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WILD CATS
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| 10 September 1935 - 3rd International Congress on Iranian Art and Archaeoloy in Leningrad | |||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 31 December 1956 - Authors of the Soviet Union | |||||
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 1959 Animals IV | SUN19591020 ST 0_25 1 | Stamp | 0.25 | Tiger Perf. all sides MI 4677 |
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| SUN19591020 ST 0_25 2 | Stamp | 0.25 | Tiger Imperf. top MI 4677Uo |
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| SUN19591020 IMP 0_25 1 | Imperforate stamp | 0.25 | Tiger MI Unlisted |
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| 1963 Postal Stationary | SUN19630000 PC 0_03 1Address side |
Pre-stamped Postcard | 0.03 | Siberian Tigers (on picture side) Moscow Zoo If you know the exact issue date for this postcard, please let us know |
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| 1964 Centenary of Moscow Zoo | SUN19640529 ST 0_12 | Stamp | 0.12 | Tiger MI 2919A |
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| SUN19640529 IMP 0_12 | Imperforate stamp | 0.12 | Tiger MI 2919B |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 1967 Arolla Pine Chine Natural Reserve | SUN19671014 ST 0_10 | Stamp | 0.10 | Snow Leopard MI 3400 |
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| 1969 Belowesch Natural Preserve | SUN19690910 ST 0_12 | Stamp | 0.12 | Eurasian Lynx MI 3670 |
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| 1970 Sichote-Alin Nature Preserve | SUN19700819 ST 0_20 | Stamp | 0.20 | Siberian Tiger MI 3791 |
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| SUN19780819 FDC 0_56 | First Day Cover | 0.56 | Siberian Tiger (on one stamp) | ||
| 1971 Happy New Year | SUN19711200 PSE 0_04 1Back |
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. |
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| 1972 25th Anniversary of Indian Independence | SUN19720727 ST 0_06 | Stamp | 0.06 | Lions Wild Cat Art Lion Capital of Ashoka MI 4031 |
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| 1972 Happy New Year | SUN19721200 PSE 0_04 1Back |
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. |
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| 1975 Soviet Philatelic Federation Postcard | SUN1975 MISC PCAddress side |
Postcard (unstamped) | - | Tiger Postcard titled "  " ("Fauna of the USSR") showing SUN19640529 IMP 0_12 and other stamps |
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| 1977 Postal Stationary | SUN19770000 PSE 0_04 1Back |
Pre-stamped Envelope | 0.04 | Lion Statue in front of the Verkhniye (Nikolayevskiye) Baths in Yessentuki, Russia Printed 01.02.77 Issued ???? 1977 If you know the date of issue for this item, please let us know |
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| SUN19770000 PSE 0_04 2Back |
Pre-stamped Envelope | 0.04 | Lion Statue "XXX" in Tskhaltubo Georgia Printed 07.06.77 Issued ???? 1977 If you know the date of issue for this item, please let us know |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 1977 30 Years of Indian Independence | SUN19771214 ST 0_06 | Stamp | 0.06 | Lions Wild Cat Art Lion Capital of Ashoka MI 4677 |
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| 1977 Poisonous Snakes and Mammals | SUN19771216 ST 0_30 | Stamp | 0.30 | Siberian Tiger MI 4685 |
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| SUN19771216 FDC 0_30FDC Inlay |
First Day Cover | 0.30 | Siberian Tiger (on stamp and cachet) Single-stamp WWF FDC No. 70 |
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| 1978 Zaporozhye Circus | SUN19780727 PSE 0_04Back |
Pre-stamped Envelope | 0.04 | Tiger (on cachet) Tiny stylized Tiger on Circus Logo Printed 27.07.78 Issued ???? 1978 |
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| 1978 International Union of Nature Protection Assembly | SUN19780925 PC 0_04 | Pre-stamped Postcard | 0.04 | Leopard (on cachet) | |
| 1978 Postal Stationary | SUN19791205 PSE 0_04 | Pre-stamped Envelope | 0.04 | Snow Leopard (drinking) | |
| 1979 60th Anniversary of the Soviet State Circus | SUN19790918 PSE 0_04Back |
Pre-stamped Envelope | 0.04 | Lions Printed 18.06.79 Issued 18 Sept 1979 |
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| SUN19780918 FDC 0_04 | First Day Cover | 0.04 | Lions (on cachet) First Day Cancelled PSE with or without stamp issued same day |
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| 1983 Kiev Zoo | SUN1983 PSE 0_05 1Back |
Pre-stamped Envelope | 0.05 | Tiger Printed 17.06.83 Issued ???? 1983 |
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| 1984 120th Anniversary of Moscow Zoo | SUN19840216 ST 0_04 | Stamp | 0.04 | Snow Leopard MI 5358 |
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| SUN19840216 IMP 0_04 | Imperforate stamp | 0.04 | Snow Leopard MI 5358U |
