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Since the economy in Russia since the break up of the Soviet Union has such high inflation, stamps that were previously issued are

not of enough value to mail a letter any more, so to remedy the situation, the local Post Offices have taken blocks of four "old" printed stamps and overprinted them with a new image and a new value. The Viszla shown above on the right is one of these "Russian Overprints" from Marjel. These stamps come in a set of five different colored stamps all with the same overprint. Last time that I got in some overprints, I assumed that they would remain available. I was wrong and I never saw more copies of those. I expect these to be equally as rare and collectable. There is no telling how many of the overprints they produced (not many), since they were never designed to be sold on the world market. They are of value only for a short while until the actual stamps can be printed. On the left is the stamp that was ultimately issued in 1999 by Dagestan with the Viszla image from the overprint.
Vizsla Dagestan Stamp(left)... $5.95 each

Vizsla Overprint from Marjel(right)... $12.95 each set of 5 colors

Azerbaijan is on the west side of the Caspian Sea, next to Armenia and just north of Iran. Its tragic civil war has kept it in the news for some time. The wonderful stamp above was issued in 1998.
With the collapse of the Soviet empire, we are given the opportunity to have diverse new countries issuing attractive new topical stamps.
Vizsla Azerbaijan Stamp... $5.95 each

This stamp was issued in 1999, but we are only now having it easily available. Hakasia is located in the south of Serbia, next to the Sayan-Altay Mountains and Yenisey River and the the north Altay Republic. Its capital is the city of Abakan. The real name of Hakas people who speak Turkish is Koray people. They are composed of four tribes. Hakasia is devoted to its own language, culture and traditions and there is a university, technical institute, and institutes for linguistic, historical and literary researches in Hakasia. There are also various cultural and artistic institutions, 4 theatres, library and museums as well as music and art schools. Hakas Turks are Christians, but they continue their Shamanist beliefs and traditions. Agriculture, stockbreeding and timber productions are the means of subsistence in the region. Breeding of sheep horses, cattle, and beekeeping are also the signicant means of subsistence.
Vizsla Hakasia Stamp... $5.95 each

A beautiful artists artists rendition of the lovely Vizsla issued by Hungary in 2004.
Hungary is located in Central Europe, northwest of Romania. The climate is temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers. The terrain is mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border. The main religion is Roman Catholic 67.5% and the language is Hungarian 98.2%. The capital is Budapest.
Vizsla Hungary Stamp... SOLD OUT

This seems to be a wonderful place to come to. Hungary issued these two stamps together, (left and right) in a set in 1956. It is one of the few times that a country of origin has actually honored its own breed. Hungary has also put out stamps on the Komondor, Puli and Pumi, so the Vizsla is not a surprise. These two stamps however are still attractive in spite of being nearly 45 years old, with their muted colors and very recognizable breed type.
This is the other Vizsla stamp, (middle) that Hungary issued, this time in 1967.
Vizsla Hungary Stamp(left)... SOLD OUT
Vizsla Hungary Stamp(middle)... SOLD OUT
Vizsla Hungary Stamp(right)... SOLD OUT

Ingushetia is one of the 21 Russian republics, which are the administrative units with the greatest amount of autonomy within the Russian Federation. It was part of a joint Chechen-Ingush autonomous republic from 1936 until 1991, when Chechnya declared independence and the Ingush separated from the republic.
Vizsla Ingushetia Stamp... $5.95 each

Kalmykia is another local Russian state that issued some nice stamps just this last year. They are smaller than most other postage stamps.
Kalmykia is a republic within the Russian Federation. The Kalmyks settled the Volga River region in the seventeenth century. A Mongol people, they were originally Buddhist in faith. Annexed to Russian in 1771, a Kalmyk Autonomous Province was created by the Bolsheviks in 1920. This was abolished during the Second World War, when, in common with many other ethnic minorities, the Kalmyks were deemed to have displayed insufficient enthusiasm for fighting for Communism. The customary mass deportations followed. An Autonomous Republic was re-established in 1958.
Vizsla Kalmykia Stamp... $5.95 each

