Soviet Union Postal Stamps

Various postage stamps from the USSR, depicting notable figures and anniversaries. Rich colors and symbolic imagery represent cultural and historical significance.

RUSSIA - 2011: shows P.G. Sobolevsky 1781-1841, The 200 anniversary of use of gas in Russia RUSSIA - CIRCA 2011: A stamp printed in Russia shows P.G. Sobolevsky 1781-1841, The 200 anniversary of use of gas in Russia, circa 2011 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 6036074

USSR - CIRCA 1976: A Stamp printed in USSR shows Marx and Lenin, circa 1976 USSR - CIRCA 1976: A Stamp printed in USSR shows Karl Marx and Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, circa 1976 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 3247204

USSR - 1963 : shows Giuseppe Verdi 1813-1901, Italian composers, 150th birth anniversary USSR - CIRCA 1963 : A stamp printed in USSR shows Giuseppe Verdi 1813-1901, Italian composer, 150th birth anniversary, circa 1963 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 5153602

Soviet USSR postage stamps from the 1960's - 1970's

USSR - 1944: shows Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844-1909, composer USSR - CIRCA 1944: A stamp printed in USSR shows Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844-1909, composer, circa 1944 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 6042851

RUSSIA - 2011: shows P.G. Sobolevsky 1781-1841, The 200 anniversary of use of gas in Russia RUSSIA - CIRCA 2011: A stamp printed in Russia shows P.G. Sobolevsky 1781-1841, The 200 anniversary of use of gas in Russia, circa 2011 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 6036074

USSR - 1962: shows portrait of Aleksander Ivanovich Herzen 1812-1870, Political Writer, 150th Birth Anniversary of A.I. Herzen USSR - CIRCA 1962: A stamp printed in USSR shows portrait of Aleksander Ivanovich Herzen 1812-1870, Political Writer, 150th Birth Anniversary of A.I. Herzen, circa 1962 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 5137343

Wilhelm Griesinger, a German neurologist and psychiatrist, portrait on a German stamp

The questioning stamp was depicting a portrait of Hugon Ko Taja with the text: Hugo Ko Taj 1812 TSL 1912; Publisher of the Society of People's School (Krakow); 1912 (1912-00-00-1912-00-00);

USSR - 1959: shows Charles Darwin 1809-1882, English biologist USSR - CIRCA 1959: A stamp printed in USSR shows Charles Darwin 1809-1882, English biologist, circa 1959 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 4429965

RUSSIA - 2000: shows Dmitry S. Likhachev 1906-1999, literary critic, series National Cultural Milestones in the 20th Century RUSSIA - CIRCA 2000: A stamp printed in Russia shows Dmitry S. Likhachev 1906-1999, literary critic, series National Cultural Milestones in the 20th Century, circa 2000 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 5176677

USSR - 1964: shows Galileo Galilei 1564-1642, 400th birth anniversary USSR - CIRCA 1964: A stamp printed in USSR shows Galileo Galilei 1564-1642, 400th birth anniversary, circa 1964 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 5153585

BULGARIA - 1968: shows Centenary of the death of the patriots Hadzhi Dimitar and Stefan Karadzha BULGARIA - CIRCA 1968: A stamp printed in Bulgaria shows Hadzhi Dimitar and Stefan Karadzha, Centenary of the death of the patriots Hadzhi Dimitar and Stefan Karadzha, circa 1968 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 4706849

Stamp of Gösta Bodman's Philatelist Association, started in 1950.The stamp from Germany, 1934. Motifs of German architect. "Series Winter Help in 1934".

RUSSIA - 2006: shows Alexander III 1845-1894, the emperor, and map, the history of the Russian State RUSSIA - CIRCA 2006: A stamp printed in Russia shows Alexander III 1845-1894, the emperor, and map, the history of the Russian State, circa 2006 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 6042880

RUSSIA - 2000: shows Maxim Gorky 1868-1936, writer, series National Cultural Milestones in the 20th Century RUSSIA - CIRCA 2000: A stamp printed in Russia shows Maxim Gorky 1868-1936, writer, series National Cultural Milestones in the 20th Century, circa 2000 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 5176653

RUSSIA - 2000: shows Vsevolod E. Meyerhold 1874-1940, Konstantin S. Stanislavski 1863-1938, theatre directors, actors, series National Cultural Milestones in the 20th Century RUSSIA - CIRCA 2000: A stamp printed in Russia shows Vsevolod E. Meyerhold 1874-1940, Konstantin S. Stanislavski 1863-1938, theatre directors, actors, series National Cultural Milestones in the 20th Century, circa 2000 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 5176618

RUSSIA - CIRCA 1965: stamp printed by Russia, shows Scene from Film Potemkin, circa 1965.

