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Stamps inscribed 'РСФСР', 'Rossija' or 'Russia' and/or 'Россия'. Tsarist issues are inscribed 'Почтовая марка' or 'Почта' without country name. 1857 - 1918 Tsarist Russia |
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HERALDIC CATS
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| 1991 -> Soviet Postal Stationary used in Russia | |||||
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RU_SUN19910220 PSE 0_07 91412 | Pre-stamped envelope | 0.05 | Heraldic Lion |
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| 23 April 1992 - 50th Anniversary of the French Airforce Fighter Squadron 2/30 Normandie-Niemen | |||||
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RU19920423 PC 0_20 3_2141 | Pre-stamped postcard | 0.20 (sold at 0.75) |
Heraldic Lion (in stamp indicium) Two Lions Passant Guardant Normandy-Niemen CoA Card no. 1992.3.2141 Printed 24.12.91 MI PSo6 |
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| 25 October 2000 - Fish from Lake PeipusJoint issue with Estonia |
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RU20001025 LB 1 | Gutter label | - |
Heraldic Lion |
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| 22 January 2006 - Armenian Year in the Russian FederationJoint issue with Armenia |
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RU20060122 ST 10_00 | Stamp | 10.00 | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Regauardant Supporter Lion Passant Crowned Lion Passant Guardant Armenian CoA MI 1303 |
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AM_RU20060122 FDC 350_10_00 | First Day Cover | 350 | Heraldic Lion (on stamps and cachet) Lion Rampant Regauardant Supporter Lion Passant Crowned Lion Passant Guardant Armenian CoA Official Joint FDC |
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4 May 2006 - Russian History (XIII): Alexander III Items from this issue are also listed under Mythic Cats |
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RU20060504 MS 25_00 | Miniature sheet | 25.00 | Heraldic Lion Middle Imperial Coat of Arms of Russia Lions of several smaller shields MI B91 |
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| 2 July 2010 - 150th Anniversary of Vladivostok This issue is also listed under Wild Cats |
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RU20100702 ST 15_00 | Stamp | 15.00 | Heraldic Tiger Vladivostok CoA MI 1656 |
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RU20100702 FDC 15_00 101000 | First day cover | 15.00 | Heraldic Tiger (on stamp and postmark) Vladivostok CoA Official FDC with RU20100702 ST 15_00 postmarked in Moscow |
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RU20100702 FDP 101000 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Tiger Vladivostok CoA "Первый День - Россия - Premièr Jour - Владивосток - 150 лет" Москва (Moscow) 101000 2 August 2010 |
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RU20100702 FDP 690090 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Tiger Vladivostok CoA "Первый День - Россия - Premièr Jour - Владивосток - 150 лет" Владивосток (Vladivostok) 690090 2 August 2010 |
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| 21 July 2010 -> Pskov - City of Military Glory | |||||
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RU20100721_ PMK 180000 | Pictorial postmark | - | Heraldic Leopard Leopard Passant Pskov CoA "Россия - Город Воинской Славы" Псков (Pskov) 180000 Earliest use reported: 21 July 2010 Latest use reported: 21 July 2010 If you know more about the dates of use for this item, please let us know. |
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| 27 August 2010 - City Coat of ArmsThis issue is also listed under Wild Cats |
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RU20100827 ST 7_70 | Stamp | 7.70 | Heraldic Tiger Vladivostok CoA Stamp from sheet or booklet MI 1670 |
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| RU20100827 BK 77_00 | Booklet | 77.00 | Heraldic Tiger (on stamps and cover) Vladivostok CoA Booklet with 10 x RU20100827 ST 7_70 MI MH??? |
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RU20100827 BK 154_00 | Booklet | 154.00 | Heraldic Tiger (on stamps and cover) Vladivostok CoA Booklet with 20 x RU20100827 ST 7_70 MI MH??? |
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| RU20100827 FDC 7_70 101000 | First Day Cover | 7.70 | Heraldic Tiger (on stamp and postmark) Vladivostok CoA Official FDC with RU20100827 ST 7_70 Posmarked in Moscow |
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RU20100827 FDC 7_70 690090 | First Day Cover | 7.70 | Heraldic Tiger (on stamp and postmark) Vladivostok CoA Official FDC with RU20100827 ST 7_70 Posmarked in Vladivostok |
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RU20100827 FDP 101000 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Tiger Vladivostok CoA "Россия - Владивосток - Первый День - Premièr Jour" Москва (Moscow) 101000 27 August 2010 |
