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Natalia MUKHINA 04. ISSUES OF POSTAGE STAMPS IN THE IV Head of Philately Department QUARTER OF 2020

Antonina SIRYK 16. SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS IN THE IV Manager of sales of philatelic production QUARTER OF 2020

Natalia TRETIAK 17. FIRST PRESENTATION SHEETS OF Head of the Department of production of stamps and POSTAGE STAMPS OF UKRAINE philately 24. PHILATELY NEWS Tetiana RESHETNIAK Head of Philately Sales Department 32. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Svitlana MAZEPA Deputy Head of Philately Sales Department

Svitlana BOHOROD Chief specialist of the Department of production of stamps and philately

Nadia SLOVENKO Chief specialist of the Department of production of stamps and philately

Oksana SHUKLINOVA Chief specialist of the Department of production of stamps and philately

2 3 ISSUES OF POSTAGE STAMPS IN THE IV QUARTER OF 2020

1. Birds of prey 11. Cossacks (Ukrainian cartoons)

2. Armed formations of the Ukrainian rev- 12. Mykhailo Starytsky. 1840-1904 olution of 1917–1921. 2.1. Cossack of the Separate Detachment of Sich 13. Marko Kropyvnytskyi. 1840-1910 Riflemen (see previous issues of the magazine) 2.2. Cossack of the 1st Ukrainian (Sinyozhupannaya) Division 14. Stained-glass windows of old Lviv 2.3. Cossack of the 1st Ukrainian Regiment named after Bohdan Khmelnytskyi 15. Ukrainian folk costumes

3. National military equipment 16. Modern uniforms of the Armed Forces (see previous issues of the magazine) 3.1. BTR-4ÌÂ1 3.2. BÌ-21UM “Berest”

4. Cyrylo Osmak. 1890–1960 (see previous issues of the magazine)

5. Joint issue “Ukraine - Kyrgyzstan”. Traditional jewelry

6. Blue bull (M.Prymachenko)

7. Mavka. Forest Song (Ukrainian cartoons)

8. Knights of the spirit

9. SERIES “Beauty and greatness of Ukraine”. Ivano-Frankivsk Region.

10. Ukraine now (see previous issues of the magazine)

4 5 STAMP SHEET

Birds of Prey

Place of cancellation: Kyiv

TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF THE SHEET

Issue date: October 2020. Printing run – 25 000 copies (4 000 of them – non-perforated, in booklet for owners of philatelic subscription). Size of the stamps – 46,7õ31,7 mm, 33,2õ44,8 mm. Size of the sheet – 183õ127 mm. Number of stamps per sheet – 8. Face value of each stamp – 9,00 UAH. Artist – N.Kokhal.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Birds of prey are birds that prey in flight using their effective senses, especially sight. In general, they have large claws and beaks adapt- ed to capture the victim.

Approved the original drafts of the stamp sheet, the envelope “First Day” and the post- Approved original drafts of cards to maximumcards mark of the special cancellation “First Day”

6 7 SERIES: ARMED FORMATIONS OF THE UKRAINIAN REVOLUTION OF 1917–1921 SERIES: ARMED FORMATIONS OF THE UKRAINIAN REVOLUTION OF 1917–1921 DECORATIVE STAMP DECORATIVE STAMP

Cossack of the Separate Detachment of Cossack of the 1st Ukrainian (Sinyozhupan- Sich Riflemen naya) Division

TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF THE STAMP TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF THE STAMP

Issue date: October 2020 Issue date: October 2020 Printing run – 130 000 copies. Size of the stamp – 28õ40 mm. Printing run – 130 000 copies. Size of the stamp – 28õ40 mm. Number of stamps per sheet – 9. Number of stamps per sheet – 9. Face value of the stamp – 9,00 UAH. Face value of the stamp – 9,00 UAH. Artist – V. Rudenko Artist – V. Rudenko

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Formation of a separate detachment of Sich Ri- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION flemen began its journey with the Halytsko-Bu- kovinian hut, which was established in Kyiv in In February-March 1918 from Ukrainians - prison- the autumn of 1917 from Ukrainians, former ers of war of the Russian army, German military soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian army. Subse- command formed two infantry divisions for the quently renamed in the hut of the Sich Rifle- Ukrainian army. The divisions got their name - men, and later successively deployed in the Sinyozhupanniki - after the color of the uniforms regiment, a separate detachment and in Sich that were sewn especially for Ukrainian units. Riflemen Corps. Yevhen Konovalets was the permanent Sich Riflemen’s team commander.

