1096:: Animal Stamp, 1959, Sable, Marten

1096:: Animal Stamp, 1959, Sable, Marten.

RE WIKI: Sable. The finest fur in the world. Martes zibellina is a species of marten, a small omnivorous mammal primarily inhabiting the forest environments of Russia, from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, and northern Mongolia. Its habitat also borders eastern Kazakhstan, China, North Korea and Hokkaidō, Japan.[2] Its range in the wild originally extended through European Russia to Poland and Scandinavia.[3] Historically, it has been hunted for its highly valued dark brown or black fur, which remains a luxury good to this day. While hunting is still common in Russia, most fur on the market is now commercially farmed

Mongolia 1959 c.Reference number: 2021.1096