Stamps' Collections in Russia And Abroad

The number of collectors who collect Soviet stamps has decreased in recent years. Now they collect more stamps from CIS countries. Many collect thematic stamps: plants, transportation, and especially the Russian theme enjoy high demand. I'd like to note that China is in the highest demand. Variations of stamps are especially valued, such as the absence of perforation or different perforation. There's the RSSU program which is both a Russian and Kyrgyz stamp with the RSSU emblem. Tajikistan also released this kind of stamp. Many countries did; Kazakhstan is a joint program. They were made in partnership with Korea. This is Suvorov's crossing of the Alps. Russia released these two stamps, which were also released by Switzerland. This was a joint release with Belarus. When two countries issue stamps with the same theme, the stamps enjoy especially high demand. In recent years, stamps in a unique shape have seen demand. Together oak leaves make the shape of a leaf. Here Malaysia issued the year of the dragon, an unusual shape. This one was released by Thailand. And this is from Switzerland. Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus jointly issued stamps dedicated to Cyril and Methodius, the founders of the Cyrillic alphabet. Stamps with this theme were released by the Vatican, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, and this one is from Bulgaria.