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RU20100827 FDP 690090 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Tiger Vladivostok CoA "Россия - Владивосток - Первый День - Premièr Jour Владивосток (Vladivostok) 690090 27 August 2010 |
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RU20110526 ST 8_50 | Stamp | 8.50 | Heraldic Babr Irkutsk CoA MI 1718 |
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| RU20110526 BK 85_00 | Booklet | 85.00 (10 x 8.50) |
Heraldic Babr Irkutsk CoA Booklet with 10 x RU20110526 ST 8_50 MI MH??? |
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RU20110526 BK 170_00 | Booklet | 170.00 (20 x 8.50) |
Heraldic Babr Irkutsk CoA Booklet with 20 x RU20110526 ST 8_50 MI MH??? |
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RU20110526 FDC 8_50 101000 | First Day Cover | 8.50 | Heraldic Babr (on stamp and postmark) Irkutsk CoA Official FDC with RU20110526 ST 8_50 postmarked with RU20110526 FDP 101000 |
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RU20110526 FDC 8_50 664075 | First Day Cover | 8.50 | Heraldic Babr (on stamp and postmark) Irkutsk CoA Official FDC with RU20110526 ST 8_50 postmarked with RU20110526 FDP 664075 |
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RU20110526 FDP 101000 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Babr Irkutsk CoA "Почта России - Иркутск - Первый День - Premièr Jour" Москва (Moscow) 101000 26 May 2011 |
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| If you have scan of this item, please share. | RU20110526 FDP 664075 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Babr Irkutsk CoA "Почта России - Иркутск - Первый День - Premièr Jour" Иркутск (Irkutsk) 664075 26 May 2011 |
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| 24 July 2011 - 350th Anniversary of Irkutsk
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RU20110624 ST 15_00 | Stamp | 15.00 | Heraldic Babr Irkutsk CoA MI 1725 |
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RU20110624 FDC 15_00 101000 | First Day Cover | 15.00 | Heraldic Babr (on stamp and postmark) Irkutsk CoA Official FDC with RU20110624 ST 15_00 postmarked with RU20110624 FDP 15_00 101000 |
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RU20110624 FDC 15_00 664075 | First Day Cover | 15.00 | Heraldic Babr (on stamp and postmark) Irkutsk CoA Official FDC with RU20110624 ST 15_00 postmarked with RU20110624 FDP 15_00 664075 |
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RU20110624 FDP 15_00 101000 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Babr Irkutsk CoA "Почта России - Иркутск 350 Лет - Первый День - Premièr Jour" Москва (Moscow) 101000 24 June 2011 |
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RU20110624 FDP 15_00 664075 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Babr Irkutsk CoA "Почта России - Иркутск 350 Лет - Первый День - Premièr Jour" Иркутск (Irkutsk) 664075 24 June 2011 |
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| 15 November 2011 - Rossija-2011 Thematic Philatelic Exhibition
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RU20111115 PC 215_1 | Pre-stamped postccard | B | Heraldic Babr (in cachet) |
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| 2012 - 75th Anniversary of Irkutsk Obalst This issue is also listed under Mythic Cats |
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RU20120000 PSE A 212 | Pre-stamped envelope | A (sold at 40.00) |
Heraldic Babr (in cachet) Irkutsk Oblast CoA Order no. 184-2012/ 2012-212 Printer's no. 4670009418197 Print run: 500.000 If you know the date of issue for this item, please share. MI U??? |
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| 18 June 2013 - City Coats of Arms | |||||
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RU20130618 ST 10_00 | Stamp | 10.00 | Heraldic Lion Crowned Lion Rampant Alexandrov CoA MI 1398 |
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RU20130618 BK 100_00 | Booklet | 100.00 | Heraldic Lion Crowned Lion Rampant Alexandrov CoA Booklet with 10 x RU20130618 ST 10_00 MI MH??? |
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RU20130618 BK 200_00 | Booklet | 200.00 | Heraldic Lion Crowned Lion Rampant Alexandrov CoA Booklet with 20 x RU20130618 ST 10_00 MI MH??? |
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RU20130618 FDP 101000 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Crowned Lion Rampant Alexandrov CoA "Почта России - Александров – Первый День – Premièr Jour" MOCKBA (Moscow) 101000 18 June 2013 |
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RU20130618 FDP 601650 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Crowned Lion Rampant Alexandrov CoA "Почта России - Александров –Первый День - Premièr Jour" Александров, Владимирской Области (Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast) 601650 18 June 2013 |
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12 August 2014 - 70th Anniversary of Kostroma Oblast This item is also listed under Mythic Cats |