ARGENTINA - CIRCA 1910: a stamp printed in the Argentina shows Cornelio Saavedra, Military Officer and Statesman, President of Primera Junta, circa 1910

Historic postage stamps, leaders of guerrilla groups, Kuznetsov, Archer, Ya Sudmalis, 1966, USSR

USSR - 1962: shows V.P. Filatov 1875-1956, ophthalmologist USSR - CIRCA 1962: A stamp printed in USSR shows V.P. Filatov 1875-1956, ophthalmologist, circa 1962 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 4713309

On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, made history. He became the first man in space and the first to orbit the Earth. He is honored among flags on a Czechoslovakian postage stamp

Deutsche Reichspost depicting Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830-1916) President of the German Confederation. Dated 20th Century

GERMANY- 1974: shows Immanuel Kant 1724-1804, philosopher GERMANY- CIRCA 1974: A stamp printed by Germany shows Immanuel Kant 1724-1804, philosopher, circa 1974 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 4438115

USSR - 1964: shows William Shakespeare 1564-1616, 400th birth anniversary USSR - CIRCA 1964: A stamp printed in USSR shows William Shakespeare 1564-1616, 400th birth anniversary, circa 1964 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 6036026

BELARUS - 2003: shows Kasimir Severinovich Malevich 1878-1935, Artist BELARUS - CIRCA 2003: A stamp printed in Belarus shows Kasimir Severinovich Malevich 1878-1935, Artist, circa 2003 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 4724256

French postage stamp commemorating Guillaume Postel (1510 - 1581), a French linguist, astronomer, Cabbalist, diplomat, professor, and religious universalist

RUSSIA - 2000: shows Black Square on White, 1913, by Kasimir Severinovich Malevich 1878-1935, Artist, series National Cultural Milestones in the 20th Century RUSSIA - CIRCA 2000: A stamp printed in Russia shows Black Square on White, 1913, by Kasimir Severinovich Malevich 1878-1935, Artist, series National Cultural Milestones in the 20th Century, circa 2000 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 5176612

Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov(1926ñ2009) SovietCosmonautand Eminent SpaceEngineer, Commemorative Postage Stamp, Soviet Union, 1964

Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov(1926ñ2009) SovietCosmonautand Eminent SpaceEngineer, Commemorative Postage Stamp, Soviet Union, 1964

USSR - 1975: shows A.V. Lunacharsky 1875-1933, writer, commissar for education USSR - CIRCA 1975: A stamp printed in USSR shows A.V. Lunacharsky 1875-1933, writer, commissar for education, circa 1975 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 6038984

POLAND - CIRCA 1959: A stamp printed in Poland shows Charles Darwin 1809-1882, circa 1959 POLAND - CIRCA 1959: A stamp printed in Poland shows Charles Darwin 1809-1882, series, circa 1959 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 3416985

USSR - CIRCA 1969: A stamp printed in Russia, shows portraits Russian astronauts of V.A. Shatalov and A.S.Eliseev, series, circa 1969

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Surcharge Varieties issued by Catalunya in 1938: Antifascists (Azaña, Iglesias, Negrín, Prieto). Emisión de sobretasa emitida por Cataluña en 1938 : antifascistas (Azaña, Iglesias, Negrín, Prieto). Madrid, Civil War Exhibition. Location: EXPOSICION DE LA GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA. MADRID. SPAIN. AZAÑA MANUEL. IGLESIAS PABLO. NEGRIN LOPEZ JUAN. PRIETO INDALECIO.

TENTH BURNS ANNIVESARY held by SPRINGFIELD CALEDONIANS at. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1893. Rare Book Division

CZECHOSLOVAKIA - 1969: shows Duelling pistols, from Lebeda workshop, Prague, 1835, series Historical Firearms CZECHOSLOVAKIA - CIRCA 1969: A stamp printed in Czechoslovakia shows Duelling pistols, from Lebeda workshop, Prague, 1835, series Historical Firearms, circa 1969 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 4713240

USSR - CIRCA 1981: A stamp printed in the USSR showing Yuri Gagarin and Sergey Koroliov, circa 1981

Historic postage stamp for the 20th Anniversary of the liberation of Yugoslavia, Belgrade from the Nazis, 1964, USSR

Stamp vintage 1944 of the Deutsche Reichspost, German Reich, Greater German Reich, surcharge stamp, 55th birthday of Adolf Hitler, 54 Pfennig plus 96 Pfennig, Historic, digitally restored reproduction

GERMANY - 1985: shows portrait brothers Wilhelm 1786-1859 and Jacob 1785-1863 Grimm, Deutches Worterbuch GERMANY - CIRCA 1985: A stamp printed in Germany shows portrait brothers Wilhelm 1786-1859 and Jacob 1785-1863 Grimm, Deutches Worterbuch, circa 1985 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 5142602

Historic postage stamps, international personalities

DJIBOUTI - 2010: shows Jules Verne 1828-1905 DJIBOUTI - CIRCA 2010: A stamp printed in Republic of Djibouti shows Jules Verne 1828-1905, circa 2010 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 6039017

Historic postage stamps, William Shakespeare, Galileo Galilei, 1964, Hungary, Europe

Karl Marx Commemorative Postage Stamp Sheet, East Germany, DDR, 1953

Postage stamp of the Republic of Korea

Friedrich Engels Commemorative Postage Stamp, East Germany, DDR, 1955

Historic postage stamp, Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, 1988, Hungary, Europe

King Olav V of Norway on an old Norwegian stamp ca 1959.

