On July 12, a postage stamp dedicated to the Russian Post Day was put into postal circulation



The Russian postal service is over 1,000 years old and it is one of the oldest in Europe. Its history began in the 9th century, almost simultaneously with the emergence of writing in Rus’. As early as in the 13th century, the first postal regulation appeared — a document that described the rules for the passage of couriers through Russian lands. By the 18th century, parcels and correspondence were delivered to all the main cities of the provinces and counties of our country, as well as abroad: to the Baltic States, Germany and Scandinavia. Since the beginning of the 20th century, post offices have been opened not only in the capitals, but also in the most remote Russian cities and villages. Russia was one of the first countries to start delivering parcels and letters by train. In 1837, the first mail car left St. Petersburg for Tsarskoye Selo. And since 1874, when the Russian Empire joined the Universal Postal Union, a single international space for the exchange of letters and parcels began to develop. Mailboxes and stamps originated, and private correspondence began to prevail over public correspondence. By the end of the 19th century, the post service was responsible for sending parcels, samples of goods, money transfers, postcards and registered letters for individuals.

Today, the Russian Post is a federal postal and logistics operator of the country and is on the list of strategic enterprises of the Russian Federation. The company consists of 38,000 branches across the country and unites one of the largest labor collectives in the country — about 208,000 postal workers. Every year, Russian Post receives about 2.6 billion letters and invoices and processes almost 400 million parcels. The company provides services for about 20 million subscribers in Russia, who receive more than 500 million copies of printed publications per year. The annual volume of transactions conducted by the Russian Post is about 2.6 trillion rubles (pensions, payments and transfers).

The postage stamp provides an image of a letter-carrier girl and a Data Matrix-code.

The postage stamp was produced using the Augmented Reality Technology.

In addition to the issue of the postage stamp, JSC Marka produced First Day Covers and a special cancel for Moscow.


Design Artist: S. Ulyanovsky.
Face value: 50 rubles.
Stamp size: 60×30 mm, sheet size: 164×176 mm.
Emission form: a sheet with margins with 8 (2×4) stamps.
Quantity: 2 mln. 32 thousand stamps (254 thousand sheets).

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