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WILD CATS

Issue Item code Item type Face value Remarks SC
10 September 1935 - 3rd International Congress on Iranian Art and Archaeoloy in Leningrad
SUN19350910 ST 0_05 1 Stamp 0.05 Lions
Wild Cat Art
"King Shapur II Hunting Lions on a Chariot"
4th c. silver dish
Vertical watermark
MI 528X		  
SUN19350910 ST 0_05 2 Stamp 0.05 Lions
Wild Cat Art
"King Shapur II Hunting Lions on a Chariot"
4th c. silver dish
Horizontal watermark
MI 528Y		  
SUN19350910 ST 0_10 1 Stamp 0.10 Lions
Wild Cat Art
"King Shapur II Hunting Lions on a Chariot"
4th c. silver dish
Vertical watermark
MI 529X		  
SUN19350910 ST 0_10 2 Stamp 0.10 Lions
Wild Cat Art
"King Shapur II Hunting Lions on a Chariot"
4th c. silver dish
Horizontal watermark
MI 529Y		  
SUN19350910 ST 0_15 1 Stamp 0.15 Lions
Wild Cat Art
"King Shapur II Hunting Lions on a Chariot"
4th c. silver dish
Vertical watermark
MI 530X		  
SUN19350910 ST 0_15 2 Stamp 0.15 Lions
Wild Cat Art
"King Shapur II Hunting Lions on a Chariot"
4th c. silver dish
Horizontal watermark
MI 530Y		  
SUN19350910 ST 0_35 1 Stamp 0.35 Lions
Wild Cat Art
"King Shapur II Hunting Lions on a Chariot"
4th c. silver dish
Vertical watermark
MI 530X		  
SUN19350910 ST 0_35 2 Stamp 0.35 Lions
Wild Cat Art
"King Shapur II Hunting Lions on a Chariot"
4th c. silver dish
Horizontal watermark
MI 530Y		  
31 December 1956 - Authors of the Soviet Union
SUN19561231 ST 0_40 5 Stamp 0.40 Tiger
Wild Cats in Literature
Wild Cat Art
Illustration by Irakly Toidze (1902-1985)
for "The Knight in a Tiger's Skin"
by Shota Rustaveli
Perf. 12.5:12
MI 1910A		  
If you have a scan of this item, please share. SUN19561231 ST 0_40 6 Stamp 0.40 Tiger
Wild Cats in Literature
Wild Cat Art
Illustration by Irakly Toidze (1902-1985)
for "The Knight in a Tiger's Skin"
by Shota Rustaveli
Perf. 12.5
MI 1910C		  
1957 - Postal Stationary

Back		 SUN19570000 PSE 0_40 09087 Pres-stamped envelope 0.40
(sold at 0.50)		 Lion (in cachet)
Lion Statue
Wild Cat Art
Hercules Fountain at Tskaltubo Spa Resort Bath no. 6 (in current Georgia)
Printed 18/XI 1957
Printer's no. Ш09087
Order no. 19200
Issued ???? 1977
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MI U181I		 M
20 October 1959 - Animals IV
SUN19591020 ST 0_25 1 Stamp 0.25 Tiger
Perf. all sides
MI 4677		 M
SUN19591020 ST 0_25 2 Stamp 0.25 Tiger
Imperf. top
MI 4677Uo		  
If you have a scan of this item, please share. SUN19591020 IMP 0_25 1 Imperforate stamp 0.25 Tiger
MI Unlisted		  
1962 - Postal Stationary


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This card can be found in at least three printings:
The first printing has no star aligned right above the printer's note. The second printing is denoted with a single star aligned right above the printer's note, and the third printing has two stars.

 SUN19620000 PC 0_03 16651 Pre-stamped Postcard 0.03
(sold at 0.04)		 Lion (on picture side)
Wild Cat Art
Lion statue outside the 'N. A. Semashko' Mud Baths in Yessentuki
Printer's no. A11209
Order no. 16651
Printed 8/XII 1961
Issued ???? 1962
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 M(**)
1963 - Postal Stationary


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SUN19630000 PC 0_03 A08224 Pre-stamped postcard 0.03
(sold at 0.04)		 Tiger (on picture side)
Siberian Tigers
Moscow Zoo
Printer's no. A08224
Order no. 11585
Printed 23/IX 1963
If you know the exact issue date for this postcard, please let us know.
MI P282II		 M
DP (*)
1964 - Postal Stationary


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The first printing has no star aligned right above the printer's note. The second printing is denoted with a single star aligned right above the printer's note, and the third printing has two stars.

