Worldwide Stamp New Issues - Russia.

Last updated 1 November 2002.

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• 1997, January 21. Flowers. Shrubs.
  • 500r Maule's Quince.
  • 500r Ornamental almond.
  • 1000r Broom.
  • 1000r Burnet rose.
  • 1000r Mock orange.
• 1997, February 20. 850th Anniversary of Moscow. Miniature sheet.
  • 3000r Emblem of Moscow Festival.
• 1997, February 26. International Music Festival. "Shostakovich and World Musical Culture".
  • 1000r Portrait of D.D. Shostakovich, from 90th anniversary medal.
• 1997, March 20. 500th Anniversary of the Russian Coat of Arms. Miniature sheet.
  • 3000r Arms of the Russian Federation.
• 1997, March 31. Definitive Stamps.
  • 500r Post emblem.
  • 750r St. George killing dragon.
  • 1000r State flag and arms.
  • 1500r Electric pylons and generating equipment.
  • 2500r Moscow Kremlin.
    These stamps were first issued on the date stated on chalky paper, and on 10 June 1997 on ordinary paper.
• 1997, April 10. 850th Anniversary of Vologda.
  • 1000r Church and Coat of Arms.
• 1997, April 30. Definitive Stamps.
  • 100r Combine harvesters in field.
  • 150r Oil rigs.
  • 250r Herons.
  • 300r Radio mast.
  • 2000r Class VL65 electric railway locomotive.
  • 3000r Space satellite.
  • 5000r Pianist and theatre.
    These stamps were first issued on the date stated on chalky paper, and on 10 June 1997 on ordinary paper.
• 1997, May 5. Europa Stamp. Myths and Legends.
  • 1500r Bylina Hero.
• 1997, May 22. 850th Anniversary of Moscow.
  • 1000r Jesus Christ the Saviour Cathedral.
  • 1000r Towers and walls of the Kremlin.
  • 1000r Grand Kremlin Palace and cathedrals.
  • 1000r St. Basil's Cathedral, Spassky Tower and Trinity Church.
  • 1000r Icon "St. George killing Dragon", 16th century.
  • 1000r First reference to Moscow in Ipatevsky Chronicle, 1147.
  • 1000r Prince Danil Aleksandrovich and Danilov Monastery.
  • 1000r Miniature "Building Moscow Kremlin, 1366", 16th century.
  • 1000r Miniature "Coronation of Ivan VI".
  • 1000r 16th-century map of Moscow.
    These ten stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 1997, May 28. 50th Anniversary of the Moscow Helicopter Plant.
  • 500r MI-14 helicopter.
  • 1000r MI-24 helicopter.
  • 1500r MI-26 helicopter.
  • 2000r MI-28 helicopter.
  • 2500r MI-34 helicopter.
• 1997, June 6. Fairy Tales by A.S. Pushkin.
  • 500r Priest and Worker.
  • 1000r Tsar Saltan.
  • 1500r Fisherman and Golden Fish.
  • 2000r Dead Princess and Seven Knights.
  • 3000r Golden Cockerel.
• 1997, June 20. Diplomatic Relations between Russia and Thailand.
  • 1500r Saint Petersburg and Bangkok.
• 1997, July 10. Wild Animals of Russia.
  • 500r Siberian Flying Squirrel (Pteromys volans).
  • 750r Lynx (Felix lynx).
  • 1000r Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus).
  • 2000r European otter (Lutra lutra).
  • 3000r Curlew (Numenius arquata).
• 1997, July 15. Regions of Russia.
  • 1500r Arkhangelskaya Province.
  • 1500r Kaliningradskaya Province.
  • 1500r Krasnodarsky Kray Province.
  • 1500r Republic of Saha (Yakutia).
  • 1500r Kamchatskaya Province.
• 1997, July 25. Kljopa Puppets.
  • 500r Rainbow and Balloons.
  • 1000r Kite.
  • 1500r Sleigh.
• 1997, August 5. "Moscow `97" International Stamp Exhibition.
  • 1500r First Russian stamp, 1858, and first stamp issued after the Revolution, 1917.
  • 1500r Emblem and first definitive stamp of the Russian Federation, 1992.
• 1997, August 15. 50th Anniversary of Indian Independence.
  • 500r "Lion's Capital" from Sarnath.
• 1997, August 15. History of the Russian State.
  • 2000r New Capital.
  • 2000r Military Reform.
  • 2000r Baltic Sea.
  • 2000r Administrative Reform.
  • 2000r Culture and Education.
• 1997, September 1. 50th Anniversary of the Russian Pentathlon.
  • 1000r Pentathlon Pictograms.
• 1997, September 4. Centenary of Russian Soccer.
  • 2000r Soccer Scenes and "100"
• 1997, September 16. World Ozone Layer Day.
