Russia USSR stamps year 1987 – Russian Naval Commanders MNH

Russia USSR stamps year 1987 – Russian Naval Commanders MNH

The USSR (Soviet Union) issued a commemorative series in 1987 dedicated to Russian Naval Commanders and their ships from the 18th and 19th centuries.

This issue is a miniature sheet or a set of stamps that typically depicts five different historical naval figures.

The naval commanders featured in this 1987 series are generally:

• Fedor Fedorovich Ushakov (1745–1817)
• Dmitry Nikolaevich Senyavin (1763–1831)
• Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev (1788–1851)
• Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov (1802–1855)
• Vladimir Alexeyevich Kornilov (1806–1854)

Each stamp in the sheet typically features a portrait of one of the commanders alongside an image of a famous ship or a scene from a significant naval battle associated with them (such as the Battle of Sinop or the Storming of Corfu).

The entire sheet is usually cataloged under a single number (e.g., Scott #5623 or a single block number in the Michel catalog) because the stamps are joined together.