Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin is one of the most famous and remarkable Russian writers. His works amused readers in the 18th century and so do now. Post stamps with Pushkin have been issued for many years and don’t lose their popularity nowadays. Philatelic pushkinian is very large and various. Post stamps were dedicated to Pushkin’s anniversaries of death. Stamps with Pushkin are very various. Characters of his fairytales and literal works, monuments, dedicated the poet, museums, historical places where he lived were featured on these stamps. Pushkin is depicted on stamps at different ages, portraits are diverse. Illustrations to his literary works are very popular. Such post stamps are very bright and colorful. You can also find some images from fairy tales, such as: “The Golden Cockerel”, “The Golden Fish”, “U Lukomorya”, “The Song of Wise Oleg” and others. Pushkin museum is also illustrated on post stamps. The average price for stamp with Alexander is around 1,600 - 2,500 rubles. Stamps with Pushkin are popular not only in Russia and CIS countries, but also throughout the world, as the poet of the golden age is admired in different countries.