  • 1000r "Danger of Space Radiation".
• 1997, October 1. Russia, 39th Member of the Council of Europe.
  • 1000r Flag of Russia, Stars and Palace of Europe in Strasbourg.
• 1997, November 12. Centenary of the State Russian Museum.
  • 500r "Boris and Gleb", early 14th-century.
  • 1000r "the Volga Boatmen", by I. Repin, 1870 - 1873.
  • 1500r "A Promenade", by M. Shagal, 1917.
  • 2000r "A Merchant's Wife having Tea", by B. Kustodiyev, 1918.
• 1997, November 19. Joint Stamp Issue with Israel. Miniature sheet.
  • 3000r Drawing for the first chapter of A.S. Pushkin's novel "Yevgeny Onegin".
• 1997, December 1. Marshal I.S. Konev.
  • 20k Marshal I.S. Konev.
• 1998, January 1. Definitive Stamps.
  • 10k Combine harvesters in field.
  • 15k Oil rigs.
  • 25k Herons.
  • 30k Radio mast.
  • 50k Post emblem.
  • 1r State flag and arms.
  • 1r50 Electric pylons and generating equipment.
  • 2r Class VL65 railway locomotive.
  • 2r50 Moscow Kremlin.
  • 3r Space satellite.
  • 5r Pianist and theatre.
    These stamps were issued both on ordinary and on chalky paper.
• 1998, January 24. 150th Birth Anniversaries.
  • 3r V.I. Surikov.
  • 3r V.M. Vasnetsov.
• 1998, January 27. Winter Olympic Games.
  • 50k Ski Racing.
  • 1r Figure Skating.
  • 1r50 Biathlon.
• 1998, February 25. Aquarium Fish.
  • 50k Bicolor.
  • 50k Callistus.
  • 1r Galinae.
  • 1r50 Kristinae.
  • 1r50 Labiatum.
• 1998, March 17. Centenary of the State Russian Museum.
  • 1r50 "Last Day of Pompeii".
  • 1r50 "The Tenth Wave".
  • 1r50 "Mast Pine Grove".
  • 1r50 "Our Lady of Hearts".
  • 3r The Mihailovsky Palace (Miniature sheet).
• 1998, April 15. World Expo `98, Lisbon, Portugal. Miniature sheet.
  • 3r Ocean Research.
• 1998, April 24. Centenary of the Moscow Art Theatre.
  • 1r50 Building of the Theatre.
• 1998, May 5. Europa Stamp. Festivals. Seeing Off Winter.
  • 1r50 National Shrovetide Festival.
• 1998, May 28. 350th Anniversary of Ulyanovsk.
  • 1r Architectural Composition.
• 1998, May 28. Bicentenary of the Birth of A.S. Pushkin (poet).
  • 1r50 The Lyceum.
  • 1r50 A.N. Wolf.
  • 1r50 Self-portrait.
  • 1r50 Tatyana.
  • 1r50 Manuscript.
• 1998, June 10. 300th Anniversary of Taganrog.
  • 1r Coat of arms of Taganrog, and Peter I monument.
• 1998, June 25. World Youth Games. Miniature sheet.
  • 3r Games emblem.
• 1998, June 30. Official Reburial of Tsar Nicholas II.
  • 3r Tsar Nicholas II.
• 1998, July 10. Wild Berries.
  • 50k Vitis amurensis.
  • 75k Rubus idaeus.
  • 1r Schisandra chinensis.
  • 1r50 Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • 2r Rubus arcticus.
• 1998, July 15. 275th Anniversary of Ekaterinburg.
  • 1r View of Ekaterinburg.
• 1998, August 10. Heroes of the Russian Federation.
  • 1r L.R. Kvasnikov.
  • 1r Morris Cohen.
  • 1r Leontina Cohen.
  • 1r A.A. Yatskov.
• 1998, August 20. Orders of Russia.
  • 1r Order of St. Andrey Pervozvanny.
  • 1r50 Order of St. Ekaterina.
  • 2r Order of St. Alexander Nevsky.
  • 2r50 Order of St. Georgy.
    These four stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 1998, September 15. Russian Regions.
  • 1r50 Province of Murmansk.
  • 1r50 Republic of Karelia.
  • 1r50 Province of Khabarovsk.
  • 1r50 Republic of Buryatia.
  • 1r50 Region of Primorye.
• 1998, October 9. World Day of the Postage Stamp.
  • 1r Stylized drawing of the U.P.U. Monument in Berne.
• 1998, October 15. 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  • 1r50 Jubilee emblem of the United Nations.
• 1998, October 29. 10th Anniversary of Bank M.E.N.A.T.E.P. Foundation.
  • 2r Main Building of Bank.
• 1998, November 12. Achievements of the 20th Century.
