SOVIET UNION
(and independent ex-Soviet countries)
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Soviet Postal Stationary used after 1991 |
Date of issue: 1985 - 1991 |
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Latest update of this page:
23 November, 2024
Un-stamped envelopes
For the last few years of the USSR's existence, the Soviet post office issued a number of unstamped postal stationary envelopes. These were designed as the well-known pre-stamped issues, but with only an indication of where to place a stamp. Though originally not strictly speaking postal stationary items, as they were not pre-franked, they nevertheless represent an interesting addition to collection of Soviet Postal Stationary or to a topical collection. Not least since they can often be found used in post-independence ex-Soviet countries, franked with stamps or post-office franking machines and even converted to provisional PSEs.
Pre-stamped envelopes and cards
This was also the case with a number of pre-stamped envelopes and post cards issued in the Soviet era. They were both valid for postage in some of the newly independent countries for a limited period, and were also overprinted to become provisional postal stationary. These were also later on widely used as envelopes and franked with the new stamps of the respective countries.
DOMESTIC CATS
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| 1990 Circus SUN19900307 ENV TIG_CAT Cartoon Cat and TigerPrinter's no. 1990.3.134880Printing date: 03.07.90Issued: ???? 1990 |
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| 1991 Pedigree Cats SUN19910000 ENV PER 1 Smoke PersianPrinting date: 23.07.90Issue date: ???? 1991 |
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| SUN19910000 ENV PER 2Red PersianPrinting date: 23.07.90Issue date: ???? 1991Order no. 132650 |
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| Back, version 1Evenly centered printdetails with sales price21 kop. |
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| Back, version 2Unevenly centered printdetails without sales price |
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| Used in Latvia 1993On postal service |
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| Used in the Ukraine 1993 |
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| SUN19910000 ENV PER 3Tortie PersianPrinting date: 23.07.90Issue date: ???? 1991 |
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| Back, version AEvenly centered printdetails with sales price21 kop. |
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| Back, version BUnevenly centered printdetails without sales price |
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| Used in Russia 1994Franked with Russian stamp |
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| Used in Ukraine 199? |
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| SUN19910000 ENV PER 4Cream PersianPrinting date: 23.07.90Issue date: ???? 1991Order no. 13ß2560 |
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| Used in Russia 1992Soviet stamp overprintedSt. Petersburg |
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| Used in Russia 1993Ordinary Russian stamps |
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| Used in Russia 1994Military concession |
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| Used in Russia 1995Meter frank |
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| SUN19910000 ENV PER 5Chinchilla PersianPrinting date: 23.07.90Issue date: ???? 1991Order no. 132650 |
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| SUN19910000 ENV TUATurkish AngoraPrinting date: 23.07.90Issue date: ???? 1991Order no. 132650 |
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| SUN19910000 ENV BRIBritish ShorthairPrinter's no. 3.132650Order no. 1C-17-2250240Printing date: 23.07.90Issue date: ???? 1991 |
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| SUN19910000 ENV EUREuropean ShorthairOrder no. 3.132650Printing date: 23.07.90Issue date: ???? 1991 |
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| SUN19910000 ENV BALBalineseOrder no. 3.132650Printing date: 23.07.90Issue date: ???? 1991 |
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| SUN19910000 ENV SIASiameseOrder no. 3.132650Printing date: 23.07.90Issue date: ???? 1991 |
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| Franked with stampsAddressed to Bulgaria |
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WILD CATS
| 1985 Soviet Red Book SUN19850000 ENV PAN Black PantherIssue date: ???? 1985 |
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| Used in the Soviet period1986 - On postal servicefrom Kishniev CPO(currently Chisnau,Moldova) |
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| Used in Ukraine 1993 |
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| SUN19850000 ENV TIGSiberian TigerIssue date: ???? 1985 |
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| Used in Soviet period1986 |
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| SUN19850000 ENV LEPLeopardIssue date: ???? 1985 |
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| Used in Soviet period1986 on postal service from Pärnu (currently inEstonia) |
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| SUN19850000 ENV SLPSnow LeopardIssue date: ???? 1985 |
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| Used in Soviet period1986 franked by meterfrank from Kyiv (currently in Ukraine) |
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| 1988 WWF Postal Stationary SUN19880000 PSE 0_05 1 Siberian TigerOrder no. 88121Printing date: 26.02.88Issue date: ???? 1988 |
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| Used in Russia 1993Franked with a mixtureof Russian and (stillvalid) Soviet stamps. |
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HERALDIC CATS
| SUN19900000 PSE 0_05 136770Heraldic LynxIssue date: ???? 1990Envelope no. 136770Printing date: 27.12.89 |
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| Uprated in Belarus 1992 |
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| SUN19910220 PSE 0_07 91412Heraldic LionsIssue date: ???? 1991Envelope no. 91412Printing date: 20.02.91 |
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| Used in Belarus 1994 - after demontization |
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