On April 17, a stamp dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of commencing the construction of the Baikal-Amur railway mainline was put into postal circulation

The Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) is a 4,324 km long railway running through Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East. It is one of the largest railway lines in the world. It runs at 610-770 km north of the Trans-Siberian railway. The main stage of construction took place in 1974-1984. The greatest part of the railway is built in the permafrost zone. The BAM crosses 11 full-flowing rivers and more than 3,500 watercourses. The Mainline passes through 7 large mountain ridges. Eight tunnels were hacked along the route, 142 bridges (of more than 100 m long) were built as well as more than 200 railway stations and junctions, more than 60 towns and settlements.

The Mainline construction became the basis for large-scale economic development of the Far East and the North of Russia, establishment of strong ties with Eastern countries (Japan, China, and Korea), development of the economy of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.

The postage stamp provides a logo of celebration of the 50th Anniversary of commencing the construction of the Baikal-Amur railway mainline.

In addition to the issue of the postage stamp, JSC Marka produced First Day Covers and special cancels for Moscow, Bratsk of the Irkutsk Region, Irkutsk, Neryungri of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Severobaikalsk in the Republic of Buryatia, Sovetskaya Gavan of the Khabarovsk Region, Tayshet of the Irkutsk Region, Tynda of the Amur Region, Ulan-Ude, Ust-Kut of the Irkutsk Region, Khabarovsk and Chita.


Design Artist: A. Moskovets.
Face value: 50 rubles.
Stamp size: 35×35 mm, sheet size: 160×110 mm.
Emission form: a sheet with formatted margins with 8 (4×2) stamps.
Quantity: 72 thousand stamps (9 thousand sheets).

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