  • 1r Aviation.
  • 1r Space Exploration.
  • 1r Television.
  • 1r Genetics.
  • 1r Nuclear Power.
  • 1r Computers.
• 1998, November 20. M.I. Koshkin Commemoration.
  • 1r M.I. Koshkin (constructor of tanks) and Tank.
• 1998, December 1. New Year Stamp.
  • 1r Santa Claus and Clock.
• 1999, January 13. Centenary of the First Long Distance Telephone Link, Moscow to St. Petersburg.
  • 1r Telephone, switchboard operators and views of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
• 1999, January 29. Hunting.
  • 1r Capercallie.
  • 1r50 Hunting ducks.
  • 2r Falconry.
  • 2r50 Hunting wolves.
  • 3r Hunting bear.
• 1999, February 19. Bicentenary of the Russian Naval Expedition to the Mediterranean. Miniature sheet.
  • 5r Russian ships under the command of Admiral Fyodor Ushakov.
• 1999, February 25. Russian Orders.
  • 1r Order of St. Vladimir, 1782.
  • 1r50 Order of St. Anne, 1797.
  • 2r Order of St. John of Jerusalem, 1798.
  • 2r50 Order of the White Eagle, 1815.
  • 3r Order of St. Stanislav, 1815.
• 1999, March 24. Children's Paintings. "Russia in the 21st Century".
  • 1r20 "Fantasy city", Aleksandr Khudyshin.
  • 1r20 "Family at the tea", Sofya Kondrashina.
  • 1r20 "My town" (Yury Lapushkov).
• 1999, March 24. 300th Anniversary of the Adoption of St. Andrew's Flag. Miniature sheet.
  • 7r St. Andrew's Flag on stern of Russian sailing ship.
• 1999, April 12. Space Exploration. Miniature sheet.
  • 7r International space station project.
• 1999, April 27. "Ibra `99" Stamp Exhibition, Nuremberg.
  • 3r Emblem, and house of Albrecht Durer.
• 1999, April 30. Fishing.
  • 1r Fishing by small disk.
  • 2r Fishing by spinning.
  • 2r Fishing by fishing rod.
  • 3r Winter fishing.
  • 3r Submarine fishing.
• 1999, May 5. 50th Anniversary of the Council of Europe.
  • 3r European flag, Council of Europe building, Strasbourg, and Moscow Kremlin.
• 1999, May 5. Europa Stamp. National Parks.
  • 5r European Bison, Okskyi Nature Reserve.
• 1999, May 18. Fauna. Deer. Joint issue with China.
  • 2r50 Stag.
  • 2r50 Deer and fawns.
• 1999, May 27. Bicentenary of the Birth of A.S. Pushkin (poet).
  • 1r Portrait by S.G. Chirikov, 1815.
  • 3r Portrait by I.E. Vivjen, 1826.
  • 5r Portrait by K.P. Bryullov, 1836.
• 1999, June 2. Regions of Russia.
  • 2r Republic of Bashkortostan.
  • 2r Evenskaya Autonomous Region.
  • 2r Kirov Region.
  • 2r Republic of North Ossetia - Alania.
  • 2r Stavropol Province.
• 1999, June 10. Roses.
  • 1r20 Rose "Karine".
  • 1r20 Rose "Glory Day".
  • 2r Rose "Candy".
  • 3r Rose "Confidence".
  • 4r Rose "Ave Maria".
• 1999, June 22. Definitive stamp of the 1995 surcharged with new value.
  • 1r20 on 5000r Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow.
• 1999, June 24. Definitive stamp of the 1992 - 1996 series surcharged with new values.
  • 1r20 on 2500r.
• 1999, June 24. Definitive stamps of 1997 surcharged with new values.
  • 1r20 on 2500r Moscow Kremlin.
  • 1r20 on 5000r Art.
• 1999, July 8. 250th Anniversary of Rostov-on-Don City.
  • 1r20 River station, coat of arms and cathedral.
• 1999, August 23. 125th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union.
  • 3r Mechanical letter processing.
• 1999, August 25. Paintings by Karl Briulov.
  • 2r50 "Rider", 1832.
  • 2r50 "Portrait of Y.P. Samoilova with Amaliciya Pachini", 1839.
• 1999, September 9. Russian Motorcycles.
  • 1r IZH-1, 1929.
  • 1r50 L-300, 1930.
  • 2r M-72, 1941.
  • 2r50 M-1-A, 1945.
  • 5r Izh-"Planeta 5", 1987.
• 1999, September 24. Bicentenary of the Russian March over the Alps. Joint issue with Switzerland.
  • 2r50 A.V. Suvorov with soldiers, and monument.
  • 2r50 Vanguard of Russian Army near Klentalskoe Lake, 29 September 1799 (after engraving by L. Gess).
