December 1, a New Year postage stamp to be issued
In Russia, the New Year is one of the most important family celebrations, and its traditions are handed down from generation to generation. The New Year has been celebrated on 1 January since 1700 by a Decree of Emperor Peter I.
The main attribute and symbol of the holiday is the Christmas tree, which is installed in all Russian cities. Various festive contests, games and competitions take place in skating rinks and stadiums.
The postage stamp depicts a New Year circle dance in a skating rink.
Additionally, FSUE PTC “Marka” will manufacture an illustrated cover with a block of four stamps and first day covers with cancellation (Moscow and St Petersburg) inside.
Besides, a stamp with holographic foiling is also to be issued with a circulation of 60,000 copies (15,000 sheets). This stamp will only be sold as part of the presentation pack in an illustrated cover.
Design: O. Shushlebina
Face value: 19 RUB.
Size of stamp: 50×50×70 mm, size of sheet: 80×80 mm.
Form of issue: sheet with illustrated margins of 4 (2×2) stamps.
Circulation: 220,000 stamps (55,000 sheets).
December 1, an envelope with an original stamp dedicated to the 300th birth anniversary of Étienne Maurice Falconet, a sculptor, to be issued as part of World Cultural Luminaries series
Étienne Maurice Falconet was a French sculptor, whose works embodied an emotional and lyrical part of the 18
th century European Classicism.
The most-known works of Falconet were such sculptures as
Milo of Croton,
Music for the Château de Bellevue, and
Female Gardener for the Château Cressy;
Duck Hunt plaster bas-relief for the Castle of Saint Hubertus; statues
Winter,
Threatening Cupid, and
Bather; the Monument to Peter the Great in Russia.
The envelope with an original stamp features a portrait of Étienne Maurice Falconet against the background of an image of the
Bronze Horseman monument to Peter I, as well as a composition of symbols of various kinds of art: a lyre, palette, books, a quill, column and a theatre curtain.
Additionally, FSUE PTC “Marka” will manufacture a special cancellation postmark for Moscow.
Design: V. Beltyukov.
Circulation: 1,000,000 copies.
December 2, three stamps dedicated to Gabriel Shershenevich, Konstantin Palen and Vladimir Tumanov to be issued as part of World Outstanding Lawyers of Russia series
Gabriel Shershenevich (1863–1912) was a politician, a law philosopher, civil law specialist, a professor of Kazan and Moscow Universities, and a Deputy of the First State Duma of the Russian Empire. His works, although created over a century ago, still remain universal and relevant.
Konstantin Palen (1833–1912) was the Minister for Justice, a Procurator-General (1867–1878) and a Member of the State Council. He ensured implementation of the 1864 judicial reform, which radically changed the Russian judicial system. Largely due to his activity, the late 19th century became an extremely fruitful period for the Russian legal science and practice.
Vladimir Tumanov (1926–2011) was a statesman, the Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (1995–1997), a judge of the European Court of Human Rights, the President of the International Association of Legal Science under the auspices of UNESCO. He took an active part in defining legal basis and forming the modern judicial system of Russia, as well as in creating mechanisms of constitutional control.
Additionally, FSUE PTC “Marka” will manufacture first day covers and a special cancellation postmark for Moscow.
Design: R. Komsa
Face value: 19 RUB.
Size of stamp: 37×37 mm, size of sheet: 131×131 mm.
Form of issue: sheets with illustrated margins of 8 (3×3) stamps and a coupon.
Circulation: 224,000 each stamp (28,000 each sheet).
December 8, a postage stamp dedicated to the F-1 nuclear reactor, the first in Eurasia, to be issued
The construction of the F-1 reactor was one of the key achievements of the Soviet atomic project and laid foundation for national nuclear industry and energetics. Fundamental research in such fields as nuclear physics, materials science, reactor engineering, radiation safety and neutron emission metrology were carried out at the F-1 reactor. The F-1 reactor is a monument of science and engineering.
Additionally, FSUE PTC “Marka” will manufacture first day covers and a special cancellation postmark for Moscow.
Design: A. Drobyshev.
Face value: 19 RUB.
Size of stamps: 37×37 mm, size of sheets: 131×131 mm.
Form of issue: sheets of 9 (3×3) stamps.
Circulation: 225,000 copies (25,000 sheets).
December 9, seven postage stamps dedicated to Russian football legends to be issued as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Philatelic Program
Football is one of the most popular sports both in Russia and all around the world. Representatives of different generations, interests and convictions play it on professional and amateur levels or whole-heartedly support their national team as devoted football aficionados.
The postage stamps depict athletes, who have gained top score and glorified national football at international scale.
Anatoly Andreyevich Banishevsky (1946–1997) — a forward, a coach. A participant of 1966 world cup tournament, a silver medallist of 1972 UEFA European Football Championship.
Valery Ivanovich Voronin (1939–1998) — a midfielder, a USSR national team coach. A participant of 1962 and 1966 world cup tournaments, silver medallist of 1964 UEFA European Nations' Cup. He became a member of the symbolic World XI team at 1962 world cup tournament.
Anatoly Mikhailovich Ilyin (1931–2016) — a forward, a coach. A participant of 1958 world cup tournament, a 1956 Olympic champion. He scored the first goal in the history of Europe Cups and Championships (in 1/8 Final of the 1960 UEFA European Nations' Cup).
Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov (1942–2011) — a goalkeeper, a coach. A silver medallist of 1972 UEFA European Football Championship, bronze medallist of the Games of the XX Olympiad.
Pavel Fyodorovich Sadyrin (1942–2001) — a midfielder, a Russian national team head coach 1992–1994. Under his leadership the national team participated in 1994 world cup tournament.
Igor Leonidovich Chislenko (1939–1994) — a midfielder. A participant of 1962 and 1966 world cup tournaments, a 1964 UEFA European Nations' Cup silver medallist.
Albert Alekseyevich Shesternev (1941–1994) — a fullback, a USSR national team captain, a coach. A participant of 1962, 1966 and 1970 world cup tournaments, a 1964 UEFA European Nations' Cup silver medallist.
Additionally, FSUE PTC “Marka” will manufacture first day covers and special cancellation postmarks for Ekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Krasnodar, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, St Petersburg, Samara, Saransk, Sochi and Volgograd.
An illustrated cover containing 2016 stamp sheets, and a Russian Football Legends stamp booklet, which will comprise all the stamps issued over two years, will also be produced.
Design: S. Ulyanovskiy.
Face value: 29 RUB.
Size of stamp: 42×30 mm, size of sheet: 202×145 mm.
Form of issue: sheet with illustrated margins of 7 (4×4) stamps and 9 coupons.
Circulation: 220,000 each stamp (220,000 sheets).
December 13, two postage stamps dedicated to the landmarks of Ohrid and St Petersburg to be issued as part of the joint issue of Macedonia and Russia
Considered to be the cultural capital of Russia, St Petersburg boasts a large number of architectural ensembles and monuments, museums, cathedrals and landscape complexes that capture the imagination by their stylistic diversity and splendor. The distinctive traits of St Petersburg’s architecture are the sophisticated orderly housing, the consideration for the environment and harmony of different architectural styles.
Ohrid is the gem of Macedonia, the first capital of the Macedonian state, a birthplace of Cyril and Methodius, the creators of the Slavic alphabet. The city of Ohrid and Lake Ohrid were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1980. The city is famous for its architectural landmarks, in which Byzantine frescoes are preserved.
The postage stamps feature the Saint Life-Giving Trinity Cathedral of the Izmailovsky Regiment of Imperial Guards in St Petersburg and the Church of Saint John at Kaneo in Ohrid.
Additionally, FSUE PTC “Marka” will manufacture an illustrated cover with the stamps and first day covers with cancellation (Moscow and St Petersburg) inside.
Design: A. Drobyshev.
Face value: 21.50 RUB.
Size of stamps: 42×30 mm, size of sheets: 142×106 mm.
Form of issue: sheet with illustrated margins of 8 (3×3) stamps and a coupon.
Circulation: 200,000 each stamp (50,000 sheets).
December 14, a souvenir sheet dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg to be issued
The Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and France entered into an agreement on trying main war criminals at the London Conference on August 8, 1945.
The International Military Tribunal (IMT) commenced in Nuremberg, Germany, on November 20, 1945. Political and military leaders of the Nazi Germany faced the IMT and were accused of crimes against peace and humanity. Most state institutions of the Third Reich were declared “criminal” as well.
The IMT ended on October 1, 1946 by the military sentencing. It was the most important joint legal action of the states that triumphed over the inhumane regime of the Nazi Germany and delivered the fair justice. The Nuremberg trials laid the foundation of the basis of the modern humanitarian law and political ethics in the modern world.
The postage stamp depicts a judgment hall where the Nuremberg trials took place. The souvenir sheet margins feature a portrait of Iona Nikitchenko, a USSR Member of the Tribunal, and Roman Rudenko, USSR Chief Prosecutor, as well as a court house and the document of the proceedings.
Additionally, FSUE PTC “Marka” will manufacture first day covers and a special cancellation postmark for Moscow
Design: A. Moskovets.
Face value: 70 RUB.
Size of stamps: 80×80 mm, size of stamp in sheet: 40×40 mm.
Circulation: 70,000 copies.
December 20, four postage stamps featuring uniform jackets of Russian diplomatic service officials to be issued as part of the History of Russian Uniform series
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was established in 1802 by a Manifesto of Emperor Alexander I. The type of uniform for diplomats — the ceremonial, the workaday and travel clothes — was set up in 1834 under Emperor Nicholas I in the “Regulation on Civil Uniform". The uniform included a uniform jacket, a uniform tailcoat and a green-dark frockcoat.
The modern uniform for diplomats having the ranks of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and an Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 1
st and the 2
nd grades was introduced by a Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation on November 17, 2001. It is solely ceremonial and is used for official diplomatic protocol events.
The postage stamps bear the following images:
• a privy counselor and a chancellor. The MFA of the Russian Empire (1834);
• a state counselor and a collegiate registrar. The MFA of the Russian Empire (1904);
• an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USSR and an attaché of the People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the USSR (1945);
• Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation (2001).
Additionally, FSUE PTC “Marka” will manufacture an illustrated cover with four postage stamps and first day covers with cancellation (Moscow and St Petersburg) inside.
Design: S. Ulyanovsky.
Face value: 19 RUB.
Size of stamps: 32.5×65 mm, size of sheets and sheetlet: 154×154 mm.
Form of issue: sheets with illustrated margins and a sheetlet of 8 (4×2) stamps.
Circulation: 224,000 each stamp (28,000 each sheet), 55,000 sheetlets.
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