Garden strawberry, or pineapple strawberry (lat.
Fragaria ananassa) is a perennial herbage plant of the Fragaria genus and the rose family,
Rosaceae. It is the most widespread and cultivated small-fruit crop in Russia. It is neither frost- nor drought-resistant, but a shade-enduring plant.
Black currant (lat.
Ribes nigrum) is a deciduous shrub, a species of the
Ribes berries and the monotypical family,
Grossulariaceae. It grows naturally in groups in floodplains, and less commonly under forest canopy over vast territories of Europe, Siberia, Russian Far East, Mongolia and China.
European red raspberry (lat.
Rubus idaeus) is a subshrub of the
Rubus genus and the rose family,
Rosaceae. It grows in gardens, forests (frequently on defrosted areas) and along riverbanks. It is often cultivated in gardens.
Blue-berried honeysuckle, or Kamchatka honeysuckle (lat.
Lonicera caerulea) is a deciduous shrub with edible fruit of a dark-blue color; a species of the
Lonicera and the family of
Caprifoliaceae. They are native to Kamchatka, the Magadan region and some islands of the Kuril chain. It also grows within the temperate area of the entire Northern Hemisphere
The stamps provide images of berries of red raspberry, black currant, blue-berried honeysuckle and pineapple strawberry.
In addition to the emission of the postage stamps, the JSC
Marka will produce First Day Covers and special cancels for Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ryazan, Belgorod and Krasnodar as well as an illustrated envelope and four maximum cards will be published.
Artist: V. Beltyukov.
Face value: 50 rubles per each stamp.
Stamp size: 36.5×29 mm, sheet size: 100×150 mm.
Form of issue: a sheet with illustrated margins of 8 (2×4) stamps.
Quantity: 60 thousand of each stamp (30 thousand sheets).
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