• 1999, September 30. Sport Games of the Russian Federation.
  • 2r Weightlifting.
  • 2r Reindeer racing.
  • 2r Horse racing.
  • 2r Wrestling.
  • 2r Playing "Gorodki".
• 1999, October 6. Russian Popular Singers.
  • 2r Leonid Utesov (1895 - 1982).
  • 2r Mark Bernes (1911 - 1969).
  • 2r Klavdiya Shulzhenko (1906 - 1984).
  • 2r Lidiya Ruslanova (1900 - 1973).
  • 2r Bulat Okudzhava (1924 - 1997).
  • 2r Vladimir Vysotskij (1938 - 1980).
  • 2r Viktor Tsoj (1962 - 1990).
  • 2r Igor Talkov (1956 - 1991).
• 1999, October 26. Definitive Stamps. Definitive stamps of 1998 reprinted on granite paper, with microtext "Marka" incorporated in design.
  • 10k Combine harvesters in field.
  • 15k Oil rigs.
  • 25k Herons.
  • 30k Radio mast.
  • 50k Post emblem.
  • 1r State flag and arms.
  • 1r50 Electric pylons and generating equipment.
  • 2r Class VL65 railway locomotive.
  • 2r50 Moscow Kremlin.
  • 3r Space satellite.
  • 5r Pianist and theatre.
• 1999, November 22. Soccer Champions, "Spartak - Alania".
  • 2r Soccer players and "Spartak - Alania" emblem.
• 1999, December 1. Happy New Year 2000.
  • 1r20 Pearl and oyster shell.
  • 1r20 Santa Claus.
• 2000, January 1. 2000th Anniversary of the Birth of Christ. Paintings.
  • 3r Painting "The Raising of the Daughter of Jairus", V.D. Polenov, 1871.
  • 3r Painting "Christ in the Wilderness", I.N. Kramskoy, 1872.
  • 3r Painting "Christ in the House of Mary and Martha", G.I. Semiradsky, 1886.
  • 3r Painting "What is Truth? (Christ and Pilate)", N.N. Ge, 1890.
  • 7r Painting "Appearance of Christ to the People", A.A. Ivanov, 1837 - 1857 (Miniature sheet).
• 2000, January 5. 2000th Anniversary of Christianity. Icons. Joint issue with Belarus and Ukraine.
  • 3r Our Lady Oranta, 11th-century mosaic, Sophia Cathedral, Kiev, Ukraine.
  • 3r Jesus Christ, 12th-century fresco, Spaso-Preobra-zhenskaya church, Polotsk, Belarus.
  • 3r Our Lady Vladimirskaya, 12th-century icon, National Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
    These three stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2000, February 1. 100th Anniversary of the Birth of N.D. Psurtsev.
  • 2r50 Portrait of N.D. Psurtsev, Minister of Communications, 1948 - 1975.
• 2000, February 10. 2000th Anniversary of Christianity. Miniature sheet.
  • 10r Church jubilee plaque and committee emblem.
• 2000, February 24. Polar Explorers.
  • 2r R.L. Samoilovich (1881 - 1940).
  • 2r V.Yu. Vize (1886 - 1954).
  • 2r M.M. Somov (1908 - 1973).
  • 2r P.A. Gordienko (1913 - 1982).
  • 2r A.F. Treshnikov (1914 - 1991).
• 2000, March 15. Russia in the 20th Century. Russian Sports History.
  • 25k First Russian Olympic champion, N.A. Panin - Kolomenkin, 1908.
  • 30k Fifth Olympic Games, Stockholm, 1912.
  • 50k All - Russian Olympiad, 1913 and 1914.
  • 1r All - Union Spartacist Games, 1928.
  • 1r35 Sports Association for Labour and Defence, 1931.
  • 1r50 Title "Honoured Master of Sports", 1934.
  • 2r 15th Olympic Games, Helsinki, 1952.
  • 2r50 16th Olympic Games, Melbourne, 1956 - Winner, V.P. Kutz.
  • 3r Russian Football Victory, 16th Olympic Games, Melbourne.
  • 4r Quintuple World Champion Chess Player, M.M. Botvinnik.
  • 5r Match between Soviet and Canadian ice hockey teams, 1972.
  • 6r 22nd Olympic Games, Moscow, 1980.
• 2000, March 20. 50th Anniversary of the World Meteorological Organization. Miniature sheet.
  • 7r Meteorological Phenomena.
• 2000, April 10. Victory Day. 55th Anniversary of Victory in World War II.
  • 1r50 Poster by N.N. Vatolina.
  • 1r50 Poster by V.I. Lndyagin.
  • 1r50 Poster by V.V. Suryaninov.
  • 1r50 Poster by L.F. Golovanov.
