Kyrgyzstan issued its first
postage stamp on 4 February 1992, a single design depicting the
Sary-Chelek Nature Preserve in
Jalal-Abad Province. The country's name was given in both
Cyrillic and
Latin letters; many Kyrgyz stamps have since done likewise, although the practice is not consistent, with some stamps only inscribed in Cyrillic and others only in Latin. In April and June 1993, several types of Russian stamps were
surcharged in
ruble values, followed in August by the first stamps
denominated in
tyiyn. In 2014 the second designated postal operator of Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Express Post (KEP), decided to issue its stamps by the consent of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. During that year, KEP has presented two issues of stamps. The first one, issued on November 18, was dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the
Universal Postal Union and Postal transportation of Kyrgyzstan. The second one, issued on November 19, was dedicated to Fauna of Kyrgyzstan. ==References==