Recipients of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called (ongoing stamp series)
Recipients of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called is an ongoing series of stamps issued by the Russian Post. The series is devoted to persons honoured with the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, the highest civilian and military award of the Russian Federation. The stamp series started in 2011, as of 24 October 2014 ten stamps of the series were issued; in 2015 and 2016 the stamps of the series were not issued. The series will continue.
The recent Russian Order of St. Andrew is considered as the re-established order of the same name existed in the Russian Empire in 1698–1917. The imperial order was re-instated as an award of the Russian Federation by the Decree of the President No 757 on 1 June 1998.
The Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called is awarded to prominent statesmen and public figures, eminent representatives of science, culture, the arts and various industries for exceptional services, for promoting the prosperity, grandeur and glory of Russia.
The Order may also be awarded to foreign heads of states for outstanding service to the Russian Federation.
As of 24 October 2014 there have been 16 awards of the Order of St. Andrew to 16 persons. Twice the award was presented to foreign citizens: President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev. One of the recipients, the writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, refused the award.
Issue I, 1 September 2011 edit
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![Lyudmila Zykina (1929–2009), a Soviet and Russian singer, a performer of Russian folk songs and romances. Marka[1] No 1508, Michel No 1740.[2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Stamp_of_Russia_2011_No_1508_Lyudmila_Zykina.jpg/192px-Stamp_of_Russia_2011_No_1508_Lyudmila_Zykina.jpg)
Lyudmila Zykina (1929–2009), a Soviet and Russian singer, a performer of Russian folk songs and romances. Marka[1] No 1508, Michel No 1740.[2] -
Dmitry Likhachov (1906– 1999), a Soviet and Russian philologist, art historian, literary man and public figure. Marka No 1509, Michel No 1741. -
Boris Petrovsky (1908– 2004), a Soviet and Russian surgeon and a statesman, the Minister of Health of the USSR in 1965–1980. Marka No 1510, Michel No 1742.
![Lyudmila Zykina (1929–2009), a Soviet and Russian singer, a performer of Russian folk songs and romances. Marka[1] No 1508, Michel No 1740.[2]](/wiki/File:Stamp_of_Russia_2011_No_1508_Lyudmila_Zykina.jpg)
Issue II, 29 June 2012 edit
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Alexy II (Alexey Mikhailovich Ridiger; 1929–2008), Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus' (1990–2008), the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. Marka No 1602, Michel No 1834. -
Irina Arkhipova (1925–2008), a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano and contralto opera singer and a teacher of art. Marka No 1603, Michel No 1835. -
Valery Shumakov (1931– 2008), a Soviet and Russian surgeon and transplantologist, the founding father of organ transplants in the Soviet Union. Marka No 1604, Michel No 1836.
Issue III, 2013 edit
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Heydar Aliyev (1923–2003), a Soviet and Azerbaijan statesman, a President of Azerbaijan (1993–2003). 6 May 2013. Marka No 1700, Michel No 1926. -
Rasul Gamzatov (1923–2003), a Soviet and Russian Avarian poet and a public figure. 28 June 2013. Marka No 1709, Michel No 1941. -
Sergey Mikhalkov (1913–2009), a Soviet Russian poet, prose writer, dramatist and a public figure. 9 October 2013. Marka No 1737, Michel No 1969.
Issue IV, 24 October 2014 edit
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Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919–2013), a Soviet and Russian designer of small arms, the creator of the AK family of assault rifles. Marka No 1883.
