Europa stamps. Russia, 2024 - Bisons on stamps

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100th Anniversary of the Caucasian State Nature Biosphere Reserve.
		Stamp: Souvenir sheet. Wisent Edition type: commemorative stamp Denomination: 200 rub. Date of issue: 2024 May 12 Depiction: an image of a wisent as a symbol of the Caucasian State Nature Biosphere Reserve; the margins of the souvenir sheet feature neighborhoods of the Reserve, as well as the jubilee emblem Colour: multicolored Paper: chalky Artist-designer: A. Kradyshev Perforation: frame Printing process: offset Size of a stamp (mm): 28×56 Size of a souvenir sheet (mm): 71×85 Printing run: 18 000 Stamp issuing authority: Russian Post Printer: Goznak's Moscow printing factory
	Special cancellations (ink - black) and art envelope were used in first day of issue in Moscow, Krasnodar, Sochi, Maikop and Cherkessk.

	The stamp also was issued as a souvenir set in the cover. The cover is triple-leaf. The cover and the inside are shown.

	100 YEARS OF THE CAUCASIAN STATE NATURAL BIOSPHERE RESERVE NAMED AFTER H.G. SHAPOSHNIKOV Founded in 1924, it is the largest mountain and forest protected area in Europe. It is located within three subjects of the Russian Federation - the Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Adygea and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, the administrative center is located in Sochi. The subtropical department of the reserve - yew-boxwood grove is located in the Khostinsky district. The main goal is to preserve and study the natural course of natural processes, the genetic fund of relict and endemic representatives of fauna and flora, many of which are listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. In 1999, the territory of the Caucasian Reserve was included in the List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites under the name «Western Caucasus». The symbol of the reserve is a wisent. The revival of this animal in this area is the first successful project of global importance to restore a population lost in the wild. It is also home to the Caucasian red deer, brown bear, Caucasian chamois, Central Asian leopard and more than 80 species of animals, about 10,000 species of insects, and over 3,000 species of plants.

Themes: Wisent (Bison bonasus), Fauna, Nature Protection

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