Russia, Soviet Union. A Gulag Inmate’s Telogreika Auction Drum Major's Insignia Patch: illustrating

Drum Major's Insignia Patch: illustrating a drum surmounted by drum sticks

measuring 56 mm (w) x 56 mm (h)

Footnote: With the 1920 Treaty of Rapallo

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Russia, Soviet Union. A Gulag Inmate’s Telogreika Auction Drum Major's Insignia Patch: illustrating(). A well preserved Gulag inmates telogreika constructed of a padded wool shell lined on the exterior with a dark blue grey cotton liner, executed with ribbed quilting. Stitched onto the upper left breast is a white cotton label which appears to be hand painted Cyrillic characters . The cuff of each sleeve features a narrow slit which closes with a pressed card stock button meeting a single loop. Five additional buttons are affixed to the right