1997-12-22: Space Exploration, 40th Anniversary
40th Anniversary of a Space Exploration40th Anniversary of a Space Exploration40th Anniversary of a Space Exploration
1997-12-11: Sukhum's Nursery of Monkeys (1st Issue)
Two Monkeys and Emblem of the Red CrossTwo Monkeys and the First SatelliteTwo Monkeys and the First SatelliteTwo Monkeys and Emblem of the Red CrossTwo Monkeys and the First SatelliteTwo Monkeys and the First SatelliteTwo Monkeys and Emblem of the Red CrossTwo Monkeys and Emblem of the Red Cross
1997-12-08: Commemoration of Victims of Political Repression (2nd Issue)
Portrait of scientist A. Khashba (1902-1937)Portrait of scientist A. Khashba (1902-1937)Portrait of composer K. Kovatch (1928-2009)Portrait of composer K. Kovatch (1928-2009)
1997-12-04: World Chess Championship (2nd Issue)
Chess AllegoryChess Allegory
1997-11-28: Long-livers of Abkhazia (1st Issue)
Djidj (Nikolai) Shapkovsky (1782-1932)Myshja (Mikhail) Argun (1893-1994)Djidj (Nikolai) Shapkovsky (1782-1932)Myshja (Mikhail) Argun (1893-1994)
1997-11-21: Cultural Workers
Portrait of turkish composer Mukhlis Sabakhaddin (1889-1947)Portrait of actor of Abkhazia R. Agrba (1913-1980)Portrait of actor of Abkhazia D. Kortava (1935-1989)Portrait of actor of Abkhazia D. Kortava (1935-1989)Portrait of actor of Abkhazia R. Agrba (1913-1980)Portrait of turkish composer Mukhlis Sabakhaddin (1889-1947)
1997-11-10: World Philatelic Exhibition Moscow'97
USSR stamp of 1947. Russian inscriptionUSSR stamp of 1947. English inscriptionUSSR stamp of 1947. English inscriptionUSSR stamp of 1947. Russian inscription
1997-07-12: Endangered Species (3rd Issue)
SelayarTarsier (Tarsius spectrum)Pygmy anteater (Cuclopes didactylus)Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)Australian Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus nudicaudatus)Platypus (Ornithorbynchus anatinus)Mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni)Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)Southern white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum)Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica)Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus)Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)Mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei)Philippine colugo (Cynocephalus volans)Endangered Species
1997-07-10: Endangered Species (2nd Issue)
Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus)Australian Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus nudicaudatus)Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)Platypus (Ornithorbynchus anatinus)Mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei)Southern white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum)Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)Mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni)Endangered SpeciesEndangered Species
1997-07-08: Endangered Species (1st Issue)
Philippine colugo (Cynocephalus volans)Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)SelayarTarsier (Tarsius spectrum)Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica)Pygmy anteater (Cuclopes didactylus)Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)Endangered Species
1997-07-03: Abkhazian Diaspora (2nd Issue)
Fetkery Ashanba (1890-1931)Aziz Meker-bey (1877-1941)Ismail Berkok (1890-1954)Haidar Bammat (1890-1965)Met Izzet-Pasha (1875-1922)Abkhazian DiasporaAbkhazian DiasporaHaidar Bammat (1890-1965)Aziz Meker-bey (1877-1941)Fetkery Ashanba (1890-1931)Ismail Berkok (1890-1954)
1997-06-30: Abkhazian Diaspora (1st Issue)
Prince Mehmed Sabahattin Kuadzba (1877-1948)Rauf Orbay Ashkharua (1881-1965)Osman Farid-Pasha (1844-1912)Khaireddin-Pasha (1822-1891)
1997-06-18: Famous Abkhazians
Portrait of politician Valerian Kobakhia (1929-1992)Portrait of abkhasian ethnographist Inna Khashba (1938-1967)Portrait of abkhasian choreographer Edward Bebia (1957-1996)Portrait of Prince Georgy Mikhailovich Chachba-ShervashydzePortrait of scientist-geneticist N.I. Vavilov (1887-1943)Portrait of scientist P.F. Lopatin (1865-1937)Portrait of abkhasian choreographer Edward Bebia (1957-1996)Portrait of Prince Georgy Mikhailovich Chachba-ShervashydzePortrait of abkhasian ethnographist Inna Khashba (1938-1967)
1997-06-16: Commemoration of Victims of Political Repression (1st Issue)
Portrait of statesman Efrem Eshba (1893-1939)Portrait of statesman Nestor Lakoba (1893-1936)Portrait of statesman Samson Chanba (1886-1937)Portrait of commander of cavalry Vasily Lakoba (1897-1937)Commemoration of Victims of Political RepressionCommemoration of Victims of Political RepressionPortrait of statesman Efrem Eshba (1893-1939)Portrait of statesman Samson Chanba (1886-1937)Portrait of commander of cavalry Vasily Lakoba (1897-1937)Portrait of statesman Nestor Lakoba (1893-1936)Commemoration of Victims of Political RepressionCommemoration of Victims of Political RepressionCommemoration of Victims of Political Repression
1997-02-10: Winter Sports (Pre-olympic Issue)
Cross-country skiingBiathlonFigure skatingSkatingSki jumpingSlalomBobsleighHockeyWinter SportsFigure SkatingWinter sportsCross-country skiingHockeyBobsleighBiathlonSki jumpingSkating
1997-01-01: In memory of Kosta Khetagurov
Portrait of poet and artist Kosta Khetagurov (1859-1906)Portrait of poet and artist Kosta Khetagurov (1859-1906)Portrait of poet and artist Kosta Khetagurov (1859-1906)
1997-01-01: Abkhazian Military Commanders
Cornet K. Lakerbay the hero of World War ICornet K. Lakerbay the hero of World War IGeneral K. KharasiaGeneral of Syrian air force Mamdukh Abaza MarshanCornet K. Lakerbay the hero of World War I
1997-01-01: Scientists and Art Workers
Scientist and pedagogue S. P. Basaria (1884-1941)Writer Z. Shkhalpy (1909-1971)Linguist Nikolai Marr (1864-1934)
1997-01-01: First President of Abkhazia
First president of Republic Abkhasia V.G. ArdzinbaFirst president of Republic Abkhasia V.G. ArdzinbaFirst president of Republic Abkhasia V.G. ArdzinbaFirst president of Republic Abkhasia V.G. Ardzinba