. This one was produced for the French Stamp Expo in 1999.
Bedlington Terrier Minisheet from Kuril Islands... $9.95 each

This again, is one of those rare Russian overprints. Because it is not a normal stamp or normal production, I do not expect to be able to find it in the future. The ones that were produced last year ended up being a one time thing and are now collector's items. I have not found a copy of the final stamp that was issued from the image.
Bedlington Terrier Overprint form Karelia... $12.95 each set of 5

A lovely new stamp from Mordovia.
Mordovia is located between Moscow and the Volga River and is bordered by the republic of Chuvashia on the east. Mordovia is one of the 21 Russian republics, which are the administrative units with the greatest amount of autonomy within the new Russian Federation. Mordovia is a largely agricultural region. Like most of the other republics, Mordovia has started issuing new postal stamps including this playful Bedlington Terrier.
Bedlington Terrier Mordovia Stamp... $5.95 each

Sakhalin is a very long but narrow island located between Japan and Russian Maritime Territory. It is separated from the continent by a narrow strait of 6 km width and for that reason, Westerners first thought it should be a peninsula. With the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin is one of the territories disputed between Japan and Russia and its belonging has not yet been definitely settled. In 1997, the local governmentstarted issuing stamps and this one was put out in 2000.
Bedlington Terrier Sakhalin Stamp... $6.95 each

Bedlington Terrier stamp from South Ossetia

South Ossetia was not to be left out, and they did a wonderful job. This darling Bedlington was issued in 1998.
I found some very interesting information when searching for a history of Ossetia. It lies near the Black Sea in the Russian region of Georgia. Today’s 700,000 North and South Ossetians are herdsmen and horsemen, probably descended from the Scythian warrior nomads of ancient Greek times.
Like the first settlers of Yorkshire they use the word ‘Don’ for river and, like the people of Ossett, they chose the fleece as an emblem. A fleece also appears at the center of Ossett's coat of arms.
Is there a connection? Some versions of the Greek legend of Jason and the Argonauts tell us that on his long homeward voyage Jason took the Golden Fleece by river journey from the Black Sea to the North Sea – a route well known to the Vikings who are thought to have founded Ossett. In addition, Ossett is a Viking place name that may mean 'Osla's seat' or 'ridge camp'. Did Vikings found Ossetia? Perhaps. In the meantime, the local government of both North Ossetia and South Ossetia have issued a few fascinating stamps and souvenir sheets, including this lovely Bedlington.

Bedlington Terrier South Ossetia Stamp... $6.95 each

Bedlington Terrier stamp from Umm al Qiwain

This is the only stamp that used to be available for Bedlington Terriers. It was issued in 1972 by Umm al Qiwain, one of the United Arab Emirates. The scan looks funny because this is actually a hologram. I have no idea how they made it stay on a letter since it is rather thick and unbending, but perhaps it was produced for the topical market too. These used to be reasonably common, but have become much more scarce in the last two years.
Bedlington Terrier Umm al Qiwain Stamp... $9.95 each

Bedlington Terrier Souvenir Sheets

After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands (Palau one of the islands) opted for independent status in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was approved in 1986, but not ratified until 1993. It entered into force the following year when the islands gained their independence.
The economy consists primarily of subsistence agriculture and fishing. The government is the major employer of the work force, relying heavily on financial assistance from the US. The population enjoys a per capita income of twice that of he Philippines and much of Micronesia. Long-run prospects for the tourist sector have been greatly bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific and the rising prosperity of leading East Asian countries.
Bedlington Terrier Minisheet from Palau... $7.95 each

Saaremaa is an island off the coast of Estonia between that part of Europe and Finland. It is my impression that this is their first experiment in issuing stamps. The interesting part about this series is that the four stamps are of one breed, in this case, the great Bedlington Terrier, but if you look closely, you will see the image of a Bloodhound headstudy as the background.
Bedlington Terrier Minisheet from Saaremaa... $7.95 each

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* It is absolutely true that you will often find some of these stamps at very reasonable prices -- some can be had for under a dollar. On the other hand, if you add in the gas, hours, and hassles that it has taken to find them, you may find it easier to just get them from us while we have them :*) I don't always count on getting more in the near future. I get them when I can find them and the stock is not always constant.

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