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RUSSIA
Stamps inscribed 'РСФСР', 'Rossija' or 'Russia' and/or 'Россия'. Tsarist issues are inscribed 'Почтовая марка' or 'Почта' without country name.
1857 - 1918 Tsarist Russia
1918 - 1923 Russian Soviet Republic
1923 - 1992 See Soviet Union
1992 -> Russian Federation (Soviet stamps valid until 9 August 1993)
From 1857: 1 Ruble = 100 Kopeks
From 1923: 1 (New) Ruble = 100 Kopeks = 100 old Rubles
From 1992: 1 Ruble (RUR) = 100 Kopeks (continuation of Soviet Ruble)
From 1998: 1 Ruble (RUB) = 100 Kopeks = 1000 RUR
Checklists > Countries > Russia Domestic Cats List status: Incomplete / Under Construction
If you have corrections or addendae to this list, please send an e-mail to checklists@catstamps.org.DOMESTIC CATS
Item Code Item type Face value Remarks SC 1991 -> Soviet Postal Stationary used in Russia RU_SUN19910000 ENV PER 1 Un-stamped envelope - Persian (Tortie)
Printed 23.07.90RU_SUN19910000 ENV PER 2 Un-stamped envelope - Persian (Cream)
Printed 23.07.90RU_SUN19910000 ENV PER 3 1 Un-stamped envelope - Persian (Tortie)
Printed 23.07.90
Franked with (still valid) Soviet stamps or franking machineDL
ILRU_SUN19910000 ENV PER 3 2 Un-stamped envelope - Persian (Tortie)
Printed 23.07.90
Franked with Russian stampRU_SUN19910000 ENV PER 4 Un-stamped envelope - Persian (Cream)
Printed 23.07.90DL (PROV, ST, MF, MIL) RU_SUN19910000 ENV PER 5 Un-stamped envelope - Persian (Chinchilla)
Printed 23.07.90IL RU_SUN19910000 ENV TUA Un-stamped envelope - Turkish Angora
Printed 23.07.90RU_SUN19910000 ENV BRI Un-stamped envelope - British Shorthair
Envelope no. 132650
Order no.
1C-17-2250240
Printed 23.07.90
Franked with Russian stampDL RU_SUN19910000 ENV EUR X1 Un-stamped envelope - European Shorthair
Order no. 3.132650
Printed 23.07.90
Franked with (still valid) Soviet stamp in 1992DL RU_SUN19910000 ENV BAL Un-stamped envelope - Balinese
Envelope no. 132650
Printed 23.07.90
Un-franked Soviet envelope franked with (still valid) Soviet stamps, and an overprinted local stamp for BarnaulDL(A) RU_SUN19910000 ENV SIA Un-stamped envelope - Siamese
Order no. 3.132650
Item no. 1C-17-2250240
Printed 23.07.90
Franked with Russian stampsDL(B) RU_SUN19910000 PSE MIL X10 Provisional military pre-stamped envelope PP Siamese
Order no. 3.132650
Item no. 1C-17-2250240
Military concession (handstamped)M(B) 1 January 1992 - Provisional Postal Stationary RU_SUN19920101 PSE 0_20 X9 Pre-franked envelope 0_20 Balinese
Envelope no. 132650
Printed 23.07.90
Un-franked Soviet envelope pre-franked by Russian Post (CIS surface rate)
MI ???IL(B) 1992 - Pre-stamped Greeting Cards
Address sideRU19920000 PC 0_50 93671 Pre-stamped postcard 0.50
(sold at 1.15)Unspecified breed (on picture side)
Cartoon cat
Card no. 1992.3.93671
Printed 18.08.92
MI P53M
Address sideRU19920000 PC 0_50 93672 Pre-stamped postcard 0.50
(sold at 1.15)Unspecified breed (on picture side)
Cartoon cat
Card no. 1992.3.93672
Printed 18.08.92
MI P53
Address sideRU19920000 PC 0_50 93673 Pre-stamped postcard 0.50
(sold at 1.15)Unspecified breed (on picture side)
Cartoon cat
Card no. 1992.3.93673
Printed 18.08.92
MI P53M 1 February 1992 - Provisional Postal Stationary RU19920201 PSE 0_30 X7 Provisional pre-stamped envelope 0.30 British Shorthair
Envelope no. 132650
Order no.
