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 Theatre Workers 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
● State Coat of Arms and the State Flag of the Russian Federation 27.02.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Kaliningrad 236022
● Petrozavodsk 185035
● Pskov 180000
● 150th Birth Anniversary of N. Burdenko (1876–1946), a surgeon, a healthcare organizer, a founder of neurosurgery 11.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Penza 440000
● Saki, Republic of Crimea 296500
● Russian Academy of Arts series. 150th Birth Anniversary of P. Konchalovsky (1876–1956), an artist 12.03.2026 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 24.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Treasures of Russian Museums series. East Crimean Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve 25.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● Kerch, Republic of Crimea 298300
● Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation 25.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Kaliningrad 236022
● Petrozavodsk 185035
● Tomsk 634050
● Heroes of the Russian Federation series 27.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Novosibirsk 630099
● Omsk 644099
● Cities of the Golden Ring of Russia series. Sergiev Posad 27.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region 141300
● 250th Anniversary of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia 28.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● Flora of Russia. Ornamental shrubs 31.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl Region 152020
● Contemporary Art of Russia 31.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Achievements of Russian cosmonautics. Space Week in the Russian Federation dedicated to the 65th Anniversary of the first human spaceflight 09.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● Baikonur 468320
● Volgograd 400066
● Yevpatoria, Republic of Crimea 297406
● Zvezdny Gorodok, Moscow Region 141160
● Korolev, Moscow Region 141070
● Chelyabinsk 454000
● Engels, Saratov Region 413100
● Characters of Russian Animated Films series 10.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Kaliningrad 236022
● Penza 440000
● Petrozavodsk 185035
● V. Zhirinovsky (1946–2022), a statesman 18.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Novosibirsk 630099
● Anniversary of the liberation of the territories of the Kursk Region in 2025 26.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● Kursk 305000
● Artistic stamps 48 rubles, 97 rubles 28.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● Constellations 29.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Volgograd 400066
● Yaroslavl 150000
● Monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church series. Kursk Root Hermitage. Kursk Znamensky Monastery 05.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● Kursk 305000
● All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Program Ready for Labor and Defense 06.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● On the 85th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 series. War correspondents 08.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● Tver 170100
● Cultural Heritage of Russia series. Architecture of the Kursk Region 19.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● Kursk 305000
● Monuments of the Russian Military Historical Society series 20.05.2026 Moscow 129110
● Fauna of Russia series. Inhabitants of the Black Sea 26.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● Sevastopol, Republic of Crimea 299011
● Sochi, Krasnodar Territory 354000
● Sports series. Aeronautical sports 27.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl Region 152020
● Ryazan 390000
● Feodosia, Republic of Crimea 298100
● 100th Birth Anniversary of I. Spassky (1926–2024), a scientist, an engineer, a Hero of Socialist Labor 10.06.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Noginsk, Moscow Region 142400
● Russian Academy of Arts series. 150th Birth Anniversary of K. Gorbatov (1876–1945), an artist 11.06.2026 Moscow 129110
● Samara 443010
● Joint issue of the Russian Federation and the Republic of the Philippines. Fauna 18.06.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Orenburg 460000
● 100th Anniversary of the International Federation of Philately 18.06.2026 Moscow 129110
● Orenburg 460000
● Museum of Russian Impressionism 24.06.2026 Moscow 129110
● Sports series. Sailing 26.06.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Yevpatoria, Republic of Crimea 297406
● Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl Region 152020
● State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia 03.07.2026 Moscow 129110
● Tver 170100
● Russian Post Day 12.07.2026 Moscow 129110
● Bone marrow donation. Priceless Letter Project 14.07.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Rostov-on-Don 344000
● World Heritage of UNESCO. Putorana Plateau 15.07.2026 Moscow 129110
● Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory 663300
● History of Russian Diplomacy series. 150th Birth Anniversary of M. Litvinov (1876–1951), a statesman 17.07.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● History of Russian Diplomacy series. 350th Birth Anniversary of B. Kurakin (1676–1727), a diplomat 20.07.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Penza 440000
