Postage stamps "State awards of the Russian Federation. Order of St. George, Order of Merit for the Fatherland, Gold Star Medal" are prepared to be issued.
Three postage stamps which open the series dedicated to the Russian state awards will be issued on March 2.
Postage stamps depict:
- sign and star of the Order of St. George of the 1-st degree;
- sign and star of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of the 1-st degree;
- Gold Star Medal
Design: A. Moskovets.
Form of issuance: sheets with illustrated margins of 7 stamps and a coupon.
Denomination: 25 rub.
Size of stamps: 65x32,5 mm.
Circulation: 392 thousand copies of each stamp
Envelope with commemorative stamp "The 125th birth anniversary of V.I. Chapaev (1887-1919), hero of the Civil War" is prepared to be issued.
Envelope with commemorative stamp dedicated to the anniversary of the legendary red commander will be issued on March 9.
The envelope depicts a portrait of V.I. Chapaeva against the background of the banner, badge of the Red Army and the House Museum of V.I. Chapaeva in Pugachev, Saratov region.
Artist: F. Sukhinin.
Design: A. Yakovlev.
Circulation: 0.5 million copies.
Envelope with commemorative stamp "Congratulations on Victory Day!" is prepared to be issued.
Envelope with commemorative stamp dedicated to the celebration of Victory in Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 will be issued on March 9. The envelope depicts Order of Glory 1st class against the background of St. George’s Ribbon and flowers, a picture of S.N. Prisekin "G.K. Zhukov and K.K. Rokossovsky, Marshals of the Soviet Union in Red Square on June 24, 1945"
Design: O. Pryadkina.
Circulation: 1 million copies.
Envelope with commemorative stamp "The 275th birth anniversary of V.I. Bazhenov (1737-1799), architect" is prepared to be issued.
Envelope with commemorative stamp dedicated to the distinctive Russian architect of the 18th century will be issued on March 9.
The envelope depicts a portrait of V.I. Bazhenov and fragment of the gallery-fence in the museum-reserve "Tsaritsyno".
Artist: A. Povarihin.
Circulation: 0.5 million copies.
Postage stamp “The 100th birth anniversary of M.M. Raskova (1912-1943), aviatress” is prepared to be issued.
Postage stamp dedicated to the 100th anniversary of women pilot-navigator, which was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union will be issued on March 21.
Postage stamp depicts a portrait of M.M. Raskova against the background of flying route, compass, slide rule and navigational protractor.
Design: A. Gribkova.
Form of issuance: sheets with illustrated margins of 10 stamps and two coupons.
Denomination: 15 rub.
Size of stamps: 40x32 mm.
Circulation: 460 thousand copies
Postcard with commemorative stamp “The 200th birth anniversary of A.I. Herzen (1812-1870), writer, philosopher” is prepared to be issued.
Postcard with commemorative stamp dedicated to the anniversary of writer, philosopher and publicist of the 19th century will be issued on March 23.
The postcard depicts a portrait of A.I. Herzen, the House Museum of A.I. Herzen in Moscow, the front page of the newspaper "Kolokol", facsimile of the writer.
Artist: A. Povarihin.
Circulation: 12 thousand copies.
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