An overprinted stamp dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the United Nations operation in Russia to be issued on June 14
The United Nations is an international organization created to maintain and promote world peace and safety, as well as international cooperation. It was established in 1945 and now has 193 member states. The USSR was one of the founding countries of the organization and its member since its inception.
In 2018, the 70th anniversary of the United Nations operation in Russia is celebrated. The first UN agency in Russia was the UN Information Centre, which opened in Moscow in 1948. The majority of UN agencies currently operating in the country opened their missions in the early 1990s.
The stamp depicts a logotype of the 70th anniversary of the United Nations against the background of the UN Headquarters and an overprint of new denomination.
The stamp is sold as a part of an illustrated cover.
Design: М. Bodrova, artistic finish: A. Moskovets.
Denomination: 40 rubles
Stamp size: 37 × 37 mm; sheet size: 152 × 152 mm.
Form of issuance: sheet with decorated fields of 9 stamps (3 × 3).
Circulation: 4,000 sheets with overprint.
A miniature sheet dedicated to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ will be introduced on June 14
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ is the 21st FIFA football championship which will take place in 11 largest Russian cities from June 14 till July 15, 2018.
Participating teams were divided into 8 groups, 4 teams each. The tournament will see 64 matches, including: 48 at the group stage and 16 play-offs to determine the winner and runners-up.
The finals of the FIFA World Cups™ are the most spectacular and interesting events, which always command a wide viewership and draw the interest of the whole sport community, as the top-rank national teams of the world and prominent football players take part in the competitions. The final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia will take place at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15.
The miniature sheet depicts a stylized football with the pictures of stadiums and landmarks of the cities hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ imprinted on it, as well as the official branding of the 2018 World Cup. The miniature sheet is issued in two forms — without stamp perforation in the sheet (imperforate) and with perforation.
In addition to the miniature sheet, Marka JSC will issue a first day cover and first day postmarks for all hosting cities.
Design: O. Savina.
Denomination: 100 rubles
Sheet size: 115 × 115 mm, Stamp size on the sheet: 42.4 × 49 mm.
Circulation: 530,000 copies.
In the “Coats of Arms of Constituent Entities and Cities of the Russian Federation” series, two sheets will be issued on June 20 to commemorate the Ivanovo Region and the Chechen Republic
The Coat of Arms of the Ivanovo Region was approved on December 31, 1997. It is per pale Gules and Azure, in base three wavy bars Argent. On the right: Gules with a shuttle Or and a holder Argent; on the left: Azure with a torch Argent.
The Coat of Arms of Ivanovo was approved on May 22, 1996. The azure (blue, light-blue) field displays a young woman, who is sitting looking right; she wears a silver shirt with a golden collar, a dark-red (red) pinafore with the top decorated with gold, a dark-red head-band decorated with gold, and a silver headscarf; issuant behind her knees is a golden comb of a spinning wheel with silver tow in her right hand, the spinning wheel stands in front, and she spins the wheel with her left hand.
The postal stamp depicts the Coat of Arms of Ivanovo, the fields of the souvenir sheet display the Coat of Arms of the Ivanovo Region and the map of the Russian Federation.
The Coat of Arms of the Chechen Republic was approved on June 22, 2004. Linear and graphical design of the Coat of Arms is based on a circle on a two-dimensional surface. Colour score comprises four colours: red, yellow, blue and neutral white. The inner part of the white circle depicts the symbol of unity and eternity in the form of the ethnical Chechen ornamental pattern, coloured in red. Stylized mountains, the historic Vainakh Tower and an oil-derrick are coloured in blue. The formula represents a square in a circle. Yellow wheat ears against the blue background symmetrically frame the inner circle symbolizing wealth of the Chechen people. In the upper part, a crescent and a star top the ears coloured in yellow against the blue background. The outer circle depicts a red ornamental pattern of Chechen ethnical style against the yellow background. The outer edge of the Coat of Arms is blue.
The Coat of Arms of Grozny was approved on September 22, 2010. The green field of the gules base having a silver bendlet depicts a mosque of the same metal - which has window and door openings of the same colour as the field, an azure roof and a golden spire on the main dome topped with a crescent having upward cusps - between two pairs of minarets, also silver with azure roofs that have golden finials; on each side one minaret stands close to the mosque, the other at a distance; the mosque and the minarets stand on a silver foundation in the form of three steps, the lowest of which is inscribed on the shield.
The postal stamp depicts the Coat of Arms of Grozny, the fields of the souvenir sheet display the Coat of Arms of the Chechen Republic and the map of the Russian Federation.
In addition to the souvenir sheets, Marka JSC will issue first day envelopes and first day postmarks for special cancellation for Moscow, Ivanovo and Grozny.
Design: A. Moskovets.
Denomination: 70 rubles
Sheet size: 90 × 60 mm, stamp size on the sheet: 30 × 42 mm.
Circulation: 45,000 copies.