    These four stamps were also issued in sheetlets. These sheetlets also include two copies of the 5r stamp from the miniature sheet (below).
  • 5r Poster by V.S. Klimashin (Miniature sheet).
• 2000, April 12. International Co-operation in Space.
  • 2r "Soyuz - Apollo" experimental space flight.
  • 3r International space station.
  • 5r "Sea take off point" international space project.
• 2000, April 20. Traffic Safety Week.
  • 1r75 Woman with child, crossing street.
• 2000, May 5. In Memory of Holocaust Victims.
  • 2r Star of David, and flames.
• 2000, May 7. Presidential Inauguration.
  • 1r75 President Vladimir V. Putin.
• 2000, May 9. Europa Stamp.
  • 7r Children and stars.
• 2000, May 17. "Expo 2000", Hanover, Germany. Man, Nature and Technology. Miniature sheet.
  • 10r Russian emblems.
• 2000, May 20. Russian Regions.
  • 3r Republic of Kalmyk - Khal'mg Tangch.
  • 3r Republic of Mari El.
  • 3r Republic of Tatarstan.
  • 3r Republic of Udmurt.
  • 3r Republic of Chuvash - Chavash Respubliki.
  • 3r Yamalo - Nenetsky Autonomous Region.
• 2000, June 20. Russia in the 20th Century. Russian Science.
  • 1r30 Observation of ferromagnetic resonance, V.K. Arkadjev, 1913.
  • 1r30 Law of homological rows in hereditary divergence of organisms, N.I. Vavilov, 1920.
  • 1r30 Moscow mathematical school, N.N. Luzin, 1920 - 1930.
  • 1r75 Phonons, I.E. Tamm, 1929.
  • 1r75 Discovery of liquid helium superfluidity, P.L. Kapitsa, 1938.
  • 1r75 Chemical chain reactions, N.N. Semenov, 1934.
  • 2r Autophaser of charged particles in accelerators, V.I. Veksler, 1944 - 1945.
  • 2r Deciphering of Maya language texts, Yu.V. Knorozov, 1950s.
  • 2r Discovery of pogonophora, A.V. Ivanov, 1965 - 1967.
  • 3r Photograph of the dark side of the Moon, "Luna 3", 4 October, 1959.
  • 3r Foundations of quantum electronics, N.G. Basov and A.M. Prokhorov, 1960s.
  • 3r Ethnolinguistic dictionary, "Slavic Antiquities", N.I. Tolstoi, 1995.
• 2000, July 20. Decorative Dogs.
  • 1r Chihuahua.
  • 1r50 Toy terrier.
  • 2r Miniature poodle.
  • 2r50 French bulldog.
  • 3r Japanese chin.
• 2000, August 15. Sports. 27th Olympic Games, Sydney.
  • 2r Fencing.
  • 3r Synchronised swimming.
  • 5r Volleyball.
• 2000, August 22. Minerals. 300th Anniversary of the Geological Service.
  • 1r Charoite.
  • 2r Haematite.
  • 3r Rock crystal.
  • 4r Gold.
• 2000, September 20. Russia in the 20th Century. Russian Culture.
  • 30k Tours of Russian opera and ballet companies, 1908 - 1914.
  • 50k Painting "Black Square", by K.S. Malevich, 1913.
  • 1r "Battleship Potemkin", by S.M. Eisenshtein, 1925.
  • 1r30 A.M. Gorky, writer.
  • 1r50 Symbols of socialism.
  • 1r75 Propaganda posters by V.V. Mayakovsky, issued by the Russian Telegraph Agency, 1919 - 1920.
  • 2r V.E. Meierkhold and K.S. Stanislavsky, theatre producers.
  • 2r50 D.D. Shostakovich, composer.
  • 3r G.S. Ulanova, ballet dancer.
  • 4r A.T. Tvardovsky, poet.
  • 5r Restoration of historical monuments and buildings: Great Palace, Petrodvorets.
  • 6r D.S. Likhachev, literary critic.
• 2000, October 25. Fish of Lake Chudsko-Pskovskoye. Joint issue with Estonia.
  • 2r50 Pike-perch (Stizostedion luciperca).
  • 2r50 Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus spirinchus).
• 2000, November 28. Russia in the 20th Century. Russian Technology.
  • 1r50 Medicine.
  • 1r50 Construction.
  • 1r50 Motor transport.
  • 2r Power engineering.
  • 2r Communication.
  • 2r Space technology.
  • 3r Aviation.
  • 3r Rail transport.
  • 3r Sea transport.
  • 4r Metallurgy.
  • 4r Oil refining industry.
  • 4r Mineral extraction technology.
• 2000, December 1. Christmas Stamp. The Millennium.
  • 2r Christmas tree and "Happy New Millennium".