SUN19640000 PC 0_03 A02378 Pre-stamped postcard 0.03
(sold at 0.04)		 Cheetah (on picture side)
Printer's no. A02378
Order no. 11585
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MI P282II 		 


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The first printing has no star aligned right above the printer's note. The second printing is denoted with a single star aligned right above the printer's note, and the third printing has two stars.

 SUN19640000 PC 0_03 A06168 Pre-stamped postcard 0.03
(sold at 0.04)		 Lion (on picture side)
Wild Cat Art
Lion statue at the Dvortsovaya Pier in Leningrad (current St. Petersburg)
"Слава великому октябрю!" ['Glory to the great October!']
Printer's no. A06168
Order no. 11585
Printed 9/4 1964
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MI P282II		 DP(**)
29 May 1964 - Centenary of Moscow Zoo
SUN19640529 ST 0_12 Stamp 0.12 Tiger
MI 2919A		  
SUN19640529 IMP 0_12 Imperforate stamp 0.12 Tiger
MI 2919B		 M
25 June 1966 - 50th Anniversary of Bargusin Natural Preserve
SUN19660625 ST 0_04 Stamp 0.04 Eurasian Lynx
(little silhouette)
MI 3233		 M
31 August 1966 - 800th Anniversary of Shota Rustaveli
SUN19660831 ST 0_03 Stamp 0.03 Tiger
Wild Cats in Literature
Wild Cat Art
Illustration by Irakly Toidze (1902-1985)
for "The Knight in a Tiger's Skin"
by Shota Rustaveli
MI 3258		  
SUN19660831 ST 0_06 Stamp 0.03 Tiger (skin)
Wild Cats in Literature
Wild Cat Art
Illustration by Irakly Toidze (1902-1985)
for "The Knight in a Tiger's Skin"
by Shota Rustaveli
MI 3260		  
SUN19660831 ST 0_50 Stamp 0.50 Tiger (skin)
Wild Cats in Literature
Wild Cat Art
Illustration by Irakly Toidze (1902-1985)
for "The Knight in a Tiger's Skin"
by Shota Rustaveli
Imperforate stamp from MS
MI 3261		  
SUN19660831 MS 0_50 Imperforate miniature sheet 0.50 Tiger (skin)
Wild Cats in Literature
Wild Cat Art
(on stamp and selvedge)
Illustration by Irakly Toidze (1902-1985)
for "The Knight in a Tiger's Skin"
by Shota Rustaveli
Single-stamp MS
MI B44		  
14 October 1967 - Arolla Pine Chine Natural Reserve
SUN19671014 ST 0_10 Stamp 0.10 Snow Leopard
MI 3400		 M
RILS
1969 - Postal Stationary


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This card can be found in at least three printings:
The first printing has no star aligned right above the printer's note. The second printing is denoted with a single star aligned right above the printer's note, and the third printing has two stars.

 SUN19690000 PC 0_03 A06955 Pre-stamped postcard 0.03
(sold at 0.04)		 Lion (on picture side)
Lion Statue
Wild Cat Art
Hercules Fountain at Tskaltubo Spa Resort Bath no. 6 (in current Georgia)
Printer's no. A06955
Order no. 15040
Printed 11/IV 1969
MI P346I		 M

PSA back		 SUN19690000 PSE 0_16 X1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.16
(sold at 0.17)		 Lion
Zodiac Leo (oin cachet)
Printed 21/V-69
No product or order no.
Air-mail cover
Greyish yellow paper
Same cachet as
SUN19700000 PSE 0_16 X1
and
SUN19710000 PSE 0_16 X1
MI LU155a		 M
DL
IL(-)
1969 - 50th Anniversary of the Soviet Circus


Back

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 SUN19690000 PSE 0_04 X1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.04
(sold at 0.05)		 Lion (in cachet)
"50 лет Советскому Цирку" ['50 Years of the Soviet Circus']
Printed: 24/VII-69
MI U348Ib (one of 15 designs)		 DL
10 September 1969 - Belowesch Natural Preserve
SUN19690910 ST 0_12 Stamp 0.12 Eurasian Lynx
MI 3670		 RILS

Back		 SUN19690910 PSE 0_04 Pre-stamped envelope 0.04
(sold at 0.05)		 Eurasian Lynx (in cachet)
same picture as
SUN19690910 ST 0_12
in cachet
Printed 6/V-69
MI U348Ib		 M
25 December 1969 - The Development of Civil Aviation
SUN19691225 MS 0_50 Miniature sheet 0.50 Lion
Zodiac Leo (on selvedge)
Imperforate miniature sheet / large stamp
MI B59		  
19 August 1970 - Sichote-Alin Nature Preserve
SUN19700819 ST 0_20 Stamp 0.20 Tiger
Siberian Tiger
MI 3791		 M
If you have a scan of this item, please share. SUN19780819 FDC 0_56 First Day Cover 0.56 Tiger
Siberian Tiger (on one stamp)		  
1970 - Postal Stationary