1C-17-2250240
Printed 23.07.90
Franked with a mixture of a (still valid) Soviet stamp and a provisional handstamped "stamp"
MI U69DL(A) 26 April 1993 - Provisional Postal Stationary RU19930426 PSE 8_00 X7 Provisional pre-stamped registered envelope 8.00 British Shorthair
Envelope no. 132650
Order no.
1C-17-2250240
Printed 23.07.90
Franked with a provisional handstamped "stamp"
MI EU15DL(A) 1994 - Provisional Postal Stationary RU19940000 PSE 50 X10 Provisional pre-stamped envelope 50 Siamese
Order no. 3.132650
Item no. 1C-17-2250240
Franked with post office franking machine
MI U160DL(B) RU19940000 PSE A X7 Provisional pre-stamped envelope A
(125 on issue)British Shorthair
Envelope no. 132650
Order no.
1C-17-2250240
Printed 23.07.90
Franked with a provisional handstamped "stamp"
MI UnlistedDL(A) 21 March 1996 - Pedigree Cats RU19960321 ST 1000 1 Stamp 1000 European Shorthair
MI 489M RU19960321 ST 1000 2 Stamp 1000 Russian Blue
MI 490M RU19960321 ST 1000 3 Stamp 1000 Persian
MI 491M RU19960321 ST 1000 4 Stamp 1000 Siamese
MI 492M RU19960321 ST 1000 5 Stamp 1000 Siberian
MI 493M RU19960321 SH 10000 Sheetlet 10000 Siamese
MI 494M RU19960321 FDC 5000 First Day Cover 5000 European Shorthair
Russian Blue
Persian (also on cachet)
Siamese
Siberian
Stylized Cat (in postmark)CC RU19960321 FDP 101000 First Day Postmark - Stylized Cat
"России - Пеpвый День - Premièr Jour"
Mосква Почтамт (Moscow GPO)
21 March 1996CC RU19960321 LB 1 Marginal Label - Unspecified Breed (tip of tail)
Upper Left corner label
Part of a composite design in the upper Left cornerSH RU19960321 LB 2 Marginal Label - Unspecified Breed (kitten)
First Left Row marginal label
Part of a composite design in the upper Left cornerSH RU19960321 LB 3 Marginal Label - Unspecified Breed (White Van-patterned shorthair adult and tip of kitten's tail)
Lower Row Right marginal label
Part of a composite design in the lower Right cornerSH RU19960321 LB 4 Marginal Label - Unspecified Breed (adult's paws and kitten's hind part)
Right column lower marginal label
Part of a composite design in the lower Right cornerSH RU19960321 LB 5 Marginal Label - Unspecified Breed (adult's paws and kitten's hind part)
Lower Right corner label
Part of a composite design in the lower Right cornerSH 6 June 1997 - Tales of Alexander Pushkin RU19970606 MS 16000 Sheetlet 16000 Unspecified Breed (in sheetlet margin)
MI KB591-595RU19970606 LB 3 Marginal Label - Unspecified Breed
Third column upper marginal label12 November 1997 - Centenary of the Russian State Museum in St. Petersburg RU19971112 ST 2000 Stamp 2000 Cat Painting
Cats in Art
Merchant's Wife at Tea painting by Boris Kustodijew (1878-1927)
MI 62615 February 2007 - 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Korney Chukovsky (1882-1969) This item is also listed under Wild Cats
RU20070215 PSE 6_50 Pre-stamped envelope 6.50 Unspecified breed (in cachet)
Cartoon Cats
Cats in Literature
PSE no.: ???
