Approximate schedule of cancellations

EDITORIAL CALENDAR OF STAMPS FIRST DAY COVERS FOR THE YEAR OF 2026

  Topic Cancellation date Place of cancellation Postcode 
First day postmarks

● Outstanding Communications men of Russia series. 75th Birth Anniversary of V. Bugaenko (1951–2011), a statesman 12.01.2026 Moscow 101000
● Decorative and Applied Arts of Russia series. Palekh lacquer miniature 15.01.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Palekh, Ivanovo Region 155620
● 400th Anniversary of the town of Naberezhnye Chelny of the Republic of Tatarstan 23.01.2026 Moscow 101000
● Naberezhnye Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan 423804
● 200th Birth Anniversary of M. Saltykov-Shchedrin (1826–1889), a writer, a statesman 27.01.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Kirov 610000
● Ryazan 390000
● Tver 170100
● 150th Anniversary of the Union of Theatrical Figures of the Russian Federation 05.02.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● History of Russian Diplomacy series. 250th Birth Anniversary of I. Kapodistrias (1776–1831), a statesman 10.02.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Russian Academy of Arts series. 250th Birth Anniversary of A. Stupin (1776–1861), an artist, a teacher 24.02.2026 Moscow 101000
● Nizhniy Novgorod 603000
● Cities of the Golden Ring of Russia series. Ivanovo, Kostroma 25.02.2026 Moscow 101000
● Ivanovo 153000
● Kostroma 156000
● Fauna of Russia series. Lizards 27.02.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Astrakhan 414000
● Vladivostok 690090
● Volgograd 400066
● Orel 302000
● Penza 440000
● Samara 443010
● Sevastopol, Republic of Crimea 299011
● Russian Academy of Arts series. 150th Birth Anniversary of P. Konchalovsky (1876–1956), an artist 03.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● National coat of arms and the national flag of the Russian Federation 03.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Kaliningrad 236022
● Petrozavodsk 185035
● Pskov 180000
● Flora of Russia. Ornamental shrubs 06.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Complex Ready for Labor and Defense 11.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● 50th Anniversary of the first KamAZ truck 13.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● Naberezhnye Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan 423804
  Joint issue of the Communications Administrations of the RCC member countries. 35th Anniversary of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communication 18.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Characters of Russian Animated Films series 20.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Kaliningrad 236022
● Penza 440000
● Petrozavodsk 185035
● Archaeological Heritage of Russia series. Kerch 25.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● Kerch, Republic of Crimea 298300
● Heroes of the Russian Federation series 27.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Omsk 644099
● 250th Anniversary of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia 27.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation 27.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Kaliningrad 236022
● Petrozavodsk 185035
● Tomsk 634050
● Russian Academy of Arts series. 250th Birth Anniversary of V. Tropinin (1776–1857), an artist 30.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church series. Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Monastery of the Root Hermitage. Kursk Monastery of Our Lady of the Omen 08.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● Kursk 305000
● Constellations 10.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● Decorative and Applied Arts of Russia series. Stained glass windows 16.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Kazan 420000
● Nizhniy Novgorod 603000
● Contemporary Art of Russia 22.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Fauna of Russia series. Marine life 25.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● V. Zhirinovsky (1946–2022), a statesman 25.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Anniversary of the liberation of the territories of the Kursk Region in 2025 26.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● Kursk 305000
● Russian Academy of Arts series. 150th Birth Anniversary of K. Gorbatov (1876–1945), an artist 05.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● Samara 443010
● Monuments of the Russian Military Historical Society series 08.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● Cities of the Golden Ring of Russia series. Sergiev Posad 19.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region 141310
● Cultural Heritage of Russia series. Architecture of the Kursk Region 19.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● Kursk 305000
● Sports series. Sailing 27.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Sports series. Aeronautical sports 27.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Treasures of Russian Museums series. Kerch Museum of Antiquities 02.06.2026 Moscow 101000
● Kerch, Republic of Crimea 298300
● Joint issue of the Russian Federation and the Republic of the Philippines. Fauna 02.06.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● 150th Birth Anniversary of N. Burdenko (1876–1946), a surgeon, a healthcare organizer, a founder of neurosurgery 03.06.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Penza 440000
● Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summer Games 17.06.2026 Moscow 101000
● 100th Anniversary of the International Federation of Philately 18.06.2026 Moscow 101000
● First Russian-Arab Summit 01.07.2026 Moscow 101000
● State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (overprint on stamp №2107 Traffic safety) 03.07.2026 Moscow 101000
● Cultural Heritage of Russia series. Architecture of the Voronezh Region 07.07.2026 Moscow 101000
● Voronezh 394009
● Contemporary Art of Russia series. Monuments of the Kursk Region 10.07.2026 Moscow 101000
● Kursk 305000
● Russian Post Day 12.07.2026 Moscow 101000
● Bone marrow donation. Priceless Letter Project 14.07.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● History of Russian Diplomacy series. 150th Birth Anniversary of M. Litvinov (1876–1951), a statesman 17.07.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● 100th Birth Anniversary of I. Spassky (1926–2024), a scientist, an engineer, a Hero of Socialist Labor 03.08.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Noginsk, Moscow Region 142400
● 100th Birth Anniversary of Fidel Castro (1926–2016), a statesman and a politician 13.08.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Russian Academy of Arts series. 150th Birth Anniversary of I. Bilibin (1876–1942), an artist 14.08.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Flora of Russia series. Cereal crops 18.08.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Penza 440000
● Cities of Labor Valor. Continuation of the series 21.08.2026 Moscow 101000
● 200th Anniversary of the Proletarian Factory 07.09.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Outstanding Communications men of Russia series. 100th Birth Anniversary of V. Shamshin (1926–2009), a statesman 11.09.2026 Moscow 101000
● Yessentuki, Stavropol Territory 357600
● 225th Birth Anniversary of B. Jacobi (1801–1874), an inventor in the field of telegraphic communication 21.09.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● 100th Anniversary of the All-Russian Society of the Deaf 25.09.2026 Moscow 101000
● Buildings of Russian diplomatic missions abroad series 01.10.2026 Moscow 101000
● Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia 04.11.2026 Moscow 101000
● Russian Academy of Arts series. 150th Birth Anniversary of S. Erzya (1876–1956), a sculptor 06.11.2026 Moscow 101000
● Saransk 430005
● Spiritual and historical complex in honor of Blessed Warrior Saint Fyodor Ushakov 06.11.2026 Moscow 101000
● Outstanding Lawyers of Russia 03.12.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Happy New Year! 03.12.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Kaliningrad 236022
● Penza 440000
● Petrozavodsk 185035
● Heroes of the Russian Federation. Continuation of the series. Participants in the Special Military Operation 09.12.2026 Moscow 101000