● Navy of the Russia 26.07.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka Territory 684090
● Electric buses of the Mosgortrans State Unitary Enterprise 31.07.2026 Moscow 129110
● Decorative and Applied Arts of Russia series. Stained glass windows 04.08.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Kazan 420000
● Nizhniy Novgorod 603000
● S. Govorukhin (1936–2018), a film director, a People's Artist of the Russian Federation 06.08.2026 Moscow 129110
● Perm 614000
● 50th Anniversary of the branch of PJSC Aviation Complex named after S. Ilyushina – Aviastar 11.08.2026 Moscow 129110
● Lighthouses of Russia series. 150th Anniversary of the Skryplev Lighthouse 13.08.2026 Moscow 129110
● Vladivostok 690090
● Heroes of the Russian Federation series. A. Kadyrov (1951–2004), the first president of the Chechen Republic, a statesman and a public figure 20.08.2026 Moscow 129110
● Grozny 364024
● Cultural Heritage of Russia series. Architecture of the Voronezh Region 27.08.2026 Moscow 129110
● Voronezh 394009
● Architectural Structures. Bridges series. Lion Bridge in St. Petersburg. 2nd Engineering Bridge in St. Petersburg. Egyptian Bridge in St. Petersburg. Bank Bridge in St. Petersburg 28.08.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● 200th Anniversary of the Proletarian Factory 11.09.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Archaeological Heritage of Russia series. Kerch 11.09.2026 Moscow 129110
● Kerch, Republic of Crimea 298300
● Cities of Labor Valor  14.09.2026 Moscow 129110
● Vladimir 600000
● Gorlovka, Donetsk People's Republic 284601
● Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Territory 681032
● Monchegorsk, Murmansk Region 184511
● Salekhard 629007
● Ulyanovsk 432000
● Contemporary Art of Russia. Monuments of the Kursk Region 25.09.2026 Moscow 129110
● Kursk 305000
● 100th Anniversary of the All-Russian Society of the Deaf 25.09.2026 Moscow 129110
● International Financial Security academic competition 27.09.2026 Moscow 129110
● Krasnoyarsk 660017
● 100th Anniversary of aeromodeling in Russia 29.09.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Outstanding Communications men of Russia series. 100th Birth Anniversary of V. Shamshin (1926–2009), a statesman 29.09.2026 Moscow 129110
● Yessentuki, Stavropol Territory 357600
● Flora of Russia. Cereal crops 30.09.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Orel 302000
● Penza 440000
● Inhabitants of Russian Zoos series. Parrots 02.10.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Yaroslavl 150000
● Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation 19.10.2026 Moscow 129110
● Buildings of Russian diplomatic missions abroad series 19.10.2026 Moscow 129110
● 100th Anniversary of JSC MOSTRANSAVTO 23.10.2026 Moscow 129110
● Odintsovo, Moscow Region 143003
● 225th Birth Anniversary of B. Jacobi (1801–1874), an inventor in the field of telegraphic communication 29.10.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Fauna of Russia series. Insects 30.10.2026 Moscow 129110
● 100th Birth Anniversary of Fidel Castro (1926–2016), a statesman and a politician 30.10.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● First Russian-Arab Summit   Moscow 129110
● Russian Academy of Arts series. 200th Birth Anniversary of K. Trutovsky (1826–1893), a painter, a graphic artist   Moscow 129110
● Kursk 305000
● Russian Academy of Arts series. 150th Birth Anniversary of I. Bilibin (1876–1942), an artist   Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia   Moscow 129110
● Kaliningrad 236022
● Orel 302000
● Russian Academy of Arts series. 150th Birth Anniversary of S. Erzya (1876–1956), a sculptor   Moscow 129110
● Saransk 430005
● Presidency of the Russian Federation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization   Moscow 129110
● Decorative and Applied Arts of Russia series. Clay toys   Moscow 129110
● Belgorod 308000
● Kursk 305000
● Tula 300000
● Happy New Year! Christmas tree toys   Moscow 129110
● Penza 440000
● State Duma of Russia   Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Natural Resources of Russia series. Minerals   Moscow 129110
● Outstanding Lawyers of Russia   Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Happy New Year!   Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Kaliningrad 236022
● Murmansk 183038
● Orel 302000
● Penza 440000
● Petrozavodsk 185035
● Cultural Center of HPP-2   Moscow 129110
● Heroes of the Russian Federation. Continuation of the series. Participants in the Special Military Operation   Moscow 129110



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 under the Presidium of the RAS 24.02.2026 Moscow 101000
● Submarine Forces of the Russian Federation Navy 19.03.2026 Moscow 101000
● Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka Territory 684090
● Space Exploration series. 50th Anniversary of launching the Ekran (Screen) satellite 10.04.2026 Moscow 101000
● Baikonur 468320
● Volgograd 400066
● Yevpatoria, Republic of Crimea 297406
● 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
● Volgograd 400066
● Kaluga 248000
● On the 85th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 series. 125th Birth Anniversary of Hero of the Soviet Union N. Vatutin (1901–1944), a military commander 08.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Belgorod 308000
● Volgograd 400066
● Voronezh 394009
