Bulgaria Post 30th Anniversary of Mikoyan MiG-29

BULGARIA POST in 2019 issued a 30th Anniversary first day cover stamp and maxi card of the Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter which is still used in the Bulgarian Air Force.

The MiG-29 was a fourth-generation Soviet multi-role fighter developed at the MiG Design Bureau. According to NATO classification, the MiG-29 received the designation "Fulcrum-A". 

MiG-29 export modifications were created with a more simplified avionics, excluding the possibility of delivering a nuclear charge -- the MiG-29A model (for the air forces of the Warsaw Treaty parties and the MiG-29B (for other countries).

Malaysia was one of those countries. In fact, 16 MiG-29N models were purchased for the Royal Malaysian Air Force. Of these 15 are currently in active reserve.