On September 29, four stamps dedicated to architectural monuments of the Pskov Region were put into postal circulation in the Cultural Heritage of Russia series

The Pskov Museum-Reserve combines the main sights of the Pskov Region and is among the oldest and most important museums in Russia.

The Pokrovskaya Tower forms a part of the fortress walls of the Okolny city and is a monument of military defense architecture. It was built at the end of the 15th century; the first tier was carved directly in the rock. The tower housed a garrison, which could come out for a hand-to-hand combat with the enemy on necessity. The tower protrudes beyond the edges of the walls: this arrangement made it possible to fire flank fire at the enemy approaching them.

The Pogankin Chambers is the largest civil building of the 17th century on the territory of ancient Pskov. The chambers is a U-shaped building made of Pskov limestone and consisting of three parts: three-storied, two-storied and one-storied. The enfilade arrangement of the rooms gives the building an elongated shape.

The Order Chambers are the only administrative building of the 17th century extant in Pskov. It was built in 1692-1695. The layout of the building obeys the structure of the Order Office. The ground floor was divided into central premises, a coffer room with an archive and a well room, where criminals (“wells”) were confined in the 17th century. On the first floor, there were two rooms: the voivode's chamber and the scribes' chamber.

The House of the Priest presents small two-storied chambers with a stone wall-adjacent porch and a tabernacle on the northern courtyard facade. The exact date of construction of the house is unknown, its history dates back to the middle of the 17th century.

The postage stamps provide images of the Pokrovskaya Tower, the Pogankin Chambers, the Order Chambers and the House of the Priest of the Pskov Museum-Reserve.

In addition to the issue of the postage stamps, JSC Marka produced First Day Covers and special cancels for Moscow and Pskov as well as an illustrated cover with a block of four, a label and a stamp No. 860 “The 1100th anniversary of Pskov” inside.


Design Artist: A. Moskovets.
Face value: 30 rubles.
Stamp size: 40×28 mm; sheet size: 100×80 mm.
Emission form: a sheet with formatted margins with 4 (2х2) stamps.
Quantity: 25 thousand each stamp, 25 thousand sheets (block of four).

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