The portrait of Boris Godunov (1551-1605), after a painting by unknown artist of the 17c. Boris Godunov was the actual ruler of Russia under tsar Fedor Ioannovich. A Russian tsar from 1598. Godunov conveyed a successful foreign policy, strengthened the southern borders of Russia, established towns in Siberia. The left part of the stamp features Patriarch Iov, the clergy and the people offering Boris Godunov to rule Russia (1598, the Novodevichy Convent), as well as the samples of the Russian arms of the period. The right part of the stamp features distribution of corn and produce to the people during the famine of 1601-1603, and the Monomach's hat, the sceptre, and the orb, the symbols of Russian autocracy.
Face value |
Size |
Description |
Price, mint |
Price, used |
Quantity |
1,500.00 |
62×32.5 |
The portrait of Boris Godunov (1551-1605).
multicolor |
1,500.00 |
300.00 |
430000 |