Russia Mythic Cats

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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
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 Mythic Cats Also see Russia Domestic Cats
Russia Wild Cats

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MYTHIC CATS

Item Code Item type Face value Remarks SC

1992 - International Space Year

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.

RU_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

15 February 1993 - Provisional Postal Stationary

RU19930215 PSE 15 92044 Pre-stamped envelope 15 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
Re-franked with provisional PO in St. Petersburg
MI U102

10 August 1994 - 250 Years of Porcelain Production in St. Petersburg

RU19940810 ST 250 Stamp 250 Sphinxes
Wild Cat Art
Porcelain Fruit Basket held by Two Sphinxes
Imperial Porcelain Factory, 19th Century
MI 400

25 April 2002 - 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg I

RU20020425 ST 25_00 1 Stamp 25.00 Griffin
Wild Cat Art
Statue on the Bank Bridge in St. Petersburg
Issued in sheetlets and in prestige booklet
MI 978

RU20020425 BK 201_00 Prestige Booklet 201.00 (franking value 85.00) Griffin (on stamp in one pane only)
Wild Cat Art
Statue on the Bank Bridge in St. Petersburg
Prestige booklet with all stamps from series presented in single panes
MI MH8

16 December 2002 - Manors and Castles

RU20021216 ST 3_00 Stamp 3.00 Griffin
Wild Cat Art
Statue at Marfino Manor (near Moscow)
MI 1047 ILM

15 May 2003 - 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg III

RU20030515 ST 5_00 2 Stamp 5.00 Sphinx
Wild Cat Art
Statue in front of the Russian Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg
Issued in sheetlets with 5 other stamps in series
MI 1080

4 May 2006 - Russian History (XIII): Alexander III

RU20060504 ST 10_00 1 Stamp 10.00 Griffin
Stylized griffin
Main motif: Alexander II with map
MI 1342

RU20060504 ST 10_00 2 Stamp 10.00 Griffin
Stylized griffin
Main motif: Alexander II with flag and ships
MI 1343

RU20060504 ST 25_00 Stamp 25.00 Griffin
Stylized griffin
Stamp from
RU20060504 MS 25_00
MI 1344

This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats
RU20060504 MS 25_00 Miniature sheet 25.00 Heraldic Lion
Middle Imperial Coat of Arms of Russia
Lions of several smaller shields
MI B91

26 May 2011 - Coats of Arms

This issue is also listed under Heraldic Cats

RU20110526 ST 8_50 Stamp 8.50 Heraldic Babr
Irkutsk CoA
MI 1718

Pane
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???

Pane 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???

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

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

RU20110526 FDP 101000 First Day Postmark - Heraldic Babr
Irkutsk CoA
"Почта России - Иркутск - Первый День - Premièr Jour"
Москва (Moscow) 101000
26 May 2011

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

24 July 2011 - 350th Anniversary of Irkutsk
This issue is also listed under Heraldic Cats

RU20110624 ST 15_00 Stamp 15.00 Heraldic Babr
Irkutsk CoA
MI 1725

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 101000

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 664075

RU20110624 FDP 101000 First Day Postmark - Heraldic Babr
Irkutsk CoA
"Почта России - Иркутск 350 Лет - Первый День - Premièr Jour"
Москва (Moscow) 101000
24 June 2011

RU20110624 FDP 664075 First Day Postmark - Heraldic Babr
Irkutsk CoA
"Почта России - Иркутск 350 Лет - Первый День - Premièr Jour"
Иркутск (Irkutsk) 664075
24 June 2011

15 November 2011 - Rossija-2011 Thematic Philatelic Exhibition
This issue is also listed under Heraldic Cats

RU20111115 PC B Pre-stamped postccard B
Heraldic Babr (in cachet)
Irkutsk CoA
RU20110526 ST 8_50
pictured
Order no. 2011-215/1
Printing date: 07.11.2011
MI P153.215/11

12 August 2014 - 70th Anniversary of Kostroma Oblast
This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats

RU20140812 PC B 2 Pre-stamped postcard B
(10.50 on issue) Heraldic Griffins (in cachet)
Kostroma Oblast CoA
Card. no. 2014-244/1
Printing date: 04.08.2014
MI ??? M

28 August 2015 - Regional Coats of Arms (V)

This issue is also listed under Mythic Cats

RU20150828 MS 50_00 Miniature sheet 50.00 Heraldic Winged Snow Leopard (on selvedge)
Tatarstan CoA
Single-stamp MS
MI B221

25 November 2015 - The 2018 FIFA World Cup Host Cities

RU20151125 PC B 3 Pre-stamped postcard B
(14.00 on issue) Winged Snow Leopard
Card representing Kazan
Card no. 2015-334/1
Printing date 25.11.2015
MI ???

