This item was produced (stated to be in Austria) for the Tuva government and actually sent to the republic but the Russian Federation denied them to be used as postage.
This item has been denounced in Russian Federation 2000 UPU Circular 214 and 2002 UPU Circular 15 as illegally produced without the authorization of the postal administration. 它们没有邮政有效性.
Privately produced surcharged made after Russia declared the stamps of Tuva illegal items with no postal validity.