1921 Scott 284 Michel II g 100 rubles Mythological Winged Lion Bas-relief. Armenian Cathedral of Holy Cross. X c. A. D. Akhtamar Island, Lake Van, Turkey. For surcharges see Scott 353, 367, 367a, 379, Michel 150aAI, 150aAII, 150aAIII, 150aBI,150aBII, 150aBIII

1922 Scott 307 Michel IV h 4000 rubles Winged Lion of St. Mark Bas-relief. Church of Holy Mother of God. XIV c. A. D. Areni, Armenia.

For surcharges see Scott 328, 329

1994 Scott 469 Michel 229 10 dram Supreme God Khaldi on a Lion Mural from Urartian Fortress Teishebaini. VII c. B. C. Karmir Blur, Armenia.

1994 Scott 471 Michel 230 25 dram Heraldic Lions . The supporter lion and lion in the top left quarter of the shield represents Bagratuni . The lion with the cross in the bottom right quarter of the shield represents Rubenid Dynasty.

1 1994 Scott 481 Michel 233 30 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

1996 Scott 471 Michel 287 25 dram Leopard Panthera Pardus

1997 Scott 569 Michel Block 8 500 dram Lion Sculptures Ivan Lazarev (Hovhannes Lazarian) Institute of Oriental Languages. Currently the Embassy of Republic of Armenia. XIX c. A.D. , Russia.

Souvenir sheet Illustration reduced

1999 Scott 594 Michel 357 170 dram Heraldic Lion Marital Flag of the Kingdom of

2 1999 Scott 595 Michel 358 250 dram Heraldic Lion XIII c. A.D. silver coin of Cilicia

1999 Scott 596 Michel 356 170 dram Heraldic Lion Marital Flag of the Kingdom of Cilicia

With PHILEXPRANCE emblem in the left bottom corner

1999 Scott 598 Michel 360 300 dram Van cat

Also issued with emblem of China 99 international Stamp Exhibition. Scott 598, Michel 361

2001 Scott 635 Michel 442 300 dram Lion Sculptures Ivan Lazarev (Hovhannes Lazarian) Institute of Oriental Languages. Currently the Embassy of Republic of Armenia. XIX c. A. D. Moscow, Russia.

Joint issue with Russia See Scott 6665, Michel 942

3 2004 Scott 691 Michel 498 70 dram Cat Frame from the 1937 animated film "The Dog and the Cat" Artist Lev Atamanov

2004 Scott 692 Michel 499 120 dram Animated Lion Frame from the 1975 animated musical "Foxbook" Artist Hovhannes Dilakian

2006 Scott 723 Michel 530 350 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

Joint issue with Russia See Scott 6938, Michel 1303

2006 Scott 726 Michel 531 170 dram Leopard Illustration from the "Captives of the Panther's Gorge" by Armenian writer Vakhtang Ananyan (1905-1980).

4 2011 Scott 871 Michel 748 200 dram Heraldic Lion Coat of Arms of , the capital of Armenia.

Joint issue with Belarus See Scott , Michel 860

2011 Scott 883 Michel 756 380 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

2013 Scott 949 Michel 836 330 dram Heraldic Lion Coat of Arms of United Kingdom.

2013 Scott 952 Michel B55 650 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

Joint issue with Belarus See Scott 879, Michel B108

5 2013 Scott 958b Michel 848 220 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

2014 Scott 1025 Michel 918 100 dram Tiger Illustration for the "Nazar the Brave" tale by Hovhannes Toumanyan (1869-1923). Child's drawing by Anahit Kostanyan (11 years old).

2015 Scott 1045 Michel 943 380 dram Lion Sculptures Ivan Lazarev (Hovhannes Lazarian) Institute of Oriental Languages. Currently the Embassy of Republic of Armenia. XIX c. A. D. Moscow, Russia.

2016 Scott 1090 Michel 998 100 dram Van cat Design by Mkrtich Chanchanyan

6 2017 Scott 1118 Michel B85 220 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

Miniature sheet of 2 stamps

7 POSTAL STATIONERY WITH ORIGINAL IMPRINTED COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS

1993 Envelope 9 dram Heraldic Lions Coats of Arms of Armenia.

1996 Postcard 70 dram Heraldic Lion Coat of Arms of Yerevan.

1999 Postcard 40 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

8 2005 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

Lions are also on the cachet

2006 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

2006 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

Error - missing 3 horizontal bars over denomination

9 2006 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

2006 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

Error - missing 3 horizontal bars over denomination

2007 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

10 2008 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia on the cachet.