30 March 2016 - Coats of Arms on Postage Stamps of the Russian Federation
This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats and Wild Cats

Contents

RU20160330 PP 639_95
Presentation pack 636.95
(on 23 issues) Babr (mythic Tiger/Beaver mix)
Heraldic Babr (on two stamps and cover)
Heraldic Tiger (on stamp)
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

23 June 2017 - Office of the Federal Bailiff Service in the Republic of Tatarstan

This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats

RU20170623 PSE A 1 Pre-stamped envelope A
(22.00 on issue) Winged Heraldic Snow Leopard
Tatarstan CoA
PSE no. 2017-080
Print run: 50000

January 2018 - Irkutsk Philatelic Bureau Pictorial Postmark

RU20180100 PMK 664003 Pictorial postmark -
Heraldic Babr
from Irkutsk CoA
"Салон 'Коллекционер'"
Pictorial postmark used at the Philatelic Bureau sales office
Иркутск (Irkutsk)
Earliest use reported:
January 2018
Latest use reported:
???
If you know more about the dates of use for this item, please let us know.

8 October 2018 - Centenary of the Crimean Federal University

RU20181008 PMK 295007 Commemorative postmark -
Griffin
from CFU Crest
"России - Крымский федеральный университет им. В. И. Вернадского - КфУ 100 лет"
This postmark is frequently used as FDP for a pre-stamped envelope issued for the jubillee
Симферополь (Simferopol) 295007
8 October 2018

2019 - Kazan Philatelic Bureau Pictorial Postmark

RU20190000 PMK 420111 Pictorial postmark -
Winged Heraldic Snow Leopard
from Tatarstan CoA
"День Республики Татарстан - Салон 'Коллекционер'"
Pictorial postmark used at the Philatelic Bureau sales office
We have also had this described as a commemorative postmark for Republic Day used for a short period only
Казань (Kazan)
Earliest use reported:
Autumn 2019
Latest use reported:
???
If you know more about the dates of use for this item, please let us know.

Compiled by Geir Arveng with additional information from Veniamin Kramer, Greg Balagian and Elisabeth Hallsjö.
Latest update: 24 December, 2024

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 Mythic Cats	Also see Russia Domestic Cats Russia Wild Cats

