Gem, Rock, and Mineral Postage Stamps From
Russia

Official Name:	Russian Federation
National Name:	Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
Alternate Names:	CCCP; Mapka; Mapok; Rossiya; Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (former name); (formerly part of Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR)
Monetary Units:	On January 1, 1998, a (new) ruble was introduced; 1 (new) ruble is equivalent to 1,000 (old) rubles; 1 ruble (Rub) = 100 kopecks
Location:	Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is sometimes included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean.
Mineral Resources:	Wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, iron, zinc, lead, nickel, aluminum, molybdenum, gold, platinum, and many other strategic minerals.


Topaz Russia Scott 2824 2 kopecks	Quartz (var. Jasper) Russia Scott 2825 4 kopecks	Quartz (var. Amethyst) Russia Scott 2826 6 kopecks


Beryl (var. Emerald) Russia Scott 2827 10 kopecks	Rhodonite Russia Scott 2828 12 kopecks	Malachite Russia Scott 2829 16 kopecks

This set of 6 stamps was issued on 26 Dec 1963 and shows natural, unpolished specimens.