Cover from Russia

I have received cover from Russia. Stamp on cover is The 500th Anniversary of the Nizhny Novgorod Stone Kremlin, issued on 09.09.2015.

Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin is a unique military and engineering installation of the beginning of the 16th century. Built in 1515, it was considered one of the most complete constructions of Russian military architecture. Nowadays Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin is a historical and cultural center of Nizhny Novgorod. It houses the Plenipotentiary of the President in the Volga Federal District, regional and city administrations, Art Museum and a Modern Art Center. Since 1958 the Kremlin has been a part of Nizhny Novgorod Historical and Architectural Museum Preserve.

Inside cover was this Christmas postcard and four CTO stamps Soviet Union.

Two stamps from set The 60th Anniversary of USSR, issued on 25.10.1982.
The 71st Anniversary of October Revolution, issued on 05.10.1988.   
International Year of the Child, issued on 07.09.1979.


Thank you Nadezhda!

Cover from Estonia

I have received cover from Estonia with two maxicards, one from Soviet Union, and second from North Korea.

First maxicard is from North Korea, from set of four: World Nature Conservation - Mandarin Ducks (Aix galericulata), issued on 04.08.1987. The mandarin duck is a perching duck species found in East Asia and is native to Japan. It is medium-sized, at 41–49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan. For Koreans, mandarin ducks represent peace, fidelity, and plentiful offspring. Similar to the Chinese, they believe that these ducks mate for life. For these reasons, pairs of mandarin ducks called wedding ducks are often given as wedding gifts and play a significant role in Korean marriage.

Second maxicard is one of the last issued by Soviet Union. This is Snakelocks Anemone (Anemonia sulcata), from set of five stamps Fauna of Black Sea, issued on 04.01.1991. The snakelocks anemone  is a sea anemone found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. The tentacles of anemones in deep or murky water can be a grey colour, but are otherwise usually a deep green colour with purple tips due to the presence of symbiotic algae within the tentacles that use sunlight as an energy source. As a result, the anemones prefer brightly lit shallow waters. On average the snakelock anemone is 8 cm wide.

Stamps on cover:
Post Horn, issued on 19.05.2016.
Estonian Fauna - European Otter, issued on 25.08.2015.
Bird of the Year - The Great Tit, issued on 17.02.2016.


Thank you Ella!

Russia: Caucasian Shepherd Dog

The Caucasian Shepherd Dog is a large breed of dog that is popular in Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and North Caucasus area. It is extremely popular in Georgia which has always been the principal region of penetration of the Caucasian shepherd dogs, and the official standard of this breed is fundamentally based on the Georgian-type Caucasian shepherds for being the largest, muscularly built dogs with attractive long hair. This nice maxicard is issued on 28.05.2015.

I have also received few stamps from Soviet Union.

 

Winter Olympic Games - Calgary, Canada (from set of five), issued on 04.01.1988.
Armenian Architecture (from set of five): Griffon, Erebuni fortress, issued on 12.09.1978.

This is mini sheet XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, issued on 12.03.1980.

I have received this maxicard and stamps in nice cover with map of Russia, and stamps are Russian Kremlins from 2009.


Thank you very much  Anna!