Two stamps will be issued on June 25 as part of the joint Russia-Singapore issue commemorating modern architecture
The diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Singapore were established on June 1, 1968. The joint issue of stamps is dedicated to modern architecture. Zaryadye Park in Moscow and Gardens by the Bay in Singapore were chosen as the subject of the stamps.
Zaryadye Park is a 13-hectare modern park for rest and entertainment in the center of Moscow. The park recreates ecosystems of different regions of the Russian Federation. All cultural and entertainment facilities and new technologies of the park seamlessly blend into the landscape.
Gardens by the Bay, with an area of 101 hectares, is located on the coast of the Marina Bay in central Singapore. The park is known all over the world for its unusual architectural structures - super trees, huge tree-like structures, 25-50 m high. The greenhouse complex of the park consists of two greenhouses - the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest.
The postage stamps depict Zaryadye Park in Moscow and Gardens by the Bay in Singapore.
In addition to the postal stamp, Marka JSC will release the first day cover and postmark for Moscow, as well as an art cover with the postage stamps of both countries and the first day cover with cancellation for Moscow inside.
Artists-designers: V. Beltyukov, Ivory Seah.
Denomination: 40 rubles per each stamp.
Stamp size: 65 × 32.5 mm, sheet size: 1 60 × 164 mm.
Form of issuance: sheet with decorated fields of 8 (2 × 4) stamps.
Circulation: 104,000 for each stamp (26,000 sheets).
A card with imprinted stamp will be issued on June 27 to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Mikhail Gluzsky
Mikhail Gluzsky (1918-2001) is a Soviet and Russian actor of theater and cinema, teacher. People's Artist of the USSR (1983).
He was born on November 21, 1918, in Kiev. In 1922 the family moved to Moscow. In 1936-1940, Gluzsky studied in Mosfilm School of Acting.
The actor starred in more than 150 movies, including: "Story of a Real Man", "The Mystery of the Two Oceans", "And Quiet Flows the Don", "The Caucasian Prisoner", "How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor", "TASS Is Authorized to Announce..." and many others.
Mikhail Gluzsky actively worked on radio, was engaged in dubbing foreign films, was a professor at The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.
A portrait of Mikhail Gluzsky is depicted on the postcard with the imprinted stamp, as well as a shot from the movie "The Last Victim" produced by Mosfilm (1975), where Mikhail Gluzsky plays Flor Fedulich.
Design: O. Savina.
Circulation: 10,000 copies.
A stamp dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the electronic reconnaissance of Russia will be issued on June 29
In the history of the special services of the USSR and the Russian Federation, the electronic reconnaissance occupies a special honorable place.
The source of the electronic reconnaissance is the radio control station established by the order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Soviet Republic in July 1918. In different historical periods, the electronic reconnaissance system was part of various national agencies, such as the Red Army, the NKVD, the MGB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the KGB, FAPSI, and the FSB, but the basic principles of its operation remained unchanged: the completeness and reliability of the information provided on the basis of the use of the most advanced scientific and technical developments.
Today electronic reconnaissance uses modern technical means. Experts of the highest qualification, worthy heirs of the legendary electronic reconnaissance veterans, serve in the electronic reconnaissance units of Russia. Their labor and knowledge contributed to many significant victories in the struggle for the security of our Motherland.
The postage stamp depicts various types of technical equipment used by the electronic reconnaissance services of Russia.
In addition to the postage stamp, Marka JSC will release the first day cover and a special cancellation stamp for Moscow.
Design: A. Povarikhin.
Denomination: 32 rubles
Stamp size: 65 × 32.5 mm, sheet size: 146 × 146 mm
Form of issuance: sheet with decorated fields of 8 (2 × 4) stamps.
Circulation: 184,000 stamps (23,000 sheets).
Four stamps will be issued on June 29 in the "Monumental Art of the Moscow Metro" series
The Moscow Metro is a public transport, which opened on May 15, 1935.
Many stations of the Moscow Metro are monuments of architecture. Outstanding masters created an amazing underground ensemble, characterized by cheerful character, unique images, and beautiful architectural compositions. Engineering thought and the artist's inspiration combined here in harmony. Renowned architects and artists took part in designing and decorating metro stations.
The 2018 postage stamps are dedicated to mosaic art of the Moscow Metro.
They depict the following works of monumental art (mosaics) at Moscow Metro stations:
- S.V. Goryaev. "The Church of St. Tryphon", (station "Maryina Roshcha");
- Z. K. Tsereteli. "Victory in the War of 1812", (station "Victory Park");
- P. D. Korin. "Alexander Nevsky", (station "Komsomolskaya");
- А.А. Deineka. "24-Hour Soviet Sky", (station "Mayakovskaya").
In addition to the postal stamp, Marka JSC will release the first day cover and a special cancellation stamp for Moscow, as well as an art cover, four postage stamps inside, and the first day cover with a cancellation for Moscow.
Design: S. Ulyanovsky.
Denomination: 40 rubles per each stamp.
Stamp size: 50×37 mm, sheet size: 170×178 mm.
Form of issuance: sheet with decorated fields of 12 (3 × 4) stamps.
Circulation: 105,000 for each stamp (35,000 sheets)
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