Recipients of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_St._Andrew#Russian_Federation" class="extiw" title="w:Order of St. Andrew">Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called</a> (the ongoing series, issue II).<br><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irina_Arkhipova" class="extiw" title="w:Irina Arkhipova">Irina Arkhipova</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-ref_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref-1">[1]</a></sup> (1925–2010), a Soviet and Russian opera singer and a teacher of art.<br>There depicted the badge of the Order of St. Andrew on the left.<br> The stamp of Russia, 15.00 Rubles, 29 June 2012, PTC Marka Catalogue No 1603, Michel No 1835. Coated paper. Offset printing, varnish coating. Perforation: comb 12×11½. Size of the stamp: 50×37 mm. Print run: 440,000.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Post" class="extiw" title="w:Russian Post">Russian Post</a>, Publishing and Trade Centre "Marka" (<a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE-%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%80_%C2%AB%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B0%C2%BB" class="extiw" title="ru:Издательско-торговый центр «Марка»">ИТЦ «Марка»</a>). The design of the stamp by A. Drobyshev.<br>Scanned by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dmitry_Ivanov" title="User:Dmitry Ivanov">Dmitry Ivanov</a>.
From a personal collection.