3rd Definitive Series - Issue 1

 

 
 
Date of issue 1st January 1998
Denomination and Design 0.10 (R). brown-ochre and black. Combine harvesters in field.
0.15 (R). deep magenta and black. Oil rigs.
0.25 (R). yellow-green and black. Herons.
0.30 (R). deep bluish green and black. Radio mast.
0.50 (R). deep violet-blue and black. Post emblem.
1.00 (R). orange-vermilion and dull ultramarine. State flag and arms.
1.50 (R). turquoise-blue and black. Electric pylons and generating equipment.
2.00 (R). myrtle green and black. Class VL65 electric railway locomotive.
2.50 (R). red and black. Moscow Kremlin.
3.00 (R). violet and black. Space satellite.
5.00 (R). light brown and black. Pianist and theatre.
Designer Yu. Artsimenev
Printing process offset
Perforation comb. 11 3/4 : 12 1/4
Size 18.5 x 26 mm
Sheet composition 100 (10 x 10) stamps
Paper coated ordinary
Printing run 100,000 mass
Michel catalogue number 628v-638v 628w-638w
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