• 2000, December 14. 80th Anniversary of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia.
  • 2r50 Jubilee emblem.
• 2001, January 10. 300th Anniversary of Naval Education in Russia.
  • 1r50 Mathematics and Navigation School, Moscow.
  • 2r Russian geographical expeditions.
  • 8r Naval Institute, St. Petersburg.
    These three stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2001, January 10. Russian Regions.
  • 3r Republic of Dagestan.
  • 3r Republic of Kabardino - Balkariya.
  • 3r Republic of Komi.
  • 3r Samara Region.
  • 3r Chita Region.
• 2001, January 24. Definitive Stamps.
  • 10r Ballet.
  • 25r Rhythmic Gymnastics.
  • 50r Information technology and communications.
  • 100r Emblem of the Universal Postal Union.
• 2001, February 2. Tulips and Greetings.
  • 2r Khiberniya tulip and "Happy Birthday".
  • 2r Princess Irena tulip and "Be Happy".
  • 2r Sweet Harmony tulip and "Congratulations".
  • 2r Flaming Parrot tulip and "Good Luck".
  • 2r Canopus tulip and "With Love".
    These five stamps were also issued, together, in a sheetlet.
• 2001, February 15. 300th Anniversary of the Birth of A.M. Matseev (painter).
  • 3r Portrait of I.A. Galitsin, 1728.
  • 3r Portrait of A.P. Galitsina, 1728.
• 2001, February 15. 225th Anniversary of the Birth of V.A. Tropinin (artist).
  • 3r Portrait of P.A. Bulakhov, 1823.
  • 3r Portrait of E.I. Karzinkina, 1838.
• 2001, March 15. 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg. Paintings.
  • 1r "Senate Square and Peter the Great Monument" (B. Patersen, 1799).
  • 2r "English Embankment near Senate" (B. Patersen, 1801).
  • 3r "View of Mikhailovsky Castle from Fontanka Embankment" (B. Patersen, 1801).
  • 4r "View of the River Moika near the Stable Department Building" (A.E. Martynov, 19th century).
  • 5r "View of the Neva from the Peter and Paul Fortress" (K.P. Beggrov, 19th century).
    These five stamps were also issued, together, in a sheetlet.
• 2001, April 5. Dragonflies.
  • 1r Pyrrhosoma numphula.
  • 1r50 Epitheca bimaculata.
  • 2r Aeschna grandis.
  • 3r Libellula depressa.
  • 5r Coenagrion hastulatum.
• 2001, April 12. 40th Anniversary of the First Manned Space Flight.
  • 3r Yuri A. Gagarin and Sergei P. Korolev on Baikonur space vehicle launching site before the flight.
  • 3r Yuri A. Gagarin reporting about space mission.
• 2001, May 9. Europa Stamp. Water - Natural Treasure.
  • 8r Landscape of Lake Baikal.
• 2001, May 17. 75th Anniversary of the International Philatelic Federation.
  • 2r50 F.I.P. Emblem.
• 2001, June 5. State Emblems of the Russian Federation.
  • 2r50 State flag of the Russian Federation.
  • 2r50 National anthem of the Russian Federation.
  • 5r State arms of the Russian Federation.
  • 100r State arms of the Russian Federation.
    The 100r stamp of this series was only issued in a miniature sheet, either separately or along with one of each of the 2r50 stamps. Each of these 2r50 stamps was also issued, alone, in a miniature sheet.
• 2001, June 5. Declaration on the State Sovereignty of Russia.
  • 5r State Arms superimposed on map of Russia.
• 2001, July 12. Churches, Mosques and Temples of Russia.
  • 2r50 Church, Bryansk (1996).
  • 2r50 Cathedral, Vladimir (1189).
  • 2r50 Cathedral, Zvenigorod (1405).
  • 2r50 Mosque, Kazan (1849).
  • 2r50 Church, Lesosibirsk (1999).
  • 2r50 Cathedral, Moscow (1792).
  • 2r50 Cathedral, Moscow (1911).
  • 2r50 Synagogue, Moscow.
  • 2r50 Cathedral, Rostov on Don (1792).
  • 2r50 Church, Ryazan (2001).
  • 2r50 Church, St. Petersburg (1838).
  • 2r50 Synagogue, St. Petersburg (1893).
  • 2r50 Temple, Kyzyl (1976).
  • 2r50 Mosque, Ufa (1830).
• 2001, July 25. 150th Anniversary of the First Russian Railroad. Miniature sheet.
  • 12r Streamlined modern locomotive.
• 2001, August 6. 40th Anniversary of the First Protracted Manned Space Flight.
  • 3r Portrait of G. Titov, and scenes.
• 2001, September 20. Movie Stars.
  • 2r50 Portrait of Faina Ranevskaya.
