On February 15, a ceremony took place of special cancellation of a postage stamp dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation

The event was attended by Alexander Khinstein, the Chairman of the State Duma Committee of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications, a coordinator of the Historical Memory federal Party project; Lieutenant General Alexei Vorobyov, a Deputy Director of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation; Major General Viktor Eliseev, the Artistic Director and the Chief Orchestra Conductor of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation; and Artem Adibekov, the Director General of JSC Marka.

The postage stamp provides an image of the team of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation against the background of the Moscow Kremlin and its emblem. The face value is 67 rubles; the Print Run is 64 thousand stamps. The design is by Artist Aleksandr Povarikhin.

The postage stamp dedicated to the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation has been produced using the augmented reality technology. The mARka mobile application offers the viewer a possibility to see a special video about the history of the Ensemble.

Traditionally, issues of the state valuable postal matter are timed to landmark historical and cultural events or are dedicated to celebrated personalities, major backbone enterprises of the Russian economy, state-run and public organizations.




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