Place of cancellation: Place of cancellation: Kyiv Kyiv

Approved original drafts of the stamp, stamp sheet, envelope “First Day” and postmark Approved original drafts of the stamp, stamp sheet, envelope “First Day” and postmark of special cancellation “First Day” of special cancellation “First Day”

8 9 SERIES: ARMED FORMATIONS OF THE UKRAINIAN REVOLUTION OF 1917–1921 JOINT ISSUE “UKRAINE - KYRGYZSTAN” DECORATIVE STAMP DECORATIVE STAMPS

Cossack of the 1st Ukrainian Regiment Traditional jewelry named after Bohdan Khmelnytskyi

TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF THE STAM TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF THE SE-TENANT

Issue date: October 2020 Se-tenant of two stamps Printing run – 130 000 copies. Size of the stamp – 28õ40 mm. Approximate issue date: November 2020. Number of stamps per sheet – 9. Printing run – 100 000 ïð. Size of each stamp – 52,2õ27,84 mm. Face value of the stamp – 9,00 UAH. Number of stamps per sheet – 8. Face value of each stamp – М (13,50 UAH). Artist – V. Rudenko Designed by S.Kharuk and O.Kharuk Maximumcard

Place of cancellation: Kyiv

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION An ancient ornament is dukach (lychman, yag- nus) - Ukrainian ornament in the form of a large medal-shaped coin with a metal bow, adjacent The first Ukrainian Cossack named after Het- to solved stones. Dukach served as a certain man Bohdan Khmelnytskyi was created in early compositional center of all women’s breast or- May 1917. It became the first Ukrainian unit in naments and was fixed on the most prominent the Russian army after the revolution. 3,200 vol- part of the necklace. As a rule, it was made of unteers volunteered to join it. coins, and its history dates back to the Cossacks.

Place of cancellation: Kyiv

Approved original drafts of the stamp, stamp sheet, envelope “First Day” and postmark Approved original drafts of the se-tenant, the stamp sheet, the envelope “First Day” and of special cancellation “First Day” the postmak of special cancellation “First Day”

10 11 SERIES “BEAUTY AND GREATNESS OF UKRAINE” DECORATIVE STAMPS POSTAGE BLOCK

Knights of the spirit: M. Horyn, S. Karavanskyi, Ivano-Frankivsk Region M. Rudenko

TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF THE SE-TENANT

Ç÷³ïêà ç 3-õ ìàðîê Approximate issue date: December 2020. Printing run – 100 000 copies. Size of each stamp – 41,5õ28 mm. Face value of each stamp – V (9.00 UAH). Artist – V. Vasylenko.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF THE BLOCK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Approximate issue date: December 2020 Mykhailo Horyn (1930-2013) - public and political figure, human Printing run – 20 000 copies. rights activist, dissident and political prisoner of the Soviet era. Size of the stamps – 58x39 mm, 47,4x28 mm. Mykola Rudenko (1920–2004) - writer and playwright, philoso- Size of the block – 120,30x91,60 mm. pher, public figure, founder and chairman of the Ukrainian Hel- Face value of each stamp – V (9,00 UAH). sinki group, Hero of Ukraine, long-term political prisoner of Soviet Designed by O.Kalmykov. prisons and camps. Sviatoslav Karavanskyi (1920–2016) - linguist, poet, translator, journalist.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Ivano-Frankivsk region (formerly Stanislavsh- chyna) is one of the most densely populat- ed and long-developed regions of Ukraine. Ethnic groups of Hutsuls and Boyks live on the territory of Ivano-Frankivsk region..

Place of cancellation: Kyiv

Approved original drafts of the se-tenant, the stamp sheet, the envelope “First Day” and Approved original drafts of the block the postmark of special cancellation “First Day

12 13 DECORATIVE STAMP STAMP SHEET

Mykhailo Starytskyi. 1840-1904 Stained-glass windows of old Lviv

TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF THE STAM

Issue date: December 2020 Printing run – 130 000 copies. Size of the stamp – 30õ40,5 mm. Number of stamps per sheet – 8. Face value of each stamp – V (9,00 UAH).

