№ 286-291. The 850th anniversary of Moscow. Urban views of Moscow of the end of the 18th-19th centuries in painting.

The Kremlin is the oldest part of Moscow. It is the main political, religious and historical complex of the capital centre. It is situated on the high bank of the Moskva-river, called Borovitskiy hill. The Kremlin on the map looks like an irregular triangle. Its southern wall faces the Moskva-river, north-western wall - Alexandrovsky garden, eastern one - the red Square.

The street Volkhonka lies between Borovitskaya Square and the square Prechistenskiye Gate. It had been called Chertolskaya street up to 1658. In the years of tsar Alexey Mikhailovich the street was renamed Prechistenskaya. Since the beginning of the 19th century it has been called Volkhonka.

Varvarka is one of the three main streets of Kitai-Gorod. At first it made a start from Spasskiye gate of the Kremlin and lay along the crest of the hill above the Moskva-river. Since the middle of the 16th century the street has been actively built up. Stone churches, monastery farmyards, English and Merchant yards appeared. After the fire of 1812 most of the houses and shops in the street were rebuit in stone.

Petrovsky park was created in Moscow in 1827 at the Petrovskiy Palace. It was planned by A.A.Menelas. A big summer theatre, a wooden building for concerts and balls, a swing and garden-houses were situated in the park. Since the 1830s the park has become the place for promenade. In the beginning of the 20th century fashionable Moscow restaurants were situated there. In 1985-1986 the park was reconstructed. Today it is the piece of landscape-gardening art of the 19th century.

The margins of the sheetlet bear the text: "The World Philatelistic Exhibition, Moscow-97" in Russian and English, as well as the logos of the International Philatelistic Federation, the The World Philatelistic Exhibition, Moscow-97, and the general sponsors of the Exhibition - Publishing and Trading Centre "Marka", "International Economic Cooperation" JSC, and the Philatelistic Union of Russia. The margins are decorated with an architectural ornament in bronze.

The margins are decorated with an architectural ornament in silver.

The margins are decorated with an architectural ornament in silver.