RUSSIA

Stamps inscribed 'Rossija' or 'Russia' and/or 'Россия'. Tsarist issues have no country name.

1857 - 1918 Tsarist Russia
1918 - 1923 Russian Soviet Republic
1923 - 1992 See Soviet Union
1992 -> Russian Federation

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
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: 12 March, 2020