Krassin is an Arctic vessel of Soviet and Russian fleets. She was called Svyatogor prior to 1927, after which she was renamed Krassin to honor a recently deceased Soviet political leader Leonid Krasin
The postage stamp depicts the Krassin Icebreaker against the background of an aurora borealis
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Additionally, JSC “Marka” will manufacture an illustrated cover with the postage stamp and first day covers with cancellation (Moscow) inside, as well as a maximum card.
Design: V. Beltyukov.
Face value: 24 RUB.
Size of stamp: 24×30 mm, size of sheet: 140×175 mm.
Form of issue: sheet with illustrated margins of 14 (3×5) stamps and a coupon.
Circulation: 406,000 stamps each (29,000 sheets).
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