Russia postage stamps year 1989 Fauna Birds ducks set

Russia postage stamps year 1989 Fauna Birds ducks set MNH**

The 1989 “Ducks” (Fauna – Birds) issue belongs to the late Soviet period and is one of the classic wildlife-themed sets from the USSR.

📌 Basic details

• Country: Soviet Union (USSR)
• Issue date: 1 July 1989
• Theme: Birds / Ducks (Fauna)
• Designer: Ivan N. Kozlov
• Printer: Goznak (state printing works)
• Printing: Offset lithography
• Perforation: Comb 12–12½
• Size: approx. 40 × 28 mm
• Catalogue numbers:
  • Michel: 5965–5967
  • Scott: 5783–5785

🦆 The complete set (3 stamps)

1. 5 kopeks – Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
2. 15 kopeks – Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)
3. 20 kopeks – Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)

These three species are clearly documented as the subjects of the issue.