● On the 85th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 series. 100th Birth Anniversary of Heroes of the Soviet Union L. Golikov (1926–1943), a partisan and Z. Portnova (1926–1944), an intelligence officer 08.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Veliky Novgorod 173000
● Geographical Projects of Russia series. 250th Birth Anniversary of V. Golovnin (1776–1831), a navigator 12.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Ryazan 390000
● Space Exploration series. Russian Corporation of Rocket and Space Instrumentation and Information Systems 13.05.2026 Moscow 101000
● 100th Anniversary of the Crimean geological and hydrological operational Station 15.05.2026 Saki, Republic of Crimea 296500
● 150th Anniversary of the Pskov State United Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve 28.05.2026 Pskov 180000
● Geographical Projects of Russia series. 200th Birth Anniversary of T. Filippov (1826–1899), a statesman, the Chairman of the Song Commission of the Russian Geographical Society 29.05.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Tver 170100
● History of the Armed Forces of Russia series. 125th Birth Anniversary of P. Poluboyarov (1901–1984), a Marshal of the armored forces, a Hero of the Soviet Union 16.06.2026 Moscow 129110
● Tula 300000
● Geographical Projects of Russia series. 125th Birth Anniversary of S. Kalesnik (1901–1977), the President of the Russian Geographical Society in 1964-1977 25.06.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● History of the Armed Forces of Russia series. 125th Birth Anniversary of P. Rotmistrov (1901–1982), a Chief Marshal of the Armored Forces, a Hero of the Soviet Union 06.07.2026 Moscow 129110
● Tver 170100
● 15th St. Petersburg International Festival Opera for Everyone 12.07.2026 St.Petersburg 190000
● 100th Birth Anniversary of S. Baruzdin (1926–1991), a writer, a poet 22.07.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Geographical Projects of Russia series. 200th Birth Anniversary of A. Afanasyev (1826–1871), a literary scholar, a folklore researcher 24.07.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Voronezh 394009
● Geographical Projects of Russia series. 125th Birth Anniversary of G. Ushakov (1901–1963), an Arctic explorer 28.07.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● 125th Birth Anniversary of M. Romm (1901–1971), a film director, a People's Artist of the USSR 29.07.2026 Moscow 129110
● Irkutsk 664000
● Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network 13.08.2026 Moscow 129110
● Kostroma 156000
● Tver 170100
● Republic of Tyva. The 4th International Buddhist Forum 17.08.2026 Kyzyl 667000
● Geographical Projects of Russia series. 150th Birth Anniversary of L. Berg (1876–1950), a geographer, a biologist 18.08.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments 31.08.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● 400th Anniversary of Dyatkovo 17.09.2026 Dyatkovo, Bryansk Region 242600
● 100th Birth Anniversary of E. Leonov (1926–1994), an actor, a People's Artist of the USSR 22.09.2026 Moscow 129110
● Livadia Palace 25.09.2026 Yalta, Republic of Crimea 298655
● 50th Anniversary of the Belozersk Regional Local History Museum 01.10.2026 Belozersk, Vologda Region 161200
● On the 85th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 series. 80th Anniversary of the completion of the Nuremberg Tribunal 08.10.2026 Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Koster Magazine 13.10.2026 St.Petersburg 190000
● 100th Birth Anniversary of S. Mishulin (1926–2005), an actor, a People's Artist of the RSFSR 22.10.2026 Moscow 129110
● 100th Birth Anniversary of E. Evstigneev (1926–1992), an actor, a People's Artist of the USSR   Moscow 129110
● Nizhniy Novgorod 603000
● 225th Birth Anniversary of V. Dahl (1801–1872), a writer, an ethnographer   Moscow 129110
● St.Petersburg 190000
● Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic 291001
● Nizhniy Novgorod 603000
● Orenburg 460000
● 125th Birth Anniversary of R. Zelenaya (1901–1991), an actress, a People's Artist of the RSFSR   Moscow 129110
● Commonwealth of Independent States   Moscow 129110


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 the Vladimir Railway Station changeable date postmark Vladimir 600000
● 50th Anniversary of the first VAZ-2106 car changeable date postmark Tolyatti, Samara Region 445050
● Arkhangelsk - the northern gateway of Russia changeable date postmark Arkhangelsk 163000
● Golden Ring of Russia. Yaroslavl changeable date postmark Yaroslavl 150000
● Naryan-Mar - the pearl of the Arctic changeable date postmark Naryan-Mar 166000
● 150th Anniversary of the St. Petersburg State Stieglitz Academy of Art and Design changeable date postmark St.Petersburg 190000
● With best wishes from Vyborg! changeable date postmark Vyborg, Leningrad Region 188800
● Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore changeable date postmark Murmansk 183038
● 200th Anniversary of the Alexandria Palace and Garden Complex changeable date postmark St. Petersburg 198510
● Saint Petersburg - the Northern capital of Russia changeable date postmark St.Petersburg 190000
● Kaliningrad is the Amber Capital changeable date postmark Kaliningrad 236022
● Kovrov Gunsmiths changeable date postmark Kovrov, Vladimir Region 601900
● SKA Hockey Club. Founded in 1946 changeable date postmark St.Petersburg 190000
● Murmansk - the capital of Arctic changeable date postmark Murmansk 183038