On August 14, 2013 in the capital of the Republic South Ossetia Tskhinval city took place a ceremony of cancelation of the first South Ossetia stamp. The president of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov, Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation Nikolay Nikiforov, members of the government of the republic and the Russian delegation of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications took part in action. On the stamps which issue is dated for Day of recognition of independence of South Ossetia, the coat of arms and a republic flag are represented. Issue is printed in Goznak's printing house of the Russian Federation.

The first two letters paied by the South Ossetia postage stamps are sent to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the head of the government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. The postage issue of South Ossetia will be presented also in the Internet resource catalog soon Ukrafil and dispatched to the collectors who have issued the subscription on South Ossetia stamps.