PSE back

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 SUN19700000 PSE 0_16 X1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.16
(sold at 0.17)		 Lion
Zodiac Leo (oin cachet)
Printed 2/II-70
No product or order no.
Air-mail cover
White paper
Same cachet as
SUN19690000 PSE 0_16 X1
and
SUN19710000 PSE 0_16 X1
MI LU155b		 CC
1971 - Postal Stationary

PSE back		 SIN19710000 PSE 0_16 X1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.16 Lion
Zodiac Leo (oin cachet)
Printed 12/II-71
No product or order no.
Air-mail cover
White paper
Same cachet as
SUN19690000 PSE 0_16 X1
and
SUN19700000 PSE 0_16 X1
MI LU184		  
December 1971 - Happy New Year

Back		 SUN19711200 PSE 0_04 1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.04 Lion
Zodiac Leo (on cachet)
"Happy New Year" - Father Frost with telescope and circle of Zodiac signs
Printed 26.10.71
Issued Dec 71(?)
If you know the exact date of issue for this item, please let us know.		  
1972 - Postal Stationary

Back		 SUN19720000 PSE 0_06 X1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.06
(sold at 0.07)		 Lion (in cachet)
Wild Cat Art
Lion statues at the entrance to Lake Proval, Pyatigiorsk, Russia
Printed 9/III-72
Issued ???? 1972
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MI LU180Ic		 M
27 July 1972 - 25th Anniversary of Indian Independence
SUN19720727 ST 0_06 Stamp 0.06 Lions
Wild Cat Art
Lion Capital of Ashoka
MI 4031		  
December 1972 - Happy New Year

Back		 SUN19721200 PSE 0_04 1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.04
(sold at 0.05)		 Lion
Zodiac Leo (on cachet)
"Happy New Year" - Christmas tree surrounded by Zodiac signs
Printed 26.10.72
Issued Dec 72(?)
If you know the exact date of issue for this item, please let us know.		  
1973 - Postal Stationary

Back		 SUN19730000 PSE 0_04 1 Pre-stamped Envelope 0.04
(sold at 0.05)		 Lion (in cachet)
Lion Statue
Wild Cat Art
Hercules Fountain at Tskaltubo Spa Resort Bath no. 6 (in current Georgia)
Printed 18/IV-73
Issued ???? 1973
If you know the date of issue for this item, please let us know.
MI U454b 		M
8 February 1973 - 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Copernicus
SUN19730208 ST 0_10 Stamp 0.10 Lion
Zodiac Leo
MI 4096		  
1974 - Postal Stationary

PSE back		 SUN19740000 PSE 0_04 X1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.04
(sold at 0.10)		 Lion (in cachet)
Zodiac Leo
Sold with inlaying card
No item no., order no., or print date
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MI U462 (one of 30 designs)		 IL
1975 - Postal Stationary


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This card can be found in at least two printings:
The first printing has no star to the left of the printer's note. The second printing is denoted with a single star to the left of the printer's note.

SUN19750000 PC 0_03 65759 Pre-stamped postcard 0.03
(sold at 0.04)		 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Bas relief on the base of the I.A. Krylov monument in Leningrad (current St. Petersburg)
Item no. Л63759
Order no. 14276
Printed 28-X 1974
If you know the date of issue for this item, please let us know.
MI P381I 		 
1975 - Soviet Philatelic Federation Postcard

Address side		 SUN1975 MISC PC X1 Postcard (unstamped) - Tiger
Postcard titled
"" ("Fauna of the USSR") showing
SUN19640529 IMP 0_12
and other stamps		 M
1976 - Postal Stationary


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This card can be found in at least two printings:
The first printing has no star to the left of the printer's note. The second printing is denoted with a single star to the left of the printer's note.

 SUN19760000 PC 0_03 67588_5142 Pre-stamped postcard 0.03
(sold at 0.04)		 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion statues outside Alupka Palace in the Crimea
Printer's no. л67588
Order no. 76-5142
Printed 22/1-76
MI P381I		 M(*)


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The first printing has no star to the left of the printer's note. The second printing is denoted with a single star to the left of the printer's note.

