Russia postage stamps year 1991 Fauna Birds ducks set

Russia postage stamps year 1991 Fauna Birds ducks set MNH**

The 1991 “Ducks” (Fauna – Birds) issue is one of the final wildlife stamp sets of the Soviet Union, released just months before its dissolution. It forms a natural continuation of the 1989–1990 duck series.

📌 Basic details

• Country: Soviet Union (USSR)
• Issue date: 1 July 1991
• Theme: Birds / Ducks (Fauna)
• Printing: Offset lithography
• Perforation: Comb 12–12½
• Print run: ~2.8 million per stamp
• Catalogue numbers:
  • Scott: 6009–6011
  • Michel: 6210–6212

🦆 The complete set (3 stamps)

1. 5 kopeks – Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
2. 15 kopeks – Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
3. 20 kopeks – Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

✔ Additionally, a souvenir sheet version includes the same designs plus the White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)

📦 Formats

• Standard set of 3 stamps
• Souvenir sheet / mini-sheet (popular with collectors)