On May 3, a postage stamp dedicated to Caucasian Mineral Waters was put into postal circulation in the Resorts in the North Caucasus series

 

The North Caucasus is a cultural and historical region of Russia located on the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus Range and the Pre-Caucasian region. The region consists of several resort towns and tourism and recreation complexes.

Caucasian Mineral Waters is a group of resorts of federal significance in the Stavropol Territory, a specially protected ecological resort region of the Russian Federation.

Kislovodsk is situated higher than the rest spas (817-1063 m), the other resorts are located approximately at the same altitude: Essentuki stands along the Podkumok River (600-640 m), Pyatigorsk is at the foot of the Mashuk Mountain (510-630 m), and Zheleznovodsk is located in the valley between the Beshtau and Zheleznaya mountains, as well as on the slopes at the foot of the latter (600-650 m). The resorts dispose of more than 130 mineral springs and large reserves of silt mud from Lake Tambukan (and Lake Lysogorskoe), which makes the Caucasian Mineral Waters a unique balneotherapeutic health resort. It is notable for picturesque natural landscapes, mountain healthful climate, and is famous for its enterprises of the sanatorium-and-spa complex in Russia. Their main specialization profile is the provision of medical and health-improving services and treatment with world famous waters and mineral muds.

The postage stamp provides emblems of four spas against the background of a picturesque landscape and a mineral spring.

In addition to the issue of the postage stamp, JSC Marka produced First Day Covers and special cancels for Moscow, Krasnodar and Stavropol, as well as maxi-card; an illustrated envelope with the postage stamp, a label and a First Day Cover with a cancel for Stavropol inside.


Design Artist: S. Ulyanovsky.
Face value: 65 rubles.
Stamp size: 65×32.5 mm, sheet size: 150×157 mm.
Emission form: a sheet with formatted margins with 8 (2×4) stamps.
Quantity: 72 thousand stamps (9 thousand sheets).

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