Item	Code	Item type	Face value	Remarks	SC
1992 - International Space Year 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.
	RU_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
15 February 1993 - Provisional Postal Stationary
	RU19930215 PSE 15 92044	Pre-stamped envelope	15	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 Re-franked with provisional PO in St. Petersburg MI U102
10 August 1994 - 250 Years of Porcelain Production in St. Petersburg
	RU19940810 ST 250	Stamp	250	Sphinxes Wild Cat Art Porcelain Fruit Basket held by Two Sphinxes Imperial Porcelain Factory, 19th Century MI 400
25 April 2002 - 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg I
	RU20020425 ST 25_00 1	Stamp	25.00	Griffin Wild Cat Art Statue on the Bank Bridge in St. Petersburg Issued in sheetlets and in prestige booklet MI 978
	RU20020425 BK 201_00	Prestige Booklet	201.00 (franking value 85.00)	Griffin (on stamp in one pane only) Wild Cat Art Statue on the Bank Bridge in St. Petersburg Prestige booklet with all stamps from series presented in single panes MI MH8
16 December 2002 - Manors and Castles
	RU20021216 ST 3_00	Stamp	3.00	Griffin Wild Cat Art Statue at Marfino Manor (near Moscow) MI 1047	ILM
15 May 2003 - 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg III
	RU20030515 ST 5_00 2	Stamp	5.00	Sphinx Wild Cat Art Statue in front of the Russian Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg Issued in sheetlets with 5 other stamps in series MI 1080
4 May 2006 - Russian History (XIII): Alexander III
	RU20060504 ST 10_00 1	Stamp	10.00	Griffin Stylized griffin Main motif: Alexander II with map MI 1342
	RU20060504 ST 10_00 2	Stamp	10.00	Griffin Stylized griffin Main motif: Alexander II with flag and ships MI 1343
	RU20060504 ST 25_00	Stamp	25.00	Griffin Stylized griffin Stamp from RU20060504 MS 25_00 MI 1344
This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats	RU20060504 MS 25_00	Miniature sheet	25.00	Heraldic Lion Middle Imperial Coat of Arms of Russia Lions of several smaller shields MI B91
26 May 2011 - Coats of Arms This issue is also listed under Heraldic Cats
	RU20110526 ST 8_50	Stamp	8.50	Heraldic Babr Irkutsk CoA MI 1718
Pane	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???
Pane	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???
	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
	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
	RU20110526 FDP 101000	First Day Postmark	-	Heraldic Babr Irkutsk CoA "Почта России - Иркутск - Первый День - Premièr Jour" Москва (Moscow) 101000 26 May 2011
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
24 July 2011 - 350th Anniversary of Irkutsk This issue is also listed under Heraldic Cats
	RU20110624 ST 15_00	Stamp	15.00	Heraldic Babr Irkutsk CoA MI 1725
	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 101000
	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 664075
	RU20110624 FDP 101000	First Day Postmark	-	Heraldic Babr Irkutsk CoA "Почта России - Иркутск 350 Лет - Первый День - Premièr Jour" Москва (Moscow) 101000 24 June 2011
	RU20110624 FDP 664075	First Day Postmark	-	Heraldic Babr Irkutsk CoA "Почта России - Иркутск 350 Лет - Первый День - Premièr Jour" Иркутск (Irkutsk) 664075 24 June 2011
15 November 2011 - Rossija-2011 Thematic Philatelic Exhibition This issue is also listed under Heraldic Cats
	RU20111115 PC B	Pre-stamped postccard	B	Heraldic Babr (in cachet) Irkutsk CoA RU20110526 ST 8_50 pictured Order no. 2011-215/1 Printing date: 07.11.2011 MI P153.215/11
12 August 2014 - 70th Anniversary of Kostroma Oblast This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats
	RU20140812 PC B 2	Pre-stamped postcard	B (10.50 on issue)	Heraldic Griffins (in cachet) Kostroma Oblast CoA Card. no. 2014-244/1 Printing date: 04.08.2014 MI ???	M
28 August 2015 - Regional Coats of Arms (V) This issue is also listed under Mythic Cats
	RU20150828 MS 50_00	Miniature sheet	50.00	Heraldic Winged Snow Leopard (on selvedge) Tatarstan CoA Single-stamp MS MI B221
25 November 2015 - The 2018 FIFA World Cup Host Cities
	RU20151125 PC B 3	Pre-stamped postcard	B (14.00 on issue)	Winged Snow Leopard Card representing Kazan Card no. 2015-334/1 Printing date 25.11.2015 MI ???
30 March 2016 - Coats of Arms on Postage Stamps of the Russian Federation This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats and Wild Cats
Contents	RU20160330 PP 639_95	Presentation pack	636.95 (on 23 issues)	Babr (mythic Tiger/Beaver mix) Heraldic Babr (on two stamps and cover) Heraldic Tiger (on stamp) 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
23 June 2017 - Office of the Federal Bailiff Service in the Republic of Tatarstan This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats
	RU20170623 PSE A 1	Pre-stamped envelope	A (22.00 on issue)	Winged Heraldic Snow Leopard Tatarstan CoA PSE no. 2017-080 Print run: 50000
January 2018 - Irkutsk Philatelic Bureau Pictorial Postmark
	RU20180100 PMK 664003	Pictorial postmark	-	Heraldic Babr from Irkutsk CoA "Салон 'Коллекционер'" Pictorial postmark used at the Philatelic Bureau sales office Иркутск (Irkutsk) Earliest use reported: January 2018 Latest use reported: ??? If you know more about the dates of use for this item, please let us know.
8 October 2018 - Centenary of the Crimean Federal University
	RU20181008 PMK 295007	Commemorative postmark	-	Griffin from CFU Crest "России - Крымский федеральный университет им. В. И. Вернадского - КфУ 100 лет" This postmark is frequently used as FDP for a pre-stamped envelope issued for the jubillee Симферополь (Simferopol) 295007 8 October 2018
2019 - Kazan Philatelic Bureau Pictorial Postmark
	RU20190000 PMK 420111	Pictorial postmark	-	Winged Heraldic Snow Leopard from Tatarstan CoA "День Республики Татарстан - Салон 'Коллекционер'" Pictorial postmark used at the Philatelic Bureau sales office We have also had this described as a commemorative postmark for Republic Day used for a short period only Казань (Kazan) Earliest use reported: Autumn 2019 Latest use reported: ??? If you know more about the dates of use for this item, please let us know.