On March 30, a postage stamp ‘100th Anniversary of the Main Administration for Service to the Diplomatic Corps’ was set in postal circulation.
The postage stamp depicts the GlavUpDK main building at 20 Prechistenka Street, Moscow. The stamp was designed by N. Karpova. 112,000 copies were distributed.
First-day covers were also issued and a special postmark for Moscow was created. A single stamp (catalogue number 2752) and a cover bearing postmark and vignette are being sold as a gift set in a pictorial sleeve entitled ‘The 100th Anniversary of GlavUpDK under the MFA of Russia’.
The postage stamp has been manufactured by the Marka Joint Sock Company and is available from the online shop Rusmarka.ru.
Additional information:
The year 2021 marks a milestone in the history of GlavUpDK under the MFA of Russia. The company celebrates its 100th anniversary. The history of GlavUpDK is replete with hard work, brilliant achievements and unique projects, many of them of ground-breaking quality for our country.
On August 24, 1921, V. I. Lenin signed a Council of Labor and Defense decree ‘On Establishing a Foreigner Service Bureau in Moscow Affiliated with the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs’, Burobin for short (a forerunner of GlavUpDK). The bureau supplied diplomatic missions of various countries accredited in the RSFSR with accommodation, furniture, appliances and food. Subsequently, it took over 38 manors. The majority are still being used to house various embassies.
Nowadays, GlavUpDK is a modern multipurpose enterprise. It manages a state-of-the-art property complex and provides a wide range of services for doing business and living in Moscow: high-quality healthcare services (Medincenter), accounting and HR services (Firma Inpredkadry), car fleet services (Spetsavtocenter) and organization of business and culture events (Cultural Center). Both Russian citizens and foreign guests love the GlavUpDK affiliates, Moscow Country Club and the Zavidovo Recreation Complex.
Their patrons are diplomatic staff from more than 180 countries and offices of international organizations accredited in Russia, and employees of over 2,000 foreign and Russian companies.
GlavUpDK is the biggest and most experienced actor in the Moscow rental accommodation market; it manages more than 1 million square meters of office and residential real estate, including about 7,000 apartments and four multipurpose complexes at Moscow’s prime locations: Park Place Moscow, Dobrynya, Pyat Prudov and Donskoy Posad.
GlavUpDK manages more than 150 mansions in Moscow; most of them are cultural heritage buildings. Many accommodate foreign embassies. Its team received many commendations and awards from the Moscow Mayor, appreciating their solid contribution to preserving the city’s cultural heritage.
Both foreign representatives and Russian individuals and businesses highly value the enterprise's services; however, supporting the diplomatic community remains its priority.