  • 2r50 Portrait of Mikhail Zharov.
  • 2r50 Portrait of Lyubov Orlova.
  • 2r50 Portrait of Nikolai Kriuchkov.
  • 2r50 Portrait of Yuri Nikulin.
  • 2r50 Portrait of Anatoly Papanov.
  • 2r50 Portrait of Yevgeny Leonov.
  • 2r50 Portrait of Nikolai Rybnikov.
  • 2r50 Portrait of Andrei Mironov.
• 2001, September 26. 200th Anniversary of the Death of I. Lazarev. Joint issue with Armenia.
  • 2r50 Building, portrait of I. Lazarev (founder of the Oriental Languages Institute) and medals.
• 2001, October 9. A. Raikin Commemoration.
  • 2r Portrait of A. Raikin (actor).
• 2001, October 9. Dialogue among Civilisations.
  • 5r Figures, globe and forms of communication.
• 2001, October 16. V. Dal Commemoration. Miniature sheet.
  • 10r Portrait of V. Dal (ethnographer).
• 2001, November 1. 10th Anniversary of the Constitutional Court.
  • 3r Constitutional Court Tower.
• 2001, November 2. 160th Anniversary of the Savings Bank of Russia.
  • 2r20 Portrait of Emperor Nikolai I and 5r gold coin of 1841.
• 2001, November 15. 60th Anniversary of the Battle near Moscow. Miniature sheet.
  • 10r Tower and map of the Moscow campaign.
• 2001, November 28. 10th Anniversary of the Union of Independent States.
  • 2r Emblem.
• 2001, December 4. New Year Stamp.
  • 2r50 Troika with Father Frost.
• 2002, January 2. Russian Regions.
  • 3r Republic of Altai.
  • 3r Amur Region.
  • 3r Karachaevo - Cherkeskaya Republic.
  • 3r Sakhalin Region.
  • 3r Republic of Khakassiya.
• 2002, January 24. Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City.
  • 3r Alpine skiing.
  • 4r Figure skating.
  • 5r Ski jumping.
• 2002, January 30. World Unity against Terrorism.
  • 5r Globe, dove of peace and inscription.
• 2002, January 30. Centenary of the Trans - Siberian Railway. Miniature sheet.
  • 12r Train emerging from Yablonevy tunnel.
• 2002, February 15. 150th Anniversary of the Inauguration of the New Hermitage.
  • 2r50 "Courtesan" (Hendrick Goltzius).
  • 2r50 "Ecce Homo" (Peter Paul Rubens).
  • 5r The Gonzaga Cameo, 3rd century B.C.
  • 5r Helmet of Master Philippo Negroli, Italy, 16th century.
    These four stamps were each also issued singly in miniature sheets, along with a copy of the 15r miniature sheet, within a prestige booklet.
  • 15r View of the New Hermitage (watercolour by Luigi Premazzi) (Miniature sheet).
• 2002, February 20. Greetings Stamps. Flora. Lilies.
  • 2r50 Cinnabar Lily ("Our Congratulations!").
  • 2r50 Thunderbolt Lily ("Happy Birthday!").
  • 2r50 Stargazer Lily ("We Wish You Happiness!")
  • 2r50 Gilded Lily ("From the Bottom of the Heart!").
  • 2r50 Regal Lily ("We Wish You Love and Joy!").
    These five stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2002, March 15. Fauna. Dogs.
  • 1r Cane-Corso.
  • 2r Shar Pei.
  • 3r Bull Mastiff.
  • 4r Brazilian Mastiff.
  • 5r Neapolitan Mastiff.
• 2002, April 25. 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg.
  • 5r St. Isaak Cathedral and sculpture of Atlants.
  • 5r Kazan Cathedral and Marshal Barklay de Tolli Monument.
  • 25r Cathedral of the Resurrection and griffin on Bank Bridge.
  • 25r The Admiralty and steeple.
  • 25r St. Peter and Paul Fortress, steeple and angel.
    These five stamps were each also issued singly in miniature sheets within a prestige booklet.
• 2002, April 30. 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Security Service.
  • 2r Portrait of Artur Khristianovich Artuzov (1891 - 1937).
  • 2r Portrait of Nikolai Ivanovich Demidenko (1896 - 1934).
  • 2r Portrait of Jan Kalikstovich Olsky (1898 - 1937).
  • 2r Portrait of Sergei Vasilievich Puzitsky (1895 - 1937).
  • 2r Portrait of Vladimir Andreevich Styrne (1897 - 1937).
  • 2r Portrait of Grigory Sergeevich Syroezhkin (1900 - 1937).
    These six stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet..
• 2002, May 9. Europa Stamp. The Circus.
  • 8r Clown and circus acts.