SUN19760000 PC 0_03 67588_5199 Pre-stamped postcard 0.03
(sold at 0.04)		 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Statues in front of the Verkhniye (Nikolayevskiye) Baths in Yessentuki, Russia
Printer's no. л67588
Order no. 76-5142
Printed 22/1-76
MI P381I		  

Back		 SUN19760000 PSE 0_04 X1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.04
(sold at 0.05)		 Eurasian Lynx (in cachet)
Wild Cat Art
Lynx Cub, (1957), porcelaine figurine, Kuskovo Museum
Printed 9/IV-76
Issued ???? 1976
If you know the date of issue for this item, please let us know.
MI U459Ab(l) 		M
DL
1977 - Postal Stationary

Address side		 SUN19770000 PC 0_03 99216 Pre-stamped postcard 0.03
(sold at 0.05)		 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion statue at the Neva Embankment, Leningrad (current St. Petersburg)
MI P392I		  

Back		 SUN19770000 PSE 0_04 X1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.04
(sold at 0.05)		 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Statue
in front of the Verkhniye (Nikolayevskiye) Baths in Yessentuki, Russia
Printed 1/II/77
Issued ???? 1977
If you know the date of issue for this item, please let us know.
MI U459Ab(l) 		M

Back		 SUN19770000 PSE 0_04 X2 Pre-stamped envelope 0.04 Lion (in cachet)
Lion Statue
Wild Cat Art
Hercules Fountain at Tskaltubo Spa Resort Bath no. 6 (in current Georgia)
Printed 7/VI/77
Issued ???? 1977
If you know the date of issue for this item, please let us know.
MI U459Ab(b) 		M
DL
24 June 1977 - 400th Anniversary of the Birth of Peter Paul Rubens
SUN19770624 ST 0_06 Stamp 0.06 Lion
Wild Cat Art
"Lion Hunt"
sketch by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
MI 4608		 MC
12 October 1977 - Masterworks of Old Russian Culture I
SUN19771012 ST 0_04 Stamp 0.04 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Bas-relief from the façade of
St. Demetrius Cathedral. XII c.
Vladimir, Russia
MI 4655		  
SUN19771012 ST 0_10 Stamp 0.10 Lion Head
Wild Cat Art
Doorknocker from the golden gate of
Cathedral of Nativity. XIII c.
Suzdal, Russia
MI 4657		  
SUN19771012 MS 0_68 Miniature Sheet 0.68 Lions
Bas-relief and Door-knocker
Wild Cat Art
MS with
SUN19771012 ST 0_04
SUN19771012 ST 0_10
and four other stamps from set		 M
14 December 1977 - 30 Years of Indian Independence
SUN19771214 ST 0_06 Stamp 0.06 Lions
Wild Cat Art
Lion Capital of Ashoka
MI 4677		  
16 December 1977 - Poisonous Snakes and Mammals
SUN19771216 ST 0_30 Stamp 0.30 Siberian Tiger
MI 4685		 M
EILM

FDC Inlay		 SUN19771216 FDC 0_30 First Day Cover 0.30 Siberian Tiger
(on stamp and cachet)
Single-stamp WWF FDC No. 70
FDC with
SUN19771216 ST 0_30		 CC
1978 - Postal Stationary


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This card can be found in at least two printings:
The first printing has no star to the left of the printer's note. The second printing is denoted with a single star to the left of the printer's note.

 SUN19780000 PC 0_04 77_5798 Pre-stamped postcard 0.04
(sold at 0.06)		 Lion (on picture side)
Lion Statue
Wild Cat Art
Hercules Fountain at Tskaltubo Spa Resort Bath no. 6 (in current Georgia)
Order no. 77-5798
Printed 17/X-77
MI LP28II		 M(*)

Address side		 SUN19780000 PC 0_03 6116 Pre-stamped postcard 0.04
(sold at 0.06)		 Lion (on picture side)
Lion Statue
Wild Cat Art
"Samson Fighting the Lion" (1735) by M. Kozlovsky, Peterhof, Leningrad
Order no. 6116
Printing date: 29.03.78
MI P392III (one of 79 designs)		  
27 July 1978 - Zaporizhzhia Circus

Back		 SUN19780000 PSE 0_04 1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.04
(sold at 0.05)		 Tiger (on cachet)
Tiny stylized Tiger on Circus Logo
Printed 27.07.78
Issued ???? 1978
MI U480II		 M
25 September 1978 - International Union of Nature Protection Assembly
SUN19780925 PC 0_04 Pre-stamped postcard 0.04
(sold at 0.05)		 Leopard (in cachet)
MI LPSo 66		 M
RDP
1979 - Postal Stationary

Back		 SUN19790000 PSE 0_04 X1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.04
(sold at 0.05)		 Snow Leopard (drinking) (in cachet)
Printed 05.12.78
Issued ???? 1979
If you know the date of issue for this item, please share.
MI U480IIIb		 M
DL