The Russian economy is in such sad shape right now that the government is looking for ways to generate hard currency without any extra expense. The printing of topical stamps is a perfect solution. The stamps can be sold around the world and stamps that would normally be used to mail letters (a service that would have to be provided), become an item that is bought simply for its topical value. I am not going to complain since it gives us another opportunity to have an interesting item for display in our breed. That is what happened here. This Vizsla stamp was issued by the local state of Mordovia in 1996. I don't know how long they will remain available.
Mordovia is located between Moscow and the Volga River and is bordered by the republic of Chuvashia on the east. Mordovia is one of the 21 Russian republics, which are the administrative units with the greatest amount of autonomy within the new Russian Federation. Mordovia is a largely agricultural region. Like most of the other republics, Mordovia has started issuing new postal stamps including this great Visla.
Vizsla Mordovia Stamp... SOLD OUT

The beautiful stamp from Mozambique is a rare find celebrating the life of Louis Pasteur.
Mozambique is 111 years old. The country came into existence in its present form as a result of an Anglo-Portuguese treaty of May 1891 and gained its independence from Portugal in 1975. The Mozambique created in 1891 was not a piece of random map drawing but an attempt to make sense of the history of the region in a single colonial state. In doing so, it accepted a part of the African coast, which was established in the sixteenth century when the Portuguese divided their command in eastern Africa between the states of Mozambique and Mombassa.
Vizsla Mozambique Stamp... $7.95 each

Para Timor produced this lovely body pose and headstudy in 2000. East Timor is an area of Indonesia that recently voted to become independent. There is much unrest still since the current government does not want to give up power.
Vizsla Para Timor Stamp... $5.95 each

St Vincent and the Grenadines are in the Caribbean. In 1994, they issued a series of dog stamps commemorating The Year of the Dog. I understand that the stamp above shows the Vizsla. Below in the souvenir sheets is a Dogs of the World from the same year.
Caribs were the first inhabitants of St. Vincent. Columbus marked the presence of the island on his third voyage in 1498, but didn't go ashore. The Caribs were tenacious, keeping the European conquistadors at bay longer than on any other island.
Vizsla St.Vincent and the Grenadines Stamp... $6.95 each

Tatarstan is one of the former Russian states along the Volga River. It has been independent since 1994, but even a thousand years ago, it was known as Islam's Northern Mecca. The set of stamps that this Visla is from was just the first of several new sets from that country.
Vizsla Tatarstan Stamp... $5.95 each

Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1925. It achieved its independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. President NIYAZOV retains absolute control over the country and opposition is not tolerated. Extensive Hudrocarbon/natural gas reserves could prove a boon to this underdeveloped country if extraction and delivery projects were to be expanded. Turkmenistan is on the east side of the Caspian Sea, just above Iran. It is slightly larger than California in size. Its terrain is flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes rising to mountains in the south; low mountains along border with Iran; borders Caspian Sea in west. The religion is Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%. The capital is Ashgabsat.
Vizsla Turkmenistan Stamp... $5.95 each

Touva (often spelled Tuva) is a country in the southern area of Siberia. It's a unique place with the landscapes ranging from the desert to the permafrost, and local fauna-from camels to reindeers. Touva is known as almost the only place in the world where shamanism, a very ancient religion, is preserved, kept and cultivated in its original form.
The republic of Touva lies at the upper reaches of the Siberian Yenisey River and forms a barrier between Russia and Mongolia. Since its independence from the former Soviet Union, Tuva continues to struggle to work on the appropriate way to safeguard and develop its own identity and sovereignty going through the difficult changes from a command-orientated planned economy towards an open market economy. Like so many other former Russian states, the diversity of the people is starting to be felt as the original culture, traditions and religion are gaining more followers.
Vizsla Touva Stamp... $5.95 each