Place of cancellation: Kyiv and Lviv

Place of cancellation: Kyiv TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF THE SHEET

Issue date: December 2020. Printing run – 25 000 copies. Size of the stamps – 40,02õ45,24 mm; 40,02õ31,32mm; 38,28õ50,2 mm. Size of the sheet – 175õ130 mm. Face value of each stamp – 3õF (17,00 UAH); 2õM (13,50 UAH); 2õV (9,00 UAH). Designed by S. Kharuk, O. Kharuk. Maximumcard

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The history of stained glass dates back to ancient Egypt, as evidenced by archaeolog- ical research. The very word “stained glass” ADDITIONAL INFORMATION comes from the French vitre, which means “window glass”. Most information about the stained glass windows of Lviv came from the Mykhailo Starytskyi (1840–1904) - writer (poet, XV century. playwright, prose writer), translator, theatrical and cultural and public figure.

Approved original drafts of the stamp, stamp sheet, envelope “First Day” and postmark Approved original drafts of the sheet, the envelope “First Day” and the postmark of of special cancellation “First Day” special cancellation “First Day”

14 15 SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS IN THE FIRST PRESENTATION SHEETS OF 4rd QUARTER OF 2020 POSTAGE STAMPS OF UKRAINE

No. Estimated Theme Venue It is well known that the expression “First day” means the day of introduction date of postage stamps (series), block or postal stationery. This sentence also implies several concepts, such as First Day stamps, First Day envelopes, postal stationery of the First Day. However, the phrase “First Day” has another unusual meaning for us - the 1 02.10.2020 100 years since the birth of Mykola Yavoriv, Lviv so-called letters of the First Day. Radeiko Region For almost three decades, post offices in many countries around the world have been issuing such letters specifically for the release of new postage stamps. 2 03.10.2020 115 years. Chernivtsi Academic Chernivtsi They did not receive an official philatelic term, so each country has its own names: Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama letters of cancellation, letters of the First Day, and so on. Theater named after Olha Kobyly- These letters are stamped with postage stamps or blocks, which are can- anska celed with the postmark of the First Day and their basic philatelic data are printed. But the letters do not have specific international requirements for their de- 3 14.10.2020 350 years since the birth of Baturyn, Chernihiv sign, content and printing. Therefore, they are printed in various formats in the S. Velychko Region form of single or double letters, with artistic drawings, with the image of various emblems and logos, with embossed paper, with propaganda texts and slogans, 4 19.10.2020 75th anniversary of the founding Uzhhorod which are dedicated to the postage stamp (block) and displayed events on it. of Uzhhorod National University 5 27.10.2020 60th anniversary of the building of the Kyiv National Circus of Ukraine

6 October 250 years since the founding of the Zaporizhia city of Zaporizhia

7 October 200 years. Nizhyn State University Nizhyn, Chernihiv named after Mykola Hohol Region

8 October 75 years of the UN Kyiv

9 October 100 years since the birth of Amet-Khan Kyiv Sultan

10 December Glory to heroes! Kyiv

11 December 200th anniversary of Oleksa Ivano-Frankivsk Bakhmatyuk’s birth

12 With the transfer date “Chernihiv - the Chernihiv city of legends” Single sheet with reverse side

16 17 Single sheet with the image of the logo The front side of a single cancellation sheet

Double sheet embossed with the emblem of the Winter Olympics ÇThe reverse side of a single sheet with informational text

18 19 By their purpose, cancellation letters perform several functions, namely: By the way, the Haruks brothers are the authors of the original issue of holographic - confirm the first day of introduction of postage stamps; stamps “Insects of Ukraine”, which won philatelic Olympic gold - the Grand Prix of - help to promote new issues of postage stamps and blocks; the international competition for the best stamp of 2018 WIPA (Vienna, Austria). - is the subject of philatelic collecting.

