Postage stamps and postal history of Russia

A Russian Empire postman.
First Russian stamp, 1857.
1998 stamp of Russia dedicated to the World Stamp Day celebrated in conjunction with the World Post Day and in commemoration of the UPU foundation
35k "Sword Breaking Chain", 1918.
250-ruble stamp of 1921, surcharged to 7,500 rubles in 1922.
30r surcharge on 50k stamp.
A 1958 stamp of the Soviet Union depicting a 16th-century mail courier for the 100th anniversary of Russian postage stamps.
A 2008 stamp of Russia dedicated to the newly elected President Dmitry Medvedev.

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the modern Russian Federation.


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