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	This stamp was in use in Russia around 1830. The Cyrillic text should mean something like 'For the benefit of the Imperial Foundling Hospital'. (scanned by Sasha Sukhorukov)
	This stamp was in use in Russia around 1850. The text is similar to that on the previous stamp.
	This stamp was in use in Russia around 1900. The text is identical to that on the previous stamp, but the font is different.

The stamp was mostly (but not always) on the Ace of Diamonds for French-suited cards and on the Deuce of Bells for German-suited cards.

Sometimes, the stamp was integrated into the design of the Ace of Diamonds.

This is a duty Ace in use in Russia around 1870. The text at the top describes the 'quality' of the pack, in this case it translates to 'glazed'.