Count Ivan Matveyevich Tolstoy (Russian: Ива́н Матве́евич Толсто́й; 3 April [O.S.

21 September] 1867) was a Russian nobleman, diplomat, senator, grand master of court ceremonies, and minister of postal service.

Count I. M. Tolstoy worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until 1860.

For a brief interval, he served as Chief Steward of the Imperial Household and was grand master of court ceremonies.

This resulted in the depiction of thunderbolts and post horns on Russian postage stamps.