KAZAKHSTAN

Stamps inscribed 'Kazakhstan' and/or 'Қазақстан'

<- 1919 Part of the Russian Empire
1919 - 1992 Part of the Soviet Union
1992 -> Independence

From 1992: 1 Ruble (SUR) = 100 Kopeks
From 1993: 1 Tenge (KZT) = 100 Tïın (= 500 SUR)
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MYTHIC CATS

Issue Item code Item type Face value Remarks SC

1992 - Pentathlon Modern World Cup, Saint Petersburg

This item was meant to be issued by the Soviet Union - with a Soviet stamp indicium. It is printed after the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union, and hence only sold and used in the newly independent republics.
KZ_SUN19920000 PSE 0_07 92044 Pre-stamped envelope 0.07 Winged Lion (in cachet)
Wild Cat Art
Winged Lion Lamps at the Bank Bridge in Saint Petersburg
Envelope no. 92044
Printed 12.03.92
Issued ???? 1992
Used as is (Soviet stamps and stationary still valid)
MI (SUN) U596		 DL
30 April 1998 - Archeological Finds
KZ19980430 ST 40_00 Stamp 40.00 Mythological Lion
Wild Cat Art
Detail from Gold Heaadwear from Kargaly (2. - 1st c. BC)
MI 212		 RILM
BDC
21 June 2001 - Fiberoptic Cables
KZ20010621 ST 40_00 Stamp 40.00 Winged Lion
MI 325		  
KZ20010621 FDC 40_00 First Day Cover 40.00 Winged Lion (on stamp, postmark and cachet)
MI 325		  
KZ20010621 FDP 50000 First Day Postmark - Winged Lion
"2030 - Қазақстан - 21-ші Байланыс Бөлімшесі - Алғашқы Күн"
Алматы/Almaty
21 June 2001		  
16 December 2001 - 10th Anniversary of Independence

Items from this issue is also listed under Wild Cats

KZ20011216 ST 9_00 Stamp 9.00 Winged Snow Leopard
Wild Cat Art
Independence Monument in Almaty
MI 354		  
KZ20011216 MS 69_00 Miniature Sheet 69.00 Snow Leopard (on one stamp and selvedge)
Wild Cat Art
Bronze Snow Leopard Belt Buckle, Kazakhstan, 5th - 6th c. BC
One stamp also shows a Winged Snow Leopard
MI B23		  
22 December 2005 - National Symbols
KZ20051222 ST 70 2 Stamp 70 Winged Snow Leopard
Wild Cat Art
Independence Monument in Almaty
MI 522		  
KZ20051222 MS 440 Miniature Sheet 440 Winged Snow Leopard (on one stamp and selvedge)
Wild Cat Art
Independence Monument in Almaty
MI B35		  
20 October 2006 - Coats of Arms This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats

KZ20061020 ST 80 Stamp 80 Heraldic Winged Snow Leopard
Old Astana CoA
MI 558		  
30 December 2009 - Building of the Central Asian Natural Gas Pipeline through Kazakhstan
KZ20091230 ST 25 Stamp 25 Winged Snow Leopard
Wild Cat Art
Independence Monument in Almaty
MI 667		  
27 July 2010 - Coats of Arms This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats

KZ20100727 ST 10 Stamp 10 Griffin
Heraldic Griffin
Aktobe CoA
MI 678		  
5 December 2016 - 25th Anniversary of Independence
KZ20161205 ST 100 Stamp 100 Winged Snow Leopard
Wild Cat Art
Independence Monument in Almaty
MI ???		  

List compiled by Geir Arveng with valuable information from Greg Balagian and D.G.Naryshkin.
Latest update: 7 January, 2025