Printing date: 29.11.2006
MI USo206BDC 3 April 2007 - Kittens
PSE BackRU20070403 PSE A Pre-stamped envelope A
(6.50 on issue)Unspecified breed (in cahet)
PSE no. 2007-46K / 2006-214
Printing date: 07.12.2006
MI U315BII (one of 206 designs)M
DL10 November 2008 - Greeting Cards
Address sideRU20081110 PC B 40 Pre-stamped postcard B
(5.50 on issue)Unspecified Breed (Kitten) on picture side
Catalogued by the Russian Post as issued in 2009
Order no. 2009-027/5
Printed 02.09.08
MI P146B (one of 711 designs)31 March 2010 - Siberian PSE
PSE backRU20100331 PSE A 2 Pre-stamped envelope A
(11.80 on issue)Siberian
Long format envelope (E6/5)
Order no 2010-09322 June 2010 - Russian Blue PSE
PSE backRU20100622 PSE A 2 Pre-stamped envelope A
(11.80 on issue)Russian Blue
Long format envelope (E6/5)
Order no. 146K-2010/
2010-1348 December 2010 - Neva Masquerade PSE
PSE backRU20100812 PSE A Pre-stamped envelope A
(11.80 on issue)Neva Masquerad / Colourpoint Siberian
Long format envelope (E6/5)
Order no. 184K-2010/
2010-18428 February 2011 - Cat PSE
PSE backRU20110228 PSE A 1 Pre-stamped envelope A
(11.80 on issue)Unspecified Breed (in cachet)
Long format envelope (E6/5)
Order no.
2011-05120 May 2011 - Abyssinian PSE
PSE backRU20110520 PSE A Pre-stamped envelope A
(11.80 on issue)Abyssinian
Long format envelope (E6/5)
Order no. 2011-12423 May 2011 - Norwegian Forest Cat PSE
PSE backRU20110523 PSE A 3 Pre-stamped envelope A
(11.80 on issue)Norwegian Forest Cat
Long format envelope (E6/5)
Order no. 2011-125May 2012 - 25th Anniversary of the Animal Welfare Organisation "BIM" RU20120500 PSE A 1 Pre-stamped Envelope A
(13.00 on issue)Cartoon Cat
Long format envelope (E6/5)
Order no. 2012-0983 December 2012 - Russian AnimationThis set also includes a Panther RU20121203 ST 10_00 3 Stamp 10.00 Cartoon Cat
Cats in Literature
Karlsson-on-the-Roof - Russian animated series based on Astrid Lindgren's books.
MI 18882013 - Greeting Cards RU20130000 PC B 93 Pre-stamped Postcard B
(10.00 on issue)Unspecified breed (on picture side)
Cartoon Cat
If you know the date of issue for this item, please let us know30 May 2018 - All-Russian Drawing Competition for Children's Day and Parental Happiness RU20180530 PC B Pre-stamped Postcard B Unspecified breed (in cachet)
Cat drawing
Card no. 2018-159/1
Printed 24.05.2018
MI P???DP 6 November 2018 - The Crimean Bridge RU20181106 LB 2 Undenominated label - Unspecified breed
Label attached to
RU20181106 ST 46_00
forming a se-tenant design
MI ZF2620b11 March 2019 - Siberian Cat Pre-stamped Envelope RU20190311 PSE A Pre-stamped envelope A Siberian (in cachet)
Long format envelope (E6/5)
Order no. 2019-???3 March 2020 - Russian Fauna: Domestic Cat Breeds RU20200303 ST 50_00 1 Stamp 50.00 Neva Masquerada
Self-adhesive stamp
MI 2834RU20200303 ST 50_00 2 Stamp 50.00 Kuril Bobtal
Self-adhesive stamp
MI 2835RU20200303 ST 50_00 3 Stamp 50.00 Ural Rex
Self-adhesive stamp
MI 2836RU20200303 ST 50_00 4 Stamp 50.00 Don Sphynx
Self-adhesive stamp
MI 2837RU20200303 FDC 50_00 1 First day cover 50.00 Neva Masquerada (on stamp)
Unspecified breed (in cachet)
Cat paw print (on postmark)
Offical FDC with
RU20200303 ST 50_00 1RU20200303 FDC 50_00 2 First day cover 50.00 Kuril Bobtal (on stamp)
Unspecified breed (in cachet)
Cat paw print (on postmark)
Offical FDC with
RU20200303 ST 50_00 2RU20200303 FDC 50_00 3 First day cover 50.00 Ural Rex (on stamp)
Unspecified breed (in cachet)
Cat paw print (on postmark)
Offical FDC with
RU20200303 ST 50_00 3RU20200303 FDC 50_00 4 First day cover 50.00 Don Sphynx (on stamp)