Therefore, to mark the day of the introduction of a new domestic postage stamp (block) and its cancellation with the stamp “First Day” a few years later, such letters appeared in Ukraine. Thanks to the opportunity to present new postage stamps, they received the name “Presentation Sheet” from philatelists. The initiator of the first presentation sheet was the Kyiv Society of Philatelists of AsPhU (KTF). This sheet was dedicated to the postage stamp ¹1734 “Valerii Lobanovskyi.1939-2002”. The sheet shows the image as close as possible to the image of the postage stamp. The author of the drawing is a well-known artist in philately Vasyl Vasylenko. The postage stamp is pasted on the most attractive place of the presentation sheet and canceled with the stamp “First day”.

Unusual philatelic material, original cancellation of the postage stamp with The presentation sheet has a concise text about the event, a real facsimile the First Day postmark, author’s artistic drawing - all this gave the presentation of the artist, protection in the form of a hologram with a copy number, and the bot- sheet the opportunity to present the new postage stamp “Vyshhorod Icon of the tom field of the sheet shows the basic philatelic and publishing data. Mother of God” on the day of its introduction. Taking into account the interest shown by philatelists not only in Ukraine but The celebrations took place in the Cathedral of the Vyshhorod Mother of also in other countries to issue the first presentation sheet, the Kyiv Society of Philat- God of the Kyiv Archdiocese of the UGCC in Vyshhorod in the presence of its pil- elists on August 28, 2019 issued the second sheet of postage stamp ¹1778 “Vysh- grims, clergy, officials of the Ukrposhta Philatelic Products Department, heads of horod Icon of the Mother of God”. It is worth noting that the wonderful decoration local authorities, cultural figures, representatives of the Kyiv Philatelic Society and of the sheet was created by talented artists - brothers Oleksandr and Serhii Haruk. various members. regions of the country.

20 21 All copies of the presentation sheets were successfully distributed among the solemn special cancellation, the post office in cooperation with the Kyiv Society of collections of customers, philatelists of Ukraine and abroad, as well as among cler- Philatelists of AsPhU issued an pre-stamped decorative envelope (DL) “Theater. I. gy and pilgrims. Franko, Kyiv ” with a watercolor drawing by the artist M. Kisilyov. June 19, the day of the introduction of the postage stamp ¹ 1814 “Nation- al Academic Drama Theater named after Ivan Franko. 100 years” Kyiv Society of Philatelists of AsPhU released the third presentation sheet. At the request of KTF, a young, talented, Ukrainian artist Maksym Kisilyov painted the watercolor “Ivan Fran- ko Theater” in his own manner, which was used to decorate the presentation sheet. The presentation sheet “100 years of the Franko Theater”, like its predeces- sors, was a success among collectors in Ukraine and abroad.

We hope that the presentation sheets will provide an opportunity for philatelists to diversify their collections.

Members pf the Association of Philatelists of Ukraine Vadym Ishchenko and Ildus Khakimov

According to Maksym Kisilyov’s drawings, SC Ukrposhta has already issued a stamped decorative envelope “Lviv Press” (Order T-0259.07.2018), a decorative postage stamp ¹1804 “Maksym Kisilyov. Before the rain. Lviv”, maximumcard ¹157 “Ì. Kisilev. Lviv”. In August, before the anniversary date of the theater and the

22 23 PHILATELY NEWS Macedon 331 BC. is.”. The fields of the block are artistically decorated: the central figures are two Scythian archers in full armor, who, pulling the bowstring, are ready to fire arrows from the bows. “Ukrfilex 2020” is a large-scale philatelic The block depicts gold Scythian ornaments found on the territory of Ukraine event in Ukraine and contains an inscription: “The Scythian period of Ukrainian history begins in the second half of the VII century. BC and ends in the second century BC”. The block and

