About us

       The Federal State Unitary Enterprise Publishing and Trading Centre “Marka” issues and distributes signs of postal payment - stamps, commemorative pre-stamped envelopes, postcards, telegraph forms. Our production also includes cards, philatelic sets, booklets and special postmarks.

      The history of the Publishing and Trading Centre “Marka” dates back to 1857, when The Main Post Office (Glavpochtamt) founded Stamp Expedition and the Circular of the Postal Department “On issuing postage stamps for common use” was issued. First stamps came in retail by the end of the year and the 1-st of January, 1858, was the first day of their official use for sending letters in the territory of Russia.

      The Expedition of Preparing of State Documents (now – FSUE “Goznak”) was responsible for issuing signs of postal payment at that time. At present FSUE “Goznak” is, as in previous times, the partner of the Publishing and Trading Centre “Marka” in printing stamped production.

      Publishing and Trading Centre “Marka” provides Federal postal services – branches of FSUE “Russian Post” – with governmental signs of postal payment and different kinds of philatelic products – sets of stamps in artistic covers, booklets, stock albums.

      Production of PTC “Marka” reflects the multinational structure of our country, cultural and historical heritage of peoples, living at the territory of Russia, main events of internal and international life, achievements of the humanity in all fields of knowledge, rich animal and vegetative world.

     We pay much attention to both – to the design of our production and to applying of new technologies in the polygraphic field.

     Among the most important trends in our activity is implementation of joint postal issues with different countries. Such projects encourage the interest of philatelists abroad to Russian postage stamps. To the present moment we have conducted joint issues with Australia, USA, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, China PR, Cyprus, Belgium, North Korea, Romania, Cuba Republic and other countries.

       Postal miniatures, created by the designers of FSUE PTC “Marka”, are ranked first at the international, all-Russian and regional philatelic exhibitions.

        FSUE PTC “Marka” regularly participates in philatelic exhibitions. In 1997 PTC “Marka” organized and held the first World Philatelic Exhibition in Russia “Moscow-97”. In 2007 the World Stamps Exhibition “Saint-Petersburg-2007” took place.

        For some years “Marka” issues annual catalogues of stamps of the Russian Federation and also a popular monthly magazine “Philately” with the Enclosure - the unique edition in Russia, which presents to the reader all new postal issues and philatelic news of countries all-over the world. The “Philately” magazine has been awarded high prizes in the class “Philatelic literature” at many World exhibitions.

       “Marka” is open to cooperation between postal administrations and stamp issuing organizations of different countries, conducts export and import of philatelic production.

       FSUE PTC “Marka” takes part in international conferences, meetings and forums, concerning philatelic questions. “Marka” is the member of ASCAT and also presents the postal administration of the Russian Federation in the Managing Committee of World Association of Philately Development of the Universal Postal Union.

       Philately development is a significant direction of activity of PTC “Marka”. In this connection the work with the Philatelic Union of Russia and its regional departments is coordinated.