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RU20140812 PC B 2 | Pre-franked postcard | B (10.50 on issue) |
Heraldic Griffins (in cachet) Kostroma Oblast CoA Card. no. 2014-244/1 Printing date: 04.08.2014 |
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28 August 2015 - Regional Coats of Arms (V) This issue is also listed under Mythic Cats |
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RU20150828 MS 50_00 | Miniature sheet | 50.00 | Heraldic Winged Snow Leopard (on selvedge) Tatarstan CoA Single-stamp MS MI B221 |
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2 July 2015 - 155th Anniversary of Vladivostok This issue is also listed under Wild Cats |
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RU20150702 PC B 1 | Pre-franked postcard | B (14.00 on issue) |
Heraldic Tiger (in cachet) Vladivostok CoA Cachet motif: Svetlanskaya street Card no. 2015-167/1 Printing date: 30.06.2015 MI P??? |
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RU20150702 PC B 2 | Pre-franked postcard | B (14.00 on issue) |
Heraldic Tiger (in cachet) Vladivostok CoA Cachet motif: Eagle's Nest Hill. View of the Zolotoy Rog Bay Card no. 2015-168/1 Printing date: 30.06.2015 MI P??? |
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RU20150702 PC B 3 | Pre-franked postcard | B (14.00 on issue) |
Heraldic Tiger (in cachet) Vladivostok CoA Cachet motif: Bridge on the Russky Island Card no. 2015-169/1 Printing date: 30.06.2015 MI P??? |
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RU20150702 PSE A | Pre-franked envelope | A (19.00 on issue) |
Heraldic Tiger (in cachet) Vladivostok CoA PSE no. 2015-083 Printing date: 01.07.2015 MI P??? |
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RU20150702 PMK 690090 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Tiger (in cachet) Vladivostok CoA "Почта России" Владивосток (Vladivostok) 690090 2 July 2015 |
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30 March 2016 - Coats of Arms on Postage Stamps of the Russian Federation This item is also listed under Wild Cats and Mythic Cats |
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RU20160330 PP 639_95 |
Presentation pack | 636.95 (on 23 issues) |
Heraldic Tiger (on stamp) Heraldic Babr (on two stamps and cover) Herladic Lion Crowned Lion Rampant Vladivostok CoA Irkutsk CoA Alexandrov CoA Presentation pack with RU20100827 ST 7_70 RU20110526 ST 8_50 RU20110624 ST 15_00 RU20130618 ST 10_00 RU20150828 MS 50_00 and 18 other stamps or miniature sheets PP no 749 Print run: 1000 |
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| 23-25 June 2016 - 800th Anniversary of Rzhev | |||||
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RU20160623 ST 24_00 | Stamp | 24.00 | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Rzhev CoA MI 2320 |
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RU20160623 FDC 24_00 101000 | First Day Cover | 24.00 | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Rzhev CoA Official FDC postmarked with RU20160623 FDP 101000 |
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RU20160623 FDC 24_00 172390 | First Day Cover | 24.00 | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Rzhev CoA Official FDC postmarked with RU20160623 FDP 172390 |
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RU20160623 FDP 101000 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Rzhev CoA "Почта России - Ржев - Первый День - Premièr Jour - 800 Лет" Москва (Moscow) 101000 23 June 2016 |
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RU20160623 FDP 172390 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Rzhev CoA "Почта России - Ржев - Первый День - Premièr Jour - 800 Лет" Ржев, Тверской области (Rzhev, Tver Oblast) 172390 23 June 2016 |
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RU20160625 PMK 172390 | Commemorative postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Rzhev CoA Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Rzhev CoA "Почта России - 800 Лет" Ржев, Тверской области (Rzhev, Tver Oblast) 172390 25 June 2016 |
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| June 2017 - Krasnoyarsk Philatelic Bureau Pictorial Postmark | |||||
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RU20170600 PMK 660049 | Pictorial postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Armed Lion Rampant Krasnoyarsk CoA "Салон 'Коллекционер'" Красноярск (Krasnoyarsk) Earliest use reported: June 2017 Latest use reported: ??? If you know more about the dates of use for this item, please let us know. |
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23 June 2017 - Office of the Federal Bailiff Service in the Republic of Tatarstan This item is also listed under Mythic Cats |
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RU20170623 PSE A 1 | Pre-franked envelope | A (22.00 on issue) |
Winged Heraldic Snow Leopard Tatarstan CoA PSE no. 2017-080 Print run: 50.000 MI U??? |
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1 September 2017 - The Way to Victory VII: 75th Anniversary of the French Airforce Fighter Squadron 2/30 Joint issue with France |