Historic postage stamp, Friedrich Engels, 1965, Vietnam, Asia

SWEDEN - 1962: shows Hermann Emil Fischer, Pieter Zeeman and Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Winners of the 1902 Nobel Prize SWEDEN - CIRCA 1962: A stamp printed in Sweden shows Hermann Emil Fischer, Pieter Zeeman and Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Winners of the 1902 Nobel Prize, circa 1962 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 4443654

Josef Inga Pesina, veterinarian and professor of anatomy in Prag and Wienna

CYPRUS - 1994: shows Child and Barbed Wire, Refugee Fund CYPRUS - CIRCA 1994: A stamp printed in Cyprus shows Child and Barbed Wire, Refugee Fund, circa 1994 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 5137257

Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, a Russian partisan killed by the Nazis in 1941, portrait on a 1962 GDR stamp

Sayyid Sir Hamoud bin Mohammed Al-Said, GCSI, (1853 - July 18, 1902) (ruled August 27, 1896 - July 18, 1902) (Arabic: حمود بن محمد‎) was the British-controlled Omani sultan of the protectorate of Zanzibar, who outlawed slavery on the island. Hamoud became sultan with the support of the British consul, Sir Basil Cave, upon the death of Hamad bin Thuwaini. Before he could enter the palace, another potential contender for the throne, Khalid bin Barghash, seized the palace and declared himself sultan. The British responded the next day, August 26, 1896, by issuing an ultimatum to Khalid and his entourage to evacuate the palace by 9:00 am on August 27. When he refused, British warships fired on the palace and other strategic locations in the city, destroying them and causing Khalid and his group to flee. According to the Guinness Book of World Records the resultant Anglo-Zanzibar War was the shortest war in history, and the same day Hamoud was able to assume the title of sultan, more indebt

Bipin chandra pal, postage stamps, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Abul kalam azad, postage stamps, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Teofilo Braga (1843-1924) on 1000 Escudos 1993 Banknote from Portugal. Portuguese writer, playwright, politician and leader of the Republican Provisional Government after the abdication of King Manuel II, as well as the second elected President of the First Portuguese Republic.

Sadriddin Ayni (1878-1954) on 5 Somoni 2000 Banknote from Tajikistan. Tajikistan’s national poet and one of the most important writers in its history.

GERMANY - 1981: shows Georg Philipp Telemann 1681-1767, Title Page of Singet dem Herrn Cantata GERMANY - CIRCA 1981: A stamp printed in Germany shows Georg Philipp Telemann 1681-1767, Title Page of Singet dem Herrn Cantata, circa 1981 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 4724227

A stamp printed in China shows the 35 anniversary of China, circa 1984

FINLAND - 1974: shows Ilmari Kianto 1874-1970 and Old Pine FINLAND - CIRCA 1974: A stamp printed in Finland shows Ilmari Kianto 1874-1970 and Old Pine, circa 1974 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 5209330

REPUBLIC OF DAHOMEY - CIRCA 1965: A stamp printed in Republic of Dahomey shows President John F. Kennedy 1917-1963 REPUBLIC OF DAHOMEY - CIRCA 1965: A stamp printed in Republic of Dahomey shows President John F. Kennedy 1917-1963, circa 1965 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 3606406

Stamp of Gösta Bodman's Philatelist Association, started in 1950.The stamp from Egypt, 1947. Motions of El Rifai and Sultan Hussan Mosque with King Farouk.

SAN MARINO - 1974: shows Niccolo Tommaseo 1802-1874, Italian writer SAN MARINO - CIRCA 1974: A stamps printed in San Marino shows Niccolo Tommaseo 1802-1874, Italian writer, circa 1974 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 6036071

ANTIGUA - 1970: shows Admiral Nelson and Victoria ANTIGUA - CIRCA 1970: A stamp printed in Antigua shows Admiral Nelson and Victoria, circa 1970 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 4722334

Vintage stamp of nani a palkhivala, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

CYPRUS - 2011 : shows Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 CYPRUS - CIRCA 2011 : A stamp printed in Cyprus shows Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791, circa 2011 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 4695155

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