th th envelope “First Day” presents exhibits of the Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine. The 18 National Philatelic Exhibition “Ukrfilex 2020”, dedicated to the 30 an- Circulation of the block “Cultural epochs of Ukraine. Scythians “- 20 thou- niversary of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine, took place on Septem- sand copies. A souvenir booklet has been issued for the postage block. ber 10-13 in Kharkiv at the Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic. The large-scale philatelic The series “Cultural Epochs of Ukraine” was launched in 2017 and began with vernissage was organized by the Association of Philatelists of Ukraine with the support the release of “Paleolithic”. Two years ago, the Trypillya block was put into circula- of Ukrposhta under the patronage of the Kharkiv mayor. tion, and in 2019 - the Cimmerians. The authors of the series are Ukrainian graphic artists Oleksandr and Serhiy Haruk. National philatelic exhibitions take place in Ukraine every two years. Iva- On September 12, the presentation and special cancellation of the final stamp no-Frankivsk, Lviv, Cherkasy, Sevastopol, Donetsk, Dnipro, Odesa, Chernivtsi, Kyiv sheet of the Ukrainian Alphabet series, started in 2018, took place. Kost Lavro, a well- had the honor of hosting the National Philatelic Exhibitions. But Kharkiv is hosting known Ukrainian artist, winner of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine, Ukrfileks for the first time since the days of independent Ukraine. worked on the sketches of the stamps. The issue of “Ukrainian Alphabet” crowns the This year, 112 collectors from Ukraine and abroad presented 128 philatelic issue of the presentation booklet of the same name, which contains all three stamp exhibits at the exhibition. Some exhibits won gold medals at European and world sheets of the series and is decorated with children’s poems by Oksana Krotyuk. international exhibitions in New York, Yokohama, London, Jakarta and others. The Ukrainian Alphabet stamps are an ideal opportunity to introduce chil- Every day of the vernissage was filled with philatelic events: special cancel- dren to philately, so it is only natural that they arouse the interest of young visitors lations, presentations, master classes, meetings with artists and philatelists. to the exhibition. To commemorate the opening of “Ukrfilex 2020”, Ukrposhta issued an enve- On the final day of the film exhibition, September 13, the jury determined lope of the same name with the original stamp. The envelope depicts the building the best exhibits that will represent Ukraine at international philatelic exhibitions. of the Philharmonic - the venue of the exhibition, the monument to Taras Shevchen- The Grand Prix of the exhibition was won by the collection of Yosyp Lyubinin, the ko, the panorama of the city; on the postage stamp - the logo of the exhibition. The National Grand Prix - the collection of Andrii Hrodetskyi. special envelope cancellation ceremony took place on September, 10 with the “Ukrfilex 2020” also hosted meetings with Kharkiv artists: Nikita Titov, illustrator, participation of Ukrposhta Director General Igor Smelyansky, Kharkiv Deputy May- author of the “Peredova” stamp, which is a sign of gratitude to thousands of med- or Svitlana Gorbunova-Ruban, Exhibition Organizing Committee Chairman Vitalii ics and the military for devotion, courage and professionalism, and Artem Suprun, Katsman and Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic Director Yuri Yanko. whose work “View to the Intercession Monastery” became a sketch of a stamp Igor Smelyansky, Ukrposhta Director General: decorative envelope issued in honor of the exhibition. “For the first time in 42 years, Kharkiv is hosting a philatelic exhibition. Ukrposh- Every day philatelists and guests of the exhibition hunted for new issues and ta has prepared a number of new issues and special cancellations for this signifi- new special cancellations of Ukrposhta. All visitors had a memory of the large-scale cant event among connoisseurs of postal miniatures. Philatelists and visitors of the philatelic event by unique postal miniatures, as well as many vivid emotions and exhibition will be the first to see the marked products that will be presented at the impressions. exhibition: the postage block of the series “Cultural Epochs of Ukraine. Scythians “and the final stamp sheet of the series” Ukrainian alphabet “. Yu. Vasylyshyna I hope that they will take a prominent place in the collections of philatelists and will be appreciated by collectors around the world. Everyone who visits the exhibition will be able to see unique postal miniatures and purchase new postal issues. And Ukrposhta will continue to amaze with new original plots, collaborate with contemporary artists and use new ideas to make postal miniature as a separate art form interesting for collectors, young people and those who are getting acquainted with philately for the first time. “

On September 11, a special cancellation and introduction of a new postage block from the series “Cultural Epochs of Ukraine. Scythians “, which consists of two stamps took place: “The battle of the Scythians with the army of the Macedonians in 339 BC. is.” and “The Battle of the Scythians against Zopyrion - the military leader O. of

24 25 Another victory of Ukrainian postage stamps!