Fixed date postmarks
● Space Exploration series. 100th Birth Anniversary of K. Feoktistov (1926–2009), a pilot cosmonaut, a Hero of the Soviet Union 06.02.2026 Moscow 101000
● Voronezh 394009
● History of the Armed Forces of Russia series. 75th Anniversary of the Section on Defense Problems of the Russian Ministry of Defense 24.02.2026 Moscow 101000
● Space Exploration series. 50th Anniversary of launching the Ekran (Screen) satellite 10.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● Baikonur 468320
● On the 85th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 series. 125th Birth Anniversary of D. Lukanin (1901–1961) and Ya. Lukanin (1901–1951), Heroes of the Soviet Union 14.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Kaluga 248000
● On the 85th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 series. Pioneer heroes. 100th Birth Anniversary of L. Golikov (1926–1943), a partisan, a Hero of the Soviet Union. 100th Birth Anniversary of Z. Portnova (1926–1944), an intelligence officer, a Hero of the Soviet Union 15.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Veliky Novgorod 173000
● On the 85th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 series. 125th Birth Anniversary of N. Vatutin (1901–1944), a military commander, a Hero of the Soviet Union 08.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Voronezh 394009
● 100th Birth Anniversary of S. Baruzdin (1926–1991), a writer, a poet 22.07.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network 13.08.2026 Moscow 101000
● Kostroma 156000
● 100th Birth Anniversary of E. Leonov (1926–1994), an actor, a People's Artist of the USSR 02.09.2026 Moscow 101000
● On the 85th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 series. 80th Anniversary since the completion of the Nuremberg Tribunal 01.10.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● 100th Birth Anniversary of E. Evstigneev (1926–1992), an actor, a People's Artist of the USSR 09.10.2026 Moscow 101000
● Nizhniy Novgorod 603000
● 100th Birth Anniversary of S. Mishulin (1926–2005), an actor, a People's Artist of the RSFSR 22.10.2026 Moscow 101000
● 225th Birth Anniversary of V. Dahl (1801–1872), a writer, an ethnographer 20.11.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic 291001
● Nizhniy Novgorod 603000
● Orenburg 460000


Changeable date postmarks
● Museum of Design and Architecture of the Ural State University of Architecture and Art changeable date postmark Ekaterinburg 620000
● Tourist routes of the Penza Region changeable date postmark Penza 440000
● 50th Anniversary of Vladimir Railway Station changeable date postmark Vladimir 600000
● 50th Anniversary of the first VAZ-2106 car changeable date postmark Tolyatti, Samara Region 445050
● 90th Anniversary of the City Palace of Children's (Youth) Creativity changeable date postmark Omsk 644099
● 150th Anniversary of the St. Petersburg State Stieglitz Academy of Art and Industry changeable date postmark St.Petersburg 190000
● Golden Ring of Russia changeable date postmark Yaroslavl 150000
● Arkhangelsk - Northern Gate of Russia changeable date postmark Arkhangelsk 163000