Back		 SUN19790000 PSE 0_04 X2 Pre-stamped envelope 0.04
(sold at 0.05)		 Lion (in cachet)
Wild Cat Art
Lion statues at the entrance to Lake Proval, Pyatigiorsk, Russia
Printed 26.12.78
Issued ???? 1979
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MIU480IIIb		 M
18 September 1979 - 60th Anniversary of the Soviet State Circus

Back		 SUN19790918 PSE 0_04 Pre-stamped envelope 0.04
(sold at 0.05)		 Lion (in cachet)
Printed 18.06.79
Issued 18 Sept 1979
MI U485Ab		 CC
1980 - Postal Stationary

Address side		 SUN19800000 PC 0_03 6676 Pre-stamped postcard 0.03
(sold at 0.05)		 Lion (on picture side)
Lion Statue
Wild Cat Art
"Samson Fighting the Lion" (1735) by M. Kozlovsky, Peterhof, Leningrad
Order no. 6676
Printing date: 28.11.79
MI P419I (one of 150 designs)		 M


Back

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 SUN19800000 PSE 0_04 X1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.04
(sold at 0.17)		 Lion (in cachet)
Zodiac Leo
"С Новым Годом!" ["Happy New Year!"]
Sold with inlaying card
MI U491Ia (one of 12 designs)		 DL
1983 - Postal Stationary

Back		 SUN19830000 PSE 0_05 X1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05
(sold at 0.06)		 Tiger (in cachet)
Kyiv Circus
Printed 17.06.83
Issued ???? 1983
If you know the date of issue for this item, please share.
MI U504IIb		 M

Back		 SUN19830000 PSE 0_05 X2 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05
(sold at 0.06)		 Lion (in cachet)
Wild Cat Art
Lion statues at the entrance to Lake Proval, Pyatigiorsk, Russia
Printed 18.04.83
Issued ???? 1983
If you know the date of issue for this item, please share.
MI U504IIb		 M

Back		 SUN19830000 PSE 0_05 X3 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05
(sold at 0.20)		 Lion (in cachet)
Zodiac Leo
"С Новым Годом!" ["Happy New Year!"]
Sold with inlaying card
MI U509II (one of 10 designs)		 M
(ADR)
1984 - Postal Stationary

Address side		 SUN19840000 PC 0_04 101438 Pre-stamped postcard 0.06
(sold at 0.06)		 Lion (on picture side)
Lion statues
The Lion Terrace at the Palace Museum in Alupka, Crimea
Item no. 101438
Order no. 8431
Printed 15.09.83
Issued 1984
MI PA440II (one of 209 designs)		 M

PSE back		 SUN19840000 PSE 0_05 X1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05
(sold at 0.06)		 Lion (in cachet)
Lion statue
Wild Cat Art
Hercules Fountain at Tskaltubo Spa Resort Bath no. 6 (in current Georgia)
Printed 21.12.83
MI U510I		 DL

PSE back		 SUN19840000 PSE 0_05 X2 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05
(sold at 0.06)		 Lion (in cachet)
Lion statues
The Lion Terrace at the Palace Museum in Alupka, Crimea
Printed 27.04.84
MI U510II		 M
16 February 1984 - 120th Anniversary of Moscow Zoo

This item is also known postally used in inependent Belarus and Russia.

SUN19840216 ST 0_04 Stamp 0.04 Snow Leopard
MI 5358		 M
SUN19840216 IMP 0_04 Imperforate stamp 0.04 Snow Leopard
MI 5358U		  
SUN19840216 MC 0_04 Maximum card 0.04 Snow Leopard
Official MC with
SUN19840216 ST 0_04		 CC

18 June 1984 - Golden Ring of Russia - Historical and Architectual Monuments

An item from this issue is also listed under Heraldic Cats
SUN19840618 PC 0_20 1 Pre-stamped postcard 0.20 Lion (in cachet)
Golden Ring of Russia Logo
Moscow
This card is doubling as the back cover of
SUN19840618 PBK 2_00
MI PSo126 		 
SUN19840618 PC 0_20 2 Pre-stamped postcard 0.20 Lion (in cachet)
Golden Ring of Russia Logo
Sagorsk
MI PSo127		  
SUN19840618 PC 0_20 3 Pre-stamped postcard 0.20 Lion (in cachet)
Golden Ring of Russia Logo
Alexandrov
MI PSo128		  
SUN19840618 PC 0_20 4 Pre-stamped postcard 0.20 Lion (in cachet)
Golden Ring of Russia Logo
Pereslavl-Zalessky
MI PSo129		  
SUN19840618 PC 0_20 5 Pre-stamped postcard 0.20 Lion (in cachet)
Golden Ring of Russia Logo
Rostov
MI PSo130		  
SUN19840618 PC 0_20 6 Pre-stamped postcard 0.20 Lion (in cachet)
Golden Ring of Russia Logo
Yaroslavl
MI PSo131		  
SUN19840618 PC 0_20 7 Pre-stamped postcard 0.20 Lion (in cachet)
Golden Ring of Russia Logo
Kostroma
MI PSo132		  
SUN19840618 PC 0_20 8 Pre-stamped postcard 0.20 Lion (in cachet)
Golden Ring of Russia Logo
Ivanovo
MI PSo133		  
SUN19840618 PC 0_20 9 Pre-stamped postcard 0.20 Lion (in cachet)
Golden Ring of Russia Logo
Suzdal
MI PSo134		  

