# What does this (Russian?) stamp say? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 24, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-russian-stamp-say/805211 "2017-12-24T17:36:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-russian-stamp-say/805211/1 "2017-12-24T17:36:19Z")
What does the stamp say in the bottom left hand corner? Thanks. [![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171224/84c8a177bfdc471f4008a4c5c9452729.jpg) ](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171224/84c8a177bfdc471f4008a4c5c9452729.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-russian-stamp-say/805211/2 "2017-12-24T17:49:10Z")
I think it’s Bulgarian, to mark the Montreal Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-russian-stamp-say/805211/3 "2017-12-24T18:33:15Z")
Those are some nice Martinique stamps at the top … ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-russian-stamp-say/805211/4 "2017-12-24T18:39:46Z")
> [@PatrickLondon](#): > > I think it’s Bulgarian, to mark the Montreal Olympics. It says “Bulgarian Post” on the side, and “Montreal 1976” on top. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-russian-stamp-say/805211/5 "2017-12-25T00:31:35Z")
Allowing for reading and typing say 10 minutes for a response giving basic correct information. I never cease to be amazed at how quickly almost any question can be answered here. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-russian-stamp-say/805211/6 "2017-12-25T08:24:23Z")
Interesting that the Bulgarian word for Montreal seems to be Monreal. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-russian-stamp-say/805211/7 "2017-12-25T15:32:06Z")
That’s closer to the French pronunciation. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-russian-stamp-say/805211/8 "2017-12-25T16:03:07Z")
According to the Bulgarian Wikipedia article on [Монреал](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BB), > [@](#): > > понякога Монтреал i.e., “Монтреал” is sometimes used in Bulgarian. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-russian-stamp-say/805211/9 "2017-12-25T16:08:27Z")
Two stamps in a seven stamp set from Bulgaria … Scott™ numbers 2482-2488 … ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-russian-stamp-say/805211/10 "2017-12-25T16:15:13Z")
Thanks for the replies. I have passed this information on to the original owner of the picture. He was surprised by the origin of the stamps.