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| SUN19840216 FDC 0_04Back |
First Day Cover | 0.04 | Snow Leopard (on stamp only) | ||
| SUN19840216 MC 0_04 | Maximum Card | 0.04 | Snow Leopard | ||
| 1985 Unstamped Postal Stationary | SUN19850000 ENV PANBack |
Un-stamped Envelope | - | Panther Soviet Red Book |
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| SUN19850000 ENV TIGBack |
Un-stamped Envelope | - | Siberian Tiger Soviet Red Book |
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| SUN19850000 ENV LEPBack |
Un-stamped Envelope | - | Leopard Soviet Red Book |
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| 1985 Postal Stationary | SUN19850000 PSE 0_05 1Back |
Pre-stamped Envelope | 0.05 | 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 |
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| 1985 Endangered Species | SUN19850815 ST 0_20 | Stamp | 0.20 | Caracal MI 5540 |
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| SUN19850815 ST 0_50 | Stamp | 0.50 | Snow Leopard (stamp marked 'Leopard' in Russian) Stamp from MS MI 5542 |
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| 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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| SUN19850815 SH 1_60 | Sheetlet | 1.60 | Caracal (on samps) Eurasian Lynx Cheetah Tiger (on marginal labels) WWF MI Unnumbered sheetlet |
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| SUN19850815 MC 0_20 | Maximum Card | 0.20 | Caracal | ||
| SUN19850815 LB 2 | Marginal label | - | Eurasian Lynx Cheetah First column top label from sheetlet |
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| SUN19850815 LB 3 | Marginal label | - | Tiger Second column top label from sheetlet |
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| 1987 Postal Stationary | SUN19870000 PSE 0_05 1Back |
Pre-stamped Envelope | 0.05 | Tiger Cub Printed 09.10.86 Issued ???? 1987 (before 5 June) If you know the issue date for this item, please let us know |
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| 1988 WWF Postal Stationary | SUN19880000 PSE 0_05 1Back |
Pre-stamped Envelope | 0.05 | 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 |
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| 20 October 1988 - USSR Zoo Relief Fund | |||||
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SUN19881020 ST 20__10 3 | Stamp | 0.20 + 0.10 |
Eurasian Lynx MI 5881 |
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| 1988 Fountains of Peterhof | SUN19881225 ST 0_05 | Stamp | 0.05 | Lion Statue Wild Cat Art "Samson Fighting the Lion" (1735) by M. Kozlovsky, Peterhof, St. Petersburg MI 5906 |
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| 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 |
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| SUN19890619_21 PMK | Commemorative Postmark | - | Manul Moscow, 19 - 21 June 1989 |
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| 1989 50th Anniversary of Tallin Zoo | SUN19890720 ST 0_10 | Stamp | 0.10 | Eurasian Lynx MI 5977 |
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| SUN19890720 FDC 0_10 | First Day Cover | 0.10 | Eurasian Lynx (on stamp, cachet and postmark) | ||
| SUN19890720 FDP | First Day Postmark | - | Eurasian Lynx | ||
| 1989 70th Anniversary of the Soviet State Circus | SUN19890822 MS 0_30 | Miniature Sheet | 0.30 | Unidentified Stylized Wild Cat (on selvedge) | |
| SUN19890822 FDC 0_30 | First Day Cover | 0.30 | Unidentified Stylized Wild Cat (on selvedge) FDC with MS |
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| 1990 Postal Stationary | SUN19900000 PSE 0_05 1Back |
Pre-stamped Envelope | 0.05 | Lion Statues Lions Bridge in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) PSE no 90470 Printed 17.05.90 Issued ???? 1990 If you know the issue date for this item, please let us know |
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| 1991 Birth Centenary of Osip Mandelshtam | SUN19910104 PC 0_04 1 | Pre-stamped Postcard | 0.04 | Lion (in stamp imprint) Postcard no 4151 Printed 01.06.90 Issued 4 January 1991 |
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| 1991 200th Anniversary of Moscow Zoological Museum | SUN19911014 PSE 0_07Back |
Pre-stamped Envelope | 0.07 | Tiger PSE no 136680 Printed 05.04.91 Issued 14.10.91 This is the last cat item issued by the USSR before dissolution 8 Dec 1991, i.e. with a time window of appx. 7 weeks for Soviet use. Use after this date should be listed under the respective countries |
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| SUN19911014 FDC 0_07 | First Day Cover | 0.07 | Tiger (on cachet only) |
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List compiled by Geir Arveng with additional information from Greg Balagian, Veniamin Kramer and Jørgen
Kristiansen.
Latest update: 18 July 2011