This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats 		SUN19840618 PC 0_20 10 Pre-stamped postcard 0.20 Lion (in cachet)
Golden Ring of Russia Logo
Heraldic Lion (in stamp indicium)
from Vladimir CoA
Vladimir
MI PSo135		  

Inner cover
Inner flip 		SUN19840618 PBK 2_00 Postcard booklet 2.00
(10x 0.20)		 Lion (on all cards and cover)
Heraldic Lion (on one card)
Golden Ring of Russia Logo
MI PSo126-135		  
28 December 1984 - Death of Indira Gandhi

FDC back		 SUN19841228 FDC 0_05 First day cover 0.05 Lion (in cachet)
Wild Cat Art
Lion Capital of Ashoka
FDC no. 3.8251		 CC

1985 - The Soviet Red Book - Unstamped Postal Stationary

Issued only a few years before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, this series is known to have been used in most former Soviet republics after independence. Such items are listed under the respective countries, as well as in the issue presentation.

Back		 SUN19850000 ENV PAN Un-stamped envelope -
(sold at 0.01)		 Panther
Soviet Red Book
Order. no. 3202		 RDL
DL (ST/ MIL)

Back		 SUN19850000 ENV TIG Un-stamped envelope -
(sold at 0.01)		 Siberian Tiger
Soviet Red Book
Order. no. 3202		 DL

Back		 SUN19850000 ENV LEP Un-stamped envelope -
(sold at 0.01)		 Leopard
Soviet Red Book
Order. no. 3202		 DL

Back		 SUN19850000 ENV SLP Un-stamped envelope -
(sold at 0.01)		 Snow Leopard
Soviet Red Book
Order. no. 3202		 DL
1985 - Postal Stationary

Back		 SUN19850000 PSE 0_05 X1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05
(sold at 0.06)		 Cheetah (adult and cub)
Printed 29.04.85
Issued ???? (after 29.04 - before 25.12)
If you know the date of issue for this item, please let us know.		 M
DL
IL


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This item is also known postally used in inependent Russia.

SUN19850000 PSE 0_05 X2 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05
(sold at 0.06)		 Snow Leopard
Kazakh Red Book
Printed 24.05.85
Issued ???? 1985
If you know the date of issue for this item, please let us know.		 M(-)
15 August 1985 - Endangered Species
SUN19850815 ST 0_20 Stamp 0.20 Caracal
MI 5540		  
SUN19850815 ST 0_50 Stamp 0.50 Snow Leopard (stamp marked 'Leopard' in Russian)
Stamp from MS
MI 5542		 RDLS
SUN19850815 MS 0_50 Miniature sheet 0.50 Snow Leopard (on stamp only - stamp marked 'Leopard' in Russian)
Single-stamp MS
MI B185

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ILS

SUN19850815 SH 1_60 Sheetlet 1.60 Caracal (on samps)
Eurasian Lynx
Cheetah
Tiger (on marginal labels)
WWF
MI Unnumbered sheetlet		  

FDC back		 SUN19850815 FDC 0_50 First day cover 0.50 Leopard (on stamp)
Snow Leopard (in cachet)
FDC no. 873
Official FDC with
SUN19850815 MS 0_50		 CC
SUN19850815 MC 0_20 Maximum card 0.20 Caracal
Official MC with
SUN19850815 ST 0_20		  
SUN19850815 LB 2 Marginal label - Eurasian Lynx
Cheetah
First column top label from sheetlet		  
SUN19850815 LB 3 Marginal label - Tiger
Second column top label from sheetlet		  
1986 - Postal Stationary

Back		 SUN19860000 PSE 0_05 1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05
(sold at 0.06)		 Lion (in cachet)
Lion Statue
Wild Cat Art
Hercules Fountain at Tskaltubo Spa Resort Bath no. 6 (in current Georgia)
Printed 25.12.85
Issued ???? 1986
MI U540		  
1987 - Postal Stationary

Address side		 SUN19870000 PC 0_04 84426 Pre-stamped postcard 0.04
(sold at 0.06)		 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion statue at Grafskaya Wharf in Sevastopol, Crimea
Card no. 84426
Order no. 6136
Printed 04.06.87
MI P461II		  