2009 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

2010 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia on the cachet.

11 2010 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

2011 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia on the cachet.

2012 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

12 2012 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

2016 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia on the cachet.

2017 Postcard 240 dram Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia on the cachet.

13 COMMEMORATIVE PICTORIAL POSTMARKS

1992 Heraldic Lions 1994 Sphinx

2004 Cat 2008 Winged Lion

POSTER STAMP - CINDERELLA Heraldic Lions Arms of Armenian editorial office based upon the 1875 design of Armenian coat of arms by Filipos Sarkissian

Heraldic Lions Arms of Democratic Republic of Armenia (1918-1920) designed by Hakob Kojoyan and Alexander Tamanyan

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2008 Scott N/L Michel 43 120 dram Lion Bas-relief Symbol of Vakhtangian princes of Artsakh. Gandzasar Monastery. XIII c. A. D. Mardakert, Republic of Mountaneous Karabakh.

2009 Scott N/L Michel 47 100 dram Lynx Lynx lynx Issued also in a miniature sheet of 4 stamps with 2 labels depicting lynx

2013 Scott N/L Michel 89 750 dram Pallas Cat Felis manul

15 2016 Scott N/L Michel N/L 250 dram Heraldic Lions Military decoration "For Courage".

COMMEMORATIVE PICTORIAL POSTMARKS

1993 Lion Bas-relief 2009 Lynx

16 BELARUS

2011 Scott 771b Michel 860 H (1330 rubles) Heraldic Lion Coat of Arms of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.

Joint issue with Armenia See Scott 871, Michel 748

2013 Scott 879 Michel B108 15000 rubles Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

Joint issue with Armenia See Scott 952, Michel B55

CYPRUS

1955 Scott 182 Michel 178 1 pound GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

1959 Scott 486 Michel 744 20 pfennigs Urartian Bronze Sculpture of a Hieracosphinx Toprak Kale, Turkey. VII c. B. C. Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.

MOLDOVA

2017 Scott N/L Michel N/L 1.75 leu Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

Personalized stamp

2017 Scott N/L Michel N/L 1.75 leu Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

Personalized stamp

2017 Scott N/L Michel N/L 1.75 leu Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

Personalized stamp

18 COMMEMORATIVE PICTORIAL POSTMARKS

2017 Heraldic Lions

RUSSIA

2001 Scott 6665 Michel 942 2. 50 rubles Lion Sculptures Ivan Lazarev (Hovhannes Lazarian) Institute of Oriental Languages. Currently the Embassy of Republic of Armenia. XIX c. A. D. Moscow, Russia

Joint issue with Armenia See Scott 635, Michel 442

2006 Scott 6938 Michel 1303 10 rubles Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

Joint issue with Armenia See Scott 723, Michel 530

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2011 Scott 623 Michel 667 40 eurocents Tiger Illustration by Martina Matlovicova-Kralova for "Tracy's Tiger" novel by William Saroyan.

TURKEY

1990 Scott 2461 Michel 2876 700 lire Urartian Lion Sculpture X - VIII c. B. C. Altintepe, Turkey.

1992 Scott 2461 Michel 2945 1500 lire Urartian Lion Statuette VIII c. B. C. Altintepe, Turkey.

UNITED NATIONS

2008 Scott 421d Michel 533 65 eurocents Heraldic Lions Coat of Arms of Armenia.

United Nations offices in Geneva

20 URUGUAY

COMMEMORATIVE PICTORIAL POSTMARKS

2011 Heraldic Lions

USSR

1978 Scott 4696 Michel 4768 4 kopecks Urartian Bronze Sculpture of a Sphinx Erebuni fortress. VIII c. B. C. Yerevan, Armenia.

1979 Scott B125 Michel 4876 1 ruble + 50 kopecks Urartian Bronze Sculpture of a Griffin Erebuni fortress. VIII c. B. C. Yerevan, Armenia.

21 POSTAL STATIONERY WITH IMPRINTED STAMP

1968 Imprinted stamped envelope 4 kopecks Lion Sculptures Ivan Lazarev (Hovhannes Lazarian). Institute of Oriental Languages. Currently the Embassy of Republic of Armenia. XIX c. A. D. Moscow, Russia.

1978 Imprinted stamped envelope 4 kopecks Sphinx from Urartian Erebuni Citadel

COMMEMORATIVE PICTORIAL POSTMARKS

1983 Sphinx

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