SOVIET UNION
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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
	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 If you know the date of issue for this item, please let us know. 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
	SUN19591020 IMP 0_25 1	Imperforate stamp	0.25	Tiger MI Unlisted
1962 - Postal Stationary
Address side 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 If you know the exact issue date for this postcard, please let us know.	M(**)
1963 - Postal Stationary
Address side This card can be found in at least two 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.	SUN19630000 PC 0_03 1	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 (*)
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
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
19 August 1970 - Sichote-Alin Nature Preserve
	SUN19700819 ST 0_20	Stamp	0.20	Siberian Tiger MI 3791	M
	SUN19780819 FDC 0_56	First Day Cover	0.56	Siberian Tiger (on one stamp)
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.
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	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
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
Address side (our scan is uprated by the post office with a stamp) 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	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 P???	M(*)
Back	SUN19760000 PSE 0_04 1	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
Back	SUN19770000 PSE 0_04 1	Pre-stamped envelope	0.04 (sold at 0.05)	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 2	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
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
Address side 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(*)
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 1	Pre-stamped envelope	0.04	Snow Leopard (drinking) (in cachet) Printed 05.12.78 Issued ???? 1979 MI U480IIIb	M DL
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
1983 - Postal Stationary
Back	SUN19830000 PSE 0_05 1	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
1984 - Postal Stationary
	SUN19840000 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 21.12.83 MI U510I	DL
16 February 1984 - 120th Anniversary of Moscow Zoo
	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	RDL DL
Back	SUN19850000 ENV TIG	Un-stamped envelope	- (sold at 0.01)	Siberian Tiger Soviet Red Book	DL
Back	SUN19850000 ENV LEP	Un-stamped envelope	- (sold at 0.01)	Leopard Soviet Red Book	DL
Back	SUN19850000 ENV SLP	Un-stamped envelope	- (sold at 0.01)	Snow Leopard Soviet Red Book Envelope no. 3202 (?)	DL
1985 - Postal Stationary
Back	SUN19850000 PSE 0_05 1	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
Back	SUN19850000 PSE 0_05 2	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	M 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
Back	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 - WWF Postal Stationary
Back 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
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
19 June 1989 - 125th Anniversary of Moscow Zoo
	SUN19890619 PSE 0_05	Pre-stamped Envelope	0.05	Manul PSE no 89061 Printed 28.11.88 Issued 19.06.89
	SUN19890619_21 PMK 101000	Commemorative postmark	-	Manul "Московскому зоопарку - 125 лет" Москва Почтамт (Moscow GPO) 19 - 21 June 1989
20 July 1989 - 50th Anniversary of Tallin Zoo
	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
Back This item is also known uprated for use in independent 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
Back This item is also known uprated for use 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-???	M
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.
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.
Back This PSE is known to have been postally used in Kazakhstan 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, 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, D.G.Naryshkin, and Valery Oganesian.
Latest update: 24 December, 2024