Address side		 SUN19870000 PC 0_04 84428 Pre-stamped postcard 0.04
(sold at 0.06)

Panther
Wild Cat Art
Wild Cats in Literature
Panther sculpture
Bagheera and Mowgli, statue in Glade of Fairy Tales in Yalta, Crimea
Card no. 84428
Order no. 87274
Printed 04.06.87
MI P461II

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 SUN19870000 PSE 0_05 1 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05
(sold at 0.06)		 Tiger Cub
Printed 09.10.86
Issued ???? 1987 (before 5 June)
If you know the issue date for this item, please let us know.
MI U540		 DL
15 May 1987 - Endangered Species
SUN19870515 ST 0_15 Stamp 0.15 Snow Leopard
MI 5713		 M
IL2
SUN19870515 FDC 0_30 First day cover 0.30
(0.05
+ 0.10
+ 0.15)		 Snow Leopard (on one stamp and postmark)
Official FDC with
SUN19870515 ST 0_15
and the two other stamps in the set.		 RDL
SUN19870515 FDP 101000 First day postmark - Snow Leopard
"Из Красной Книги СССР - Пеpвый День - Premier Jour"
Москва Почтамт (Moscow GPO)
15 May 1987		 RDL
1988 - Postal Stationary

Address side		 SUN19880000 PC 0_04 73630 1 Pre-stamped postcard 0.04
(sold at 0.06)		 Lion (on picture side)
Wild Cat Art
Lion statue at Grafska Pier, Sevastopol
Order no. 88885
Card no. Л73630
Printed 18.01.88
This card serves as part of the cover of
SUN19880000 PCP 0_62 73630
MI P461II (one of 351 designs)		 M
SUN19880000 PCP 0_62 73630 Postcard pack 0.50
(sold at 0.62)		 Lion (on one card / back cover)
Wild Cat Art
Lion statue at Grafska Pier, Sevastopol
Order no. 88885
Card no. Л73630
Printed 18.01.88
Pack of 10 cards from Sevastopol, including
SUN19880000 PC 0_04 73630 1
MI P461II (one of 351 designs)		 M
1988 - WWF Postal Stationary


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This envelope is also known postally used in independent Lithuania and Russia.

 SUN19880000 PSE 0_05 88121 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05
(sold at 0.06)		 Tiger
Siberian Tiger
WWF
PSE no 88121
Printed 26.02.88
Issued ???? 1988
If you know the issue date for this item, please let us know.
MI U543b		 M
DL
1 July 1988 - 50th Anniversary of Kaunas Zoo
SUN19880701 PMK 233000 Commemorative postmark - Lion
Stylised Lion
Zoo Logo
"СССР - 50 лет - Республикарскому зоологческому саду"
Каунас почтамт Kaunas
1 July 1988		 CC
20 October 1988 - USSR Zoo Relief Fund

This stamp is also known postally used in independent Latvia.

 SUN19881020 ST 20__10 3 Stamp 0.20
+ 0.10		 Eurasian Lynx
MI 5881		 M
25 December 1988 - Fountains of Peterhof
SUN19881225 ST 0_05 Stamp 0.05 Lion
Lion Statue
Wild Cat Art
"Samson Fighting the Lion" (1735) by M. Kozlovsky, Peterhof, St. Petersburg
MI 5906		  
1989 - Postal Stationary

Back		 SUN19890000 PSE 0_05 101830 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05 Lion (in cachet)
Lion Statues
Wild Cat Art
The Lion Terrace at the Palace Museum in Alupka, Crimea
Envelope no. 101830
Printed: 09.12.88
Issued: ???? 1989
If you know the issue date for this item, please let us know.
MI U548 (one of 208 designs)		  
19 June 1989 - 125th Anniversary of Moscow Zoo

Back		 SUN19890619 PSE 0_05 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05
(sold at 0.06)		 Manul
PSE no 89061
Printed 28.11.88
Issued 19.06.89
MI U543Ia (one of 943 designs)		 M
RDLM
SUN19890619_21 PMK 101000 Commemorative postmark - Manul
"Московскому зоопарку - 125 лет"
Москва Почтамт (Moscow GPO)
19 - 21 June 1989		 RDLM (FDC)
20 July 1989 - 50th Anniversary of Tallin Zoo

This stamp is also known postally used in independent Estonia.