Unspecified breed (in cachet)
Cat paw print (on postmark)
Offical FDC with
RU20200303 ST 50_00 4
Inside
OutsideRU20200303 PP 940 Presentation pack 940.00
(franking value 200.00)Neva Masquerada
Kuril Bobtail
Ural Rex
Don Sphynx
(on cover, stamps, and labels)
Unspecified breed (in FDC cachets)
Cat Paw Print (on postmarks)
Presentation pack with
RU20200303 ST 50_00 1
RU20200303 ST 50_00 2
RU20200303 ST 50_00 3
RU20200303 ST 50_00 4
RU20200303 MISC LB1_4
RU20200303 FDC 50_00 1
RU20200303 FDC 50_00 2
RU20200303 FDC 50_00 3
RU20200303 FDC 50_00 4RU20200303 FDP 101000 First day postmark - Unspecified breed
Cat Paw Print
"Пеpвый День - Почта России - Premier jour - Кощки - Фауна России"
Москва (Moscow) 101000
3 March 2020RU20200303 FDP 191025 First day postmark - Unspecified breed
Cat Paw Print
"Пеpвый День - Почта России - Premier jour - Кощки - Фауна России"
Санкт-Петербург (St. Petersburg) 191025
3 March 2020RU20200303 FDP 344000 First day postmark - Unspecified breed
Cat Paw Print
"Пеpвый День - Почта России - Premier jour - Кощки - Фауна России"
Ростов-на-Дону (Rostov-on-Don) 344000
3 March 2020RU20200303 FDP 620000 First day postmark - Unspecified breed
Cat Paw Print
"Пеpвый День - Почта России - Premier jour - Кощки - Фауна России"
Екатеринбург (Yekaterinburg) 620000
3 March 2020RU20200303 FDP 630099 First day postmark - Unspecified breed
Cat Paw Print
"Пеpвый День - Почта России - Premier jour - Кощки - Фауна России"
Новосибирск (Novosibirsk) 630099
3 March 2020RU20200303 FDP 690090 First day postmark - Unspecified breed
Cat Paw Print
"Пеpвый День - Почта России - Premier jour - Кощки - Фауна России"
Владивосток (Vladivostok) 690090
3 March 202026 May 2020 - Contemprary Art RU20200526 ST 57_00 3 Stamp 27.00 Unspecified breed
Cats in Art
Wartime, painting by Sergej Tkatschow (1922-2022)
MI 28619 December 2020 - Smolensk Philatelic Bureau Pictorial Postmark RU20201209_ PMK 214004 Pictorial postmark - Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat
"С благодарностью из Смоленска! - Салон 'Коллекционер'"
Смоленск (Smolensk) (not stated) 214004
First date of use:
9 December 2020
Latest use reported:
???4 October 2021 - Voronezh Pictorial Postmark RU20211014_ PMK 394009 Pictorial postmark - Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat
"Почта России - Привет из Воронежа!"
Воронеж (Voronezh) 394009
First day of use:
14 October 2021
Latest use reported:
17 February 202220 January 2022 - EUROPA: Myths and Legends RU20220120 ST 55_00 Stamp 55.00 Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat
Cats in Literature
Characters from Ruslan and Ljudmila, by Alexander Pushkin
MI 3083RU20220120 MC 55_00 Maximum card 55.00 Unspecified breed (on stamp and card)
Cartoon cat
Cats in Literature
Characters from Ruslan and Ljudmila, by Alexander Pushkin
Official MC with
RU20220120 ST 55_00
InsideRU20220120 PP CH1073 Presentation pack ??? Unspecified breed (on stamp and cover)
Cartoon cat
Cats in Literature
Characters from Ruslan and Ljudmila, by Alexander Pushkin
Presentation pack with
RU20220120 ST 55_0027 May 2023 - Krasnoyarsk Philatelic Bureau Pictorial Postmark RU20230527_ PMK 660049 Pictorial postmark - Unspecified breed
Cat drawing
"Книги и Рукоделие - Салон 'Коллекционер'"
Красноярск (Krasnoyarsk)
First day of use:
27 May 2023
Latest use reported:
???Compiled by Geir Arveng with additional information from Greg Balagian, Veniamin Kramer, Marci Jarvis, Sergey
Kharchenko, D.G.Naryshkin, Oskar Niederdorf, and Valery Oganesian.
Latest update: 23 December, 2024