The Stamps Of Tannu Tuva.

The longest set of stamps of Tuva was issued in 1936 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Tuva People's Republic. It contains 22 stamps printed by the State Security Printers in Moscow. Here are the first seven of them:

Sat Churmet-Dazhi (Gyrmittazi), Prime Minister of Tuva:

Here is the second group of seven stamps of the 1936 longest set issued to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Tuva People's Republic:

Here is the third and last group of stamps of the 1936 longest set issued to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Tuva People's Republic:

I recently had to stop at Mt Barker in Western Australia
(wheel bearing noise) and a possible overnight stay if we could get the parts.
Nearest accommodation was "Nomads Guesthouse"
Mongolian Yurts, and rescue kangaroos from Road Trauma.

Rod, hope you enjoyed staying in the Yurt!!

Cover sent registered by the Soviet Philatelic Association to a stamp company in New York, USA. It is franked with Tuvan stamps from different sets and cancelled with Kyzyl postmark on February 12, 1937. Arrival postmarks were applied in NY post office on March 14 and March 15, 1937.

Many covers like this one were sent to philatelists and philatelic companies in Europe and USA. See similar cover posted by codexluminati in the first page of this thread:

A set of 9 definitive airmail stamps, issued in 1936 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Tuvan People's Republic. printed by State Security Printers, Moscow:

A very nice and attractive set of ten stamps shows Tuvan animals, issued in 1935. Here are the first five of them:

Eurasian Badger (Meles meles):

Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris):

Sable (Martes zibellina):

Corsac Fox (Vulpes corsac):

Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra):

Here are the rest five stamps of the 1935 animal set:

Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx):

Elk (Alces alces):

Domestic Yak (Bos grunniens):

Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus):

Brown Bear (Ursus arctos):

Wow, these are great

Thanks for sharing these!

Nice collection! Those are nice stamps, my impression is they are quite popular too among collectors. I have some pages myself, but only with the corner cancels, which I assume are CTO's or something like that.

Thank you very much, chris2015 and ubiyca!
ubiyca, I will be glad if you share with us your album pages even they are CTO. Most Tuvan stamps offered in the markets are CTO but fortunately they were applied with week cancellation in the corner so you can see the stamp image very clear.


Here is a definitive set of stamps with the inscription "Registered" shows local Tuvan motifs. The stamps were printed by State Security Printers in Moscow and were issued in 1934:

The above set was issued imperforated:

A set of seven stamps shows map and landscapes of Tuva issued in 1935. Stamps were printed in State printing Office in Moscow, USSR.

The first Tuva airmail set of stamps was issued in April 4, 1934. There are nine stamps in the set, all with the inscription "AIR MAIL" in English only, no Russian, probably to attract foreign stamp collectors. Here are the first five of them:

Domestic Yak (Bos grunniens):

Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus):

Eurasian Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), the only bird stamp issued by Tuva:

Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus):

Argali (Ovis ammon):

Here are the rest stamps of the set:
Domestic Yak (Bos grunniens):

Ox (Bos taurus):

Domestic Yak (Bos grunniens):

Eastern Roe Deer (Capreolus pygargus):