Europa Russia

From Russia - a EUROPA envelope ! 

Two Europa stamps - 2017 and 2018 - on the cover ! 

Europa 2018 - Bridges :

Russia’s Europa 2018 stamp features the Floating bridge in Zaryadye park , Moscow over the Moskva river against the background of the Kremlin . The Floating Bridge is a modern bridge that was opened at Zaryadye Park in Moscow in September 2017. This is a unique construction that has an original form. It represents a V-shaped sightseeing platform which is a 70-meter console with a high glass barrier rising 15 meters above the water without a single support. Although the deck of the Floating Bridge is made of wood, it has some metal decorative elements. The bridge is 244 meters long, its weight is 3 700 tons and can accommodate 3-4 thousand people on the observation deck at the same time.

Designer - V. Beltyukov 

Date of issue - 22.02.2018

Europa 2017- Castles : 

Russia’s Europa 2017 stamp features the St. Michael’s Castle. St Michael’s Castle is a former royal residence in the historic centre of Saint Petersburg, Russia, and a major architectural landmark of the 18th–19th centuries. It was built as a water castle for Emperor Paul I by architects Vincenzo Brenna and Vasily Bazhenov in 1797–1801.The castle was an imperial residence for only forty days. After Paul I was assassinated, all the art treasures were removed from the castle, and its state rooms were given to various agencies and accommodated for apartments. The building was given to the Main Engineering School in the beginning of 1820s. It received a new name, the Engineer’s Castle, in 1823. The educational institutions housed within the castle were named the Nikolayevskaya Engineering Academy and College after the death of Emperor Nicholas I.

Thanks Kira for the beautiful cover !