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RU20170901 ST 41_00 | Stamp | 41.00 | Heraldic Lion Two Lions Passant Guardant Normandy-Niemen CoA Same design as RU20171211 ST 41_00 4 but in somewhat duller colours Stamp from sheetlets MI 2474 |
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RU20170901 PC B 284_5 | Pre-stamped postcard | B | Heraldic Lion (on picture side) Two Lions Passant Guardant Normandy-Niemen CoA Order no. 3.2017-284/5 Printed: 05.07.2017 MI P??? |
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| 11 December 2017 - The Way to Victory Prestige Booklet | |||||
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RU20171211 ST 41_00 4 | Stamp | 41.00 | Heraldic Lion Two Lions Passant Guardant Normandy-Niemen CoA Same design as RU20170901 ST 41_00 but in somewhat brighter colours Stamp from pane 4 of RU20171211 BK 164_00 MI 2474 |
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RU20171211 BK 164_00 | Prestige booklet | 164.00 (4 x 41.00 - sold at 1200.00) |
Heraldic Lion (on one stamp) Two Lions Passant Guardant Normandy-Niemen CoA Prestige booklet with RU20171211 ST 41_00 4 and three other stamps MI MH??? |
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| 28 October 2022 - 200th Anniversary of the Formation of the Yenisei Province | |||||
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RU20221028 PSE A | Pre-franked envelope | A | Heraldic Lion Armed Lion Rampant Yenisei Province CoA PSE no. 2022-??? Print run: 200.000 MI U??? |
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17 June 2024 - Centenary of F.E. Dzerzhinsky Special Operations Division (ODON) This issue is also listed under Wild Cats |
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RU20240617 FDC 150_00 101000 | First day cover | 150.00 | Heraldic Panther (in postmark) ODON badge Official FDC with stamp or miniature sheet. |
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RU20240617 FDP 101000 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Panther (in postmark) ODON badge "Первый День -Почта России - Premièr Jour - Отдельной орденов Жукова, Ленина и Октябрьской Революции Краснознамённой дивизии оперативного назначения имени Ф.Э. Дзержинского - 100 лет" Москва (Moscow) 101000 17 June 2024 |
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RU20240617 PMK 101000 | Commemorative postmark | - | Heraldic Panther (in postmark) ODON badge "Отдельная дивизия оперативного назначения им. Ф.Э. Дзержинского - 100 лет" This postmark is also known used on private FDCs Москва (Moscow) 17 June 2024 |
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RU20240617 FDP 143914 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Panther (in postmark) ODON badge "Первый День -Почта России - Premièr Jour - Отдельной орденов Жукова, Ленина и Октябрьской Революции Краснознамённой дивизии оперативного назначения имени Ф.Э. Дзержинского - 100 лет" Балашиха (Balashikha) 143914, Московская область (Moscow Oblast) 17 June 2024 |
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6 July 2024 - Centenary of The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Items from this issue are also listed under Wild Cats |
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RU20240706 MS 100_00 | Miniature sheet | 100.00 | Heraldic Snow Leopard (on selvedge) North Ossetia CoA Single-stamp MS MI ??? |
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RU20240706 FDC 100_00 101000 | First day cover | 100.00 (sold at 120.00) |
Heraldic Snow Leopard (on postmark and selvedge) North Ossetia CoA Snow Leopard (in cachet) Snow Leopard silhouette in jubilee logo Single-stamp MS MI ??? |
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RU20240706 FDP 101000 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Snow Leopard (on selvedge) North Ossetia CoA "Первый День -Почта России - Premièr Jour - Республике Северной Осетии–Алании - 100 лет" Москва (Moscow) 101000 6 July 2024 |
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RU20240706 FDP 362003 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Snow Leopard (on selvedge) North Ossetia CoA "Первый День -Почта России - Premièr Jour - Республике Северной Осетии–Алании - 100 лет" Владикавказ (Vladikavkaz) 362003 6 July 2024 |
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| 25 November 2024 - 200th anniversary of the Birth of M.T. Loris-Melikov (1824–1888) | |||||
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RU20241125 PSE A 4 | Pre-stamped envelope | A | Heraldic Lion (in cachet) Lion Rampant Supporter Armed demi-Lion Rampant Loris-Melikov Family CoA PSE no. 2024-115 Print run 500.000 MI U??? |
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List compiled by Geir Arveng with additional information from Marci Jarvis, Elisabeth Hallsjö, Andrzej Mroczek, Aleksey
Smirnov, D.G.Naryshkin, Alexey Butorin, V. Klampov,
Greg Balagian, Valery Oganesian, and Vladimir Zach.
Latest update:
19 January, 2025