COSSACKS ON BOARD CHAIKA's

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COSSACKS ON BOARD CHAIKA's

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Oct 28, 2021 8:13 pm

The title "Cossacks on chaika” rectangular, greenish-blue and brown. Perforation comb, unresolved. In the center there are Cossack "chaika’s on the water surface. In the first "chaika" there is a Cossack holding a flag, other Cossacks have rowing oars. Another "chaika" with raised sails can be seen on the horizon. Above the image of the "chaika" is the inscription: "Mail. Ukrainian People's Republic ". On the sides of the image in a hexagonal frame - tridents. Below - the face value of "80 hryvnia". The stamp has a stylistic ornament.

Chaika is an undecked flat-bottomed canoe of the Zaporozhye Cossacks of the 16th - 17th centuries, in the form of a huge hollowed-out log, lined with boards along the sides.
Chaika’s were very fast and made it possible to make large sea passages.
The length is about 18 meters, the width is 3.6 meters and the height of the sides is 1.6 meters. Outside the sides, to increase stability and buoyancy, a reed belt (sheaves, (fascines)) with a diameter of about 60 centimeters was attached. Such a "lifebuoy" often helped the Cossacks hide from enemy ships - in case of danger, the chaika was driven into the floodplains and drowned, while thanks to the fascines, the boat received neutral buoyancy, that is, it stayed afloat in a flooded state. The vessel had transverse bulkheads and benches, a mast with a sail, 10-15 pairs of oars, bow and stern rudders, and could accommodate up to 70 people. Armament 4-6 falconets (30 mm cannon). Onboard there was a stock of weapons and provisions sufficient for long sea voyages.
Together with the chaika the Cossacks used other boats, both river and sea, and with other names: oaks (they were made of oak) and canoes
baids).

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Ukraine 1920 unissued stamp 80 hryvnia SG?, Scott?
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