The bronze of the Yehudi Menuhin Trophy 2020 competition for the best music postage stamp of the world in 2019 was won by the Ukrainian postage stamp “Oleksandr Vertynskyi. 1889–1957 ” by Vasyl Vasylenko, winning 180 votes. Prize named after Yehuda Menukhin - an award of the International Philatel- ic Association Philatelic Music Circle (PMC), which dates back to 2001. The award is given to artists for the best postage stamp of the previous year on music. The award was established in honor of the American violinist and con- ductor Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999). This year 66 stamps from 44 postal administrations took part in the Competi- tion. Collectors from 58 countries from 5 continents took part in the online voting.

The first place, with 220 votes, was won by the stamp of the Argentine Republic “Tanko”.

The second place, with 197 votes, went to the stamp dedicated to the founding of Chilean children’s and youth orchestras.

You can buy postage stamps in the Internet mini-market at: http://pm.ukrposhta.ua/nishop.php

26 27 Ukrposhta has issued unique flavored Meeting of the Editorial and Art Council on postage stamps the Issue of Postage Stamps, Stamped Envelopes and Cards in Ukraine On July 15, 2020, the postage stamps “Garden Jasmine” and “Lavender” were introduced. The Garden Flowers series is truly unique. The brands “Garden On July 14 and September 30, 2020, meetings of the Editorial and Art Council Jasmine” and “Lavender” have an unusual format - round, and they are printed on the Issue of Postage Stamps, stamped envelopes and cards in Ukraine (Rada) on self-adhesive paper. Flavored paper adds a special charm to postage stamps: took place, at which members of the Council considered appeals for additional lightly rubbing the stamps, you will feel the aroma of jasmine and lavender. issues of postage stamps, envelopes and special cancellations. Ukrposhta firstly produced flavored stamps in 2004. Then with the aroma of At the meetings, sketches for stamps, envelopes, stamps of special cancel- pine needles were issued postage stamps “Happy New Year! Happy New Happi- lations for 2020-2021 were approved and a number of decisions were made on the ness! ” authored by Maria Heiko. Sketches of postal products of the series “Garden issue of postal products in 2020-2021: Flowers” were developed by Natalia Kohal, a member of the National Union of 2020: Artists of Ukraine, author of many postage stamps, including “White Stork” and “Ori- – issue of a postage stamp with the characters of the cartoon “Cossacks”; ental Nightingale”, which won first place in the competition “Europe’s Best Stamp - – issue of decorative unstamped envelope C5 with the work “I went, boys, to Collector’s Choice 2019». sleep” of the children’s drawing contest “Just Fiction”; The circulation of each postage stamp is 100 thousand copies, and the face – holding a special cancellation dedicated to the 350th anniversary of the value is 13.50 hryvnias. This is the tariff for sending a simple letter weighing from 50 birth of Samiylo Velychko; to 250 grams within Ukraine. – holding a special cancellation dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the The solemn ceremony of special redemptioncancellation of the postage founding of Uzhhorod National University; stamp took place on July, 15 at 12:00 in Kyiv at the Botanical Garden named after – holding a special cancellation dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Academician Oleksandr Fomin. The event was attended by young artists - students birth of Mykola Radeiko; of the Kyiv Children’s Creativity Center KEVIN kids, as well as the Director General – holding a special cancellation dedicated to the 115th anniversary of the of Ukrposhta Igor Smelyansky. opening of the Chernivtsi Academic Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater named after Olha Kobylyanska; You can buy postage stamps in the Internet mini-market at: – holding a special cancelation dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the http://pm.ukrposhta.ua/nishop.php building of the National Circus of Ukraine; – producing a postmark with the transfer date “Chernihiv - the city of legends”; 2021: – issue of postage stamp of the joint issue Ukraine - Israel on the topic “Nobel Prize winners. Shmuel Joseph Agnon ”; – issue of postage stamp dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the first Ukrainian tractor “Zaporozhets”; – issue of postage stamp dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Chornobyl tragedy; – issue of postal envelope dedicated to the opening of the first garrison church in Ukraine (Lviv); – issue of a postal envelope and special cancellation dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Prokofiev; – issue of a postal envelope and special cancellation dedicated to the Na- tional Team of Veterans of Ukraine. Games of the Unconquered in The Hague; – issue of a postal envelope dedicated to the 875th anniversary of the first writ- ten mention of the city of Medzhibizh; – issue of a general envelope dedicated to the anniversaries of educational institutions; – holding special cancellations “First Day”, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Second Winter Campaign of the UPR Army in Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr; – holding special cancellation dedicated to Vinnytsia Medical College named after D. Zabolotny;

