Armenia Domestic Cats

ARMENIA

Stamps inscribed 'Հայաստանի ս.խ. Հանրապետուգիփ' or 'Armenia' and 'ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆ'

<- 1919 Russian stamps used
1919 - 1922 Independent Armenian Issues
1923 - 1923 See Transcaucasian Federation
1923 - 1992 See Soviet Union
1992 -> Independent nation

From 1919: 1 Armenian Ruble (no subdivision)
From 1923: 1 Transcaucasian Ruble (no subdivision) [= 1 Armenian ruble]
From 1992: 1 Ruble (SUR) = 100 Kopek
From 1994: 1 Dram (AMD) = 100 Luma [= 200 SUR]

Checklists > Countries > Armenia Domestic Cats
Also see Armenia Wild Cats
Armenia Heraldic Cats

List status: Incomplete / under construction
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DOMESTIC CATS

Issue Item code Item type Face value Remarks SC

1991 -> Unstamped Soviet Postal Stationary used in post-indepependence Armenia

AM_SUN19910000 ENV BRI Un-stamped envelope - British Shorthair (in cachet)
Envelope no. 132650
Order no.
1C-17-2250240
Printed 23.07.90
Franked with Armenian stamps IL(A)

19 August 1999 - Fauna and Flora V

AM19990819 ST 250 1 Stamp 250 Turkish Van
Same design as
AM19990819 ST 250 2
but without exhibition logo
MI 360

AM19990819 FDC 420 First day cover 420 Turkish Van (on one stamp and in cachet)
Official FDC with
AM19990819 ST 250 1
and the other stamp in set

19 August 1999 - CHINA '99 International Philatelic Exhibition

AM19990819 ST 250 2 Stamp 250 Turkish Van
Same design as
AM19990819 ST 250 1
but with exhibition logo
MI 361

10 September 2004 - Armenian Cartoons
Items from this issue also show a Lion and are listed under Wild Cats

AM20040910 ST 70 Stamp 70 Cartoon Cat
Scene from "Cat and Dog" by L. Atamanow and W. Sutejew (1937)
MI 498 M

AM20040910 FDC 190 First Day Cover 190 Cartoon Cat (on one stamp, postmark, and in cachet)
Scene from "Cat and Dog" by L. Atamanow and W. Sutejew (1937)
Official FDC with both stamps in set

AM20040910 FDP 0010 First Day Postmark - Cartoon Cat
Scene from "Cat and Dog" by L. Atamanow and W. Sutejew (1937)
"Առաջին օր - First Day - [Armenian text]"
No city (that we can discern)
10 September 2004

26 December 2016 - Children and Philately

AM20161226 ST 100 2 Stamp 100 Unspecified breed
Cartoonish cat
MI 998

AM20161226 FDC 300 First day cover 300
(3 x 100) Unspecified breed (on one stamp and in cachet)
Cartoonish cat
Official FDC with
AM20161226 ST 100 2
and the two other stamps in set

25 November 2020 - 150th Anniversary of the birth of Atabek Khnkoyan

AM20201125 ST 120 Stamp 120 Unspecified breed
Cat drawing
Cats in literature
MI 1163

AM20201125 FDC 120 First day cover 120 Unspecified breed (on stamp and in cachet)
Cat drawing
Cats in literature
Official FDC with
AM20201125 ST 120

1 June 2021 - Armenian Cartoons

AM20210601 ST 70 Stamp 70 Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat
Scene from Lazy Uri, cartoon by Artur Mikaelyan
MI 1203

List compiled by Geir Arveng with valuable help from Armen Hovsepian, Marci Jarvis, and Valery Oganesyan.
Latest update: 18 November, 2025

ARMENIA
Stamps inscribed 'Հայաստանի ս.խ. Հանրապետուգիփ' or 'Armenia' and 'ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆ' <- 1919 Russian stamps used 1919 - 1922 Independent Armenian Issues 1923 - 1923 See Transcaucasian Federation 1923 - 1992 See Soviet Union 1992 -> Independent nation
From 1919: 1 Armenian Ruble (no subdivision) From 1923: 1 Transcaucasian Ruble (no subdivision) [= 1 Armenian ruble] From 1992: 1 Ruble (SUR) = 100 Kopek From 1994: 1 Dram (AMD) = 100 Luma [= 200 SUR]
Checklists > Countries > Armenia Domestic Cats	Also see Armenia Wild Cats Armenia Heraldic Cats

Issue	Item code	Item type	Face value	Remarks	SC
1991 -> Unstamped Soviet Postal Stationary used in post-indepependence Armenia
	AM_SUN19910000 ENV BRI	Un-stamped envelope	-	British Shorthair (in cachet) Envelope no. 132650 Order no. 1C-17-2250240 Printed 23.07.90 Franked with Armenian stamps	IL(A)
19 August 1999 - Fauna and Flora V
	AM19990819 ST 250 1	Stamp	250	Turkish Van Same design as AM19990819 ST 250 2 but without exhibition logo MI 360
	AM19990819 FDC 420	First day cover	420	Turkish Van (on one stamp and in cachet) Official FDC with AM19990819 ST 250 1 and the other stamp in set
19 August 1999 - CHINA '99 International Philatelic Exhibition
	AM19990819 ST 250 2	Stamp	250	Turkish Van Same design as AM19990819 ST 250 1 but with exhibition logo MI 361
10 September 2004 - Armenian Cartoons Items from this issue also show a Lion and are listed under Wild Cats
	AM20040910 ST 70	Stamp	70	Cartoon Cat Scene from "Cat and Dog" by L. Atamanow and W. Sutejew (1937) MI 498	M
	AM20040910 FDC 190	First Day Cover	190	Cartoon Cat (on one stamp, postmark, and in cachet) Scene from "Cat and Dog" by L. Atamanow and W. Sutejew (1937) Official FDC with both stamps in set
	AM20040910 FDP 0010	First Day Postmark	-	Cartoon Cat Scene from "Cat and Dog" by L. Atamanow and W. Sutejew (1937) "Առաջին օր - First Day - [Armenian text]" No city (that we can discern) 10 September 2004
26 December 2016 - Children and Philately
	AM20161226 ST 100 2	Stamp	100	Unspecified breed Cartoonish cat MI 998
	AM20161226 FDC 300	First day cover	300 (3 x 100)	Unspecified breed (on one stamp and in cachet) Cartoonish cat Official FDC with AM20161226 ST 100 2 and the two other stamps in set
25 November 2020 - 150th Anniversary of the birth of Atabek Khnkoyan
	AM20201125 ST 120	Stamp	120	Unspecified breed Cat drawing Cats in literature MI 1163
	AM20201125 FDC 120	First day cover	120	Unspecified breed (on stamp and in cachet) Cat drawing Cats in literature Official FDC with AM20201125 ST 120
1 June 2021 - Armenian Cartoons
	AM20210601 ST 70	Stamp	70	Unspecified breed Cartoon cat Scene from Lazy Uri, cartoon by Artur Mikaelyan MI 1203