MI) 1922 RUSSIA, POSTCARDS, HYPERINFLATION PERIOD, AMERICAN RELIEF ADMINISTRATION, SENT TO BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, USA. THE RATE FOR SENDING A POSTCARD ABROAD DURING THAT SPECIFIC, BRIEF WINDOW WAS 6,000 RUBLES. DUE TO THE EXTREME HYPERINFLATION AFFECTING THE SOVIET ECONOMY AT THE TIME, POSTAL RATES CHANGED DRASTICALLY WITHIN WEEKS OR MONTHS; IMPERIAL RUSSIAN AND RSFSR STAMPS ARE VISIBLE, BEARING OVERPRINTS OF NEW FACE VALUES (SUCH AS 5,000 RUBLES AND 1,000 RUBLES) TO MAKE UP THE REQUIRED TOTAL OF 6,000 RUBLES.