28 29 – holding special cancellation dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Starokyivska Street, tel. 044 489 11 33). founding of the University of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine; In addition, we invite you to the official philatelic online store of Ukrposhta – holding a special cancellation dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the http://pm.ukrposhta.ua/nishop.php Kharkiv National University of Pharmacy; – producing a postmark with the transfer date “State Historical and Architec- tural Reserve in Berezhany”. To the attention of all connoisseurs of At the same time, due to problems with Ukrposhta’s compliance with the Law of Ukraine “On Copyright and Related Rights”, the Council decided to cancel in postage stamps! 2020 the issue of a postal envelope dedicated to the 170th anniversary of R. Sud- kovsky’s birth. In the third quarter of 2020, the annual book “Postage Stamps of Ukraine 2019” went on sale. The book presents and describes in Ukrainian and English postage stamps NEW-OLD philatelic products from and blocks issued in 2019. Ukrposhta The cover uses the work of a young and promising artist Maxim Kisilev “Before the rain. Lviv “according to the sketch of the postage stamp of the same name.

Despite the variety of forms and plots of Ukrainian postage stamps, it is not an The cost of a book with EUROPA blocks is UAH 1,700. easy task to surprise a domestic philatelist with something new. The cost of the book without EUROPA blocks is UAH 1,500. In different years, Ukrposhta experimented with new forms of philatelic prod- Circulation - 2000 copies. ucts that would both contain zest and leave no doubt about the official nature of You can buy the book with the help of the on-line shop: http://pm.ukrposh- their origin. ta.ua/nishop.php or at the philatelic stores at the following addresses: st. Khresh- Beginning in 2001, the Marka Ukrainy Directorate began issuing uncut print- chatyk, 22 and street Starokyivska, 8/12 (shop ¹ 34). ed sheets. Issues lasted until 2009. After a long break, Ukrposhta, at the initiative of philatelists, resumed the issue of uncut printed sheets, changing the approaches to their distribution. In order to organize a transparent process of accepting pre orders for such issues, Ukrposhta invited the Association of Philatelists of Ukraine to cooperate. Basic rules: 1. Full members of AsPhU who have a current philatelic subscription to SC Ukrposhta, who have been purchased all ordered philatelic production, may ap- ply for the purchase of the above-mentioned uncut sheets. 2. Collection of applications begins from the date of official publication of the announcement of the planned issue on the websites of Ukrposhta and AsPhU. 3. The list is formed in the order of chronology of applications. After typing the required number of applications, the pre-order is terminated, about which information is posted on these sites. 4. You can buy the ordered products in the philatelic shops of Kyiv within 2 months from the date of putting into circulation (receipt for sale) of the above-mentioned postal issues, provided that you present an identity card. 5. Philatelists from other regions can receive the sheet either independently or through an authorized person. 6. In case of non-purchase of the ordered products within the term specified in item 4 it is realized in free sale. Follow the ads on the Ukrposhta website.

Attention collectors! Ukrposhta offers to purchase a collection of postage stamps of Ukraine 1992- 2019, completed by chronology by year, and presented in three binders. The price of the set is UAH 24,600.00. For purchases, please contact the philatelic store ¹ 34 (Kyiv, 8/12

30 31 INTERNATIONAL NEWS Guernsey The whole world celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig Beethoven

In 2020, the whole world celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig Beethoven - a composer whose influence is still felt around the world. To celebrate the event as it deserves, the Beethoven House in Bonn, a Museum and International rResearch Center in Beethoven’s birthplace, invited all postal administrations to print a commemorative stamp. Beethoven was Born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany, now it is also home to the headquarters of the Deutsche Post DHL Group. As a regular sponsor of organiza- tions and projects related to Ludwig Beethoven and his work, Deutsche Post DHL was happy to support the Beethoven House commemorative stamp initiative and invited all postal administrations to participate in the project.

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