• 2002, May 24. Bicentenary of the Birth of P.S. Nakhimov.
  • 2r Sailors and portrait of P.S. Nakhimov.
• 2002, May 24. 5th Eurosai Congress.
  • 2r Congress emblem.
• 2002, June 20. Volcanoes of Kamchatka.
  • 1r Mountains and map of Kamchatka.
  • 2r Mountains and map of Kamchatka.
  • 3r Karymskij Volcano and map of Kamchatka.
  • 5r Crater lake and map of Kamchatka.
• 2002, July 25. Old Carriages.
  • 2r50 Old-style carriage, 1640s.
  • 2r50 Closed sligh, Moscow, 1732.
  • 5r "Coupe" type carriage, Berlin, 1746.
  • 5r Calash, England, 1770s.
  • 5r "Berlin" type carriage, St. Petersburg, 1769.
    These five stamps were each also issued singly in miniature sheets within a prestige booklet.
  • 25r "Coupe" type carriage, Berlin, 1746.
  • 25r Calash, England, 1770s.
  • 25r "Berlin" type carriage, St. Petersburg, 1769.
    These three 25r stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2002, August 8. Kamov Company Helicopters.
  • 1r Ka 10 helicopter.
  • 1r50 Ka 22 helicopter.
  • 2r Ka 26 helicopter.
  • 2r50 Ka 27 navy helicopter.
  • 5r Ka 50 "Black Shark" army helicopter.
• 2002, August 10. 65th Anniversary of the Birth of Anatoly Sobchak.
  • 3r25 Portrait of Anatoly Sobchak (Mayor of St. Petersburg, 1991 - 1996).
• 2002, August 29. Birds. Joint issue with Kazakhstan.
  • 2r50 Great black-headed gull (Larus ichthyaetus Pallas).
  • 2r50 Demoiselle crane (Anthropaides vigro).
• 2002, September 2. 850th Anniversary of Kostroma.
  • 2r Coat of arms and view of Kostroma.
• 2002, September 2. 200th Anniversary of Ministries of Russia.
  • 3r Ministry of Internal Affairs.
  • 3r Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • 3r Ministry of Defence.
  • 3r Ministry of Education.
  • 3r Ministry of Finance.
  • 3r Ministry of Justice.
• 2002, September 17. 1140th Anniversary of the Russian State.
  • 3r "Millennium of Russia" monument, Novgorod.
• 2002, September 17. All - Russia Population Census.
  • 3r Emblem and crowd of people.
  • 4r Emblem.
• 2002, September 25. History of the Russian Customs Service.
  • 2r Customs castle and bourse in Archangelsk (from an 18th-century engraving).
  • 3r Customs officers in St. Petersburg (from an 1830s painting).
  • 5r Kalanchovsky customs warehouse, Kalanchovsky square (from a mid 19th century lithograph).
    These three stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2002, October 4. 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad. Miniature sheet.
  • 10r Symbolic figure of the Motherland.
• 2002. Emotions in Human Eyes.
  • 1r50 Pair of eyes.
  • 1r50 Pair of eyes.
  • 1r50 Pair of eyes.
  • 1r50 Pair of eyes.
  • 1r50 Pair of eyes.
  • 1r50 Pair of eyes.
  • 1r50 Pair of eyes.
  • 1r50 Pair of eyes.
  • 1r50 Pair of eyes.
  • 1r50 Pair of eyes.

Russian Philatelic Links.

The Unicover Corporation at one point marketed the stamps of Russia to customers in North America on their web site at http://www.unicover.com/hprlrus.htm . However, this page is now unavailable.

Russian philatelic information is also available from Eurofila from their web site at http://www1.omnitel.net/eurofila/pricelists/russia.htm .

The Belarussian International Stamp Company markets the stamps of Russia at http://www.bistamp.com/inter/BiStamp.nsf/WEBByCountry?OpenView&Start=1.11.297 .

Alexey Kunicin is interested in exchanging Russian stamps. For details see his home page at http://www.russian-stamps.narod.ru/ where there are also images of recent Russian stamps.

Victor Kolos markets the stamps of Russia from his web site at http://www.aha.ru/~minsk/stampseng.htm .

Rus@stamps used to sell the stamps of Russia from their web site, which had latest issues at http://members.nbci.com/russtamps/new_issue.htm , but which is now unavailable.

The publishing and trading centre, "Marka", used to market the stamps of Russia from their web site at http://www.aha.ru/~stamp/catalog.htm , which also no longer works.

Information on the latest new issues for the former Soviet Union can be found on the Worldwide Society of Russian Philately web site, at http://home.nestor.minsk.by/fsunews/ .

ShopMoscow.biz market the stamps of Russia and the former Soviet Union from their web site at http://www.shopmoscow.biz/ .

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