 SUN19890720 ST 0_10 Stamp 0.10 Eurasian Lynx
Stylised Lynx
MI 5977		 C
SUN19890720 FDC 0_10 First day cover 0.10 Eurasian Lynx (on stamp, cachet and postmark)
Official FDC with
SUN19890720 ST 0_10		  
SUN19890720 FDP 101000 First day postmark - Eurasian Lynx
"Таллинскому Зоопарку - 50 лет - Пеpвый День - Premier Jour"
Москва Почтамт (Moscow GPO)
20 July 1989		  
22 August 1989 - 70th Anniversary of the Soviet State Circus
SUN19890822 MS 0_30 Miniature sheet 0.30 Lion (on selvedge)
MI B209		 M
SUN19890822 FDC 0_30 First day cover 0.30 Unidentified Stylized Wild Cat (on selvedge)
FDC with MS		  
23-25 August 1989 - 50th Anniversary of Tallin Zoo
SUN19890823_25 PMK 200001 Commemorative postmark -

Eurasian Lynx
Stylised lynx
"Таллинскому Зоопарку 50 лет"
Таллинн Почтамт Tallin
23-25 August 1989

CC
1990 - Postal Stationary


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This item is also known postally used in independent Belarus, Moldova and Russia.

 SUN19900000 PSE 0_05 90180 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05 Cheetah (in cachet)
WWF
Envelope no. 90180
Printed: 25.07.90
Issued ???? 1990
If you know the issue date for this item, please let us know.
MI U569		  


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This item is also known used in independent Russia

 SUN19900000 PSE 0_05 90470 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Statues
Lions Bridge in Leningrad (current St. Petersburg)
PSE no 90470
Printed 17.05.90
Issued ???? 1990
If you know the issue date for this item, please let us know.
MI U569		 M
ILM


PSE back

This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats

This PSE is known to have been upfranked for use in Belarus after independence.

 SUN19900000 PSE 0_05 136770 Pre-stamped envelope 0.05

Eurasian Lynx
Heraldic Lynx (in cachet)
Gomel CoA
Envelope no. 136770
Printing date: 27.12.89
If you know the exact date of issue for this item, please let us know
MI U562-???

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1990 - Circus Unstamped Postal StationaryThis item is also listed under Domestic Cats

Issued shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, this item is known to have been used in most former Soviet republics after independence. Such items are listed under the respective countries, as well as in the issue presentation.

Back		 SUN19900307 ENV TIG_CAT Un-stamped envelope - Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat
Cartoon Tiger
Printer's no. 1990.3.134880
Printing date: 03.07.90
If you know the exact date of issue for this item, please let us know.		  
November 1990 - Happy New Year


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This item is known to have been postally used in independent Kazakhstan.

 SUN19901100 PC 0_04 90784 Pre-stamped postcard 0.04
(sold at 0.06)		 Lion (on picture side)
Zodiac Leo
Order no. 90784
Printed 08.12.89
If you know the exact date of issue for this item, please let us
know.		  
4 January 1991 - Birth Centenary of Osip Mandelshtam
SUN19910104 PC 0_04 4151 Pre-stamped postcard 0.04 Lion (in stamp imprint)
Postcard no 4151
Printed 01.06.90
Issued 4 January 1991
MI PSo217		 M
22 May 1991 - 850th Anniversary of the Birth of Nizami Ganjavi (ca. 1141–1209)
SUN19910522 PC 0_04 2291 Pre-stamped postcard 0.04
(sold at 0.05)		 Leopard
Wild Cat Art
Hunting scene, illustration from the works of Nizami Ganjavi
Postcard no. 2291
Printed 09.01.91
Issued 22 May 1991
MI PSo225		 M

24 July 1991 - 200th Anniversary of Moscow Zoological Museum

This is the last cat item issued by the USSR before dissolution 26 December 1991, i.e. with a time window of appx. 4 months for Soviet use. Use after this date are listed under the respective countries.


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This PSE is known to have been postally used in Kazakhstan and in Russia after independence.

SUN19911014 PSE 0_07 Pre-stamped envelope 0.07 Tiger (in cachet)
PSE no 136680
Printed 05.04.91
Issued 14.10.91
MI USo169		 M
RDLM

1992 - International Space Year

This item was printed and issued after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. As such it will only have been used in the various independent republics. We are not , however, listing mint, unoverprinted versions other places than here.

Known used copies are listed under Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.

Back		 SUN19920000 PSE 0_07 92026 Pre-stamped envelope 0.07
(sold at 0.10)		 Lion (in cachet)
Zodiac Leo
Envelope no. 92026
Printed 20.01.92
MI U596		  

List compiled by Geir Arveng with additional information from Greg Balagian, Veniamin Kramer, Jørgen Kristiansen,
Shaun Leander, Ron Berger, D.G.Naryshkin, Valery Oganesian, and Valery Ivashkin.
Latest update: 11 November, 2025