The economy in Russia since the break up of the Soviet Union has such high inflation that stamps that were previously issued are

not of enough value to mail a letter any more, so to remedy the situation, the local Post Offices have taken blocks of five "old" printed stamps and overprinted them with a new image and a new value. The Visla shown above on the right is one of these "Russian Overprints" from Udmurtia. These stamps come in a set of five different colored stamps all with the same overprint. Last time that I got in some overprints, I assumed that they would remain available. I was wrong and I never saw more copies of those. I expect these to be equally as rare and collectable. There is no telling how many of the overprints they produced (not many), since they were never designed to be sold on the world market. They are of value only for a short while until the actual stamps can be printed. On the left is the stamp that was ultimately issued with the Vizsla image from the overprint, put out by Touva.
Udmurtia is approximately midway between Moscow to the Urals. Its land is a hilly wooden plain with numerous swamps, springs and rivers. Its climate is considered a bit too wet and not healthy. Summer is short, rainy and cool; autumn is very cloudy (often there are almost no sunny days from October till January), foggy and rainy. This not very friendly land was originally inhabited by Udmurts (or Votyaks). These peaceful and quiet Finnish people maintained their culture heritage there at least for five thousand years. Their religion is also ancient. They worship the God (called Inmar, The Highest Being) and His assistants governing various elements. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Udmurtia became one of the local republics and as such they now issue stamps including this lovely Vizsla Overprint.
Vizsla Touva Stamp(left)... $5.95 each

Vizsla Overprint from Udmurtia(right)... $12.95 each set of 5 colors

Tuvalu is an island in the South Pacific. They issued a lovely set of stamps in 1985 to commemorate Leaders of the World. This stamp was to honor the leading artist, Gyula L. Vasarhelyi.
Vizsla Tuvalu Stamp... $9.95 each

Vizsla Souvenir Sheets

I have definately saved the best for last! This gorgeous souvenir sheet was issued in 1998 by Afghanistan as the premier representative of a beautifully done set of Vizsla stamp from Afghanistan

six dog breeds (including the Chow Chow, Borzoi and Basset among others.) Everything from the plaid collar to the watchful expression is exquisitely executed. The puppy is darling and the mother is simply beautiful. The souvenir sheet is mounted with gold leaf on lacquered black background in an artistic frame. This stamp deserves to be the center of any Vizsla collection.
Vizsla Souvenir Sheet from Afghanistan... $14.95 each

This souvenir sheet is from Central Africa in 1996. It has been hard to find, but I finally have a reliable source for them. I have not been able to figure out what the connection is among the breeds that were chosen. They include the Hungarian Vizsla, the Great Dane, the Shiba Inu, the Harrier and the Beauceron. Still, it is a very attractive set. The single stamp is shown to the left.
Vizsla Souvenir Sheet from Central Africa... $13.95 each

Vizsla Central Africa Stamp alone... $6.95 each

Guinea is partial heir to the series of west African empires that, at their height before the arrival of the Europeans, cast significant political and commercial influence over many peoples from Guinea's Atlantic coast to the southern edge of the Sahara. The empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai spanned the period from about the 10th to the 15th centuries. French military penetration into the area began in the mid-19th century. Guinea became an independent republic in 1958.
Vizsla Souvenir Sheet from Republic of Guinea... $6.95 each

Saaremaa is an island off the coast of Estonia between that part of Europe and Finland. It is my impression that this is their first experiment in issuing stamps. The interesting part about this series is that the four stamps are of one breed, in this case, the great Viszla, but if you look closely, you will see the image of a Bloodhound headstudy as the background.
Vizsla Souvenir Sheet from Saaremaa... $8.95 each

This nice souvenir sheet was issued by St. Vincent and the Grenadines in honor of the Dogs of the World. It is nice that they made the effort to have each dog designed to fit in each stamp perforation rather than having the holes run through the dogs as they so often do. A detail of the Vizsla is to the left.

Vizsla Souvenir Sheet from St.Vincent and Grenadines... $12.95 each

* We can take visa/mc/disc or paypal, but they are first come first served, so let me know if you are interested.

* Truly one of the cheapest unique treats for yourself or a friend (great for club trophies as well!)

* It is absolutely true that you will often find some of these stamps at very reasonable prices -- some can be had for under a dollar. On the other hand, if you add in the gas, hours, and hassles that it has taken to find them, you may find it easier to just get them from us while we have them :*) I don't always count on getting more in the near future. I get them when I can find them and the stock is not always constant.

* I do have other breeds available. Let me know and perhaps I can do a page for your breed.

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