This striking Ukrainian semi-postal issue from 1923 was released to raise funds for famine relief during the devastating post-war and post-revolutionary famine that afflicted the country. The dramatic design shows a skeletal figure of Death looming over a suffering peasant, symbolizing the horror of hunger and the struggle for survival. The bold constructivist style reflects the era’s revolutionary art movement. The inscription “Допомога голодуючим” (“Aid for the Starving”) underscores the humanitarian purpose of the issue. Denominated 30 karbovanets + 30 karbovanets surcharge for famine relief, this stamp stands as a haunting reminder of early Soviet-era Ukraine’s hardships.