May 9 is the day of celebration of the national holiday: the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. It is our sacred duty to preserve the memory of the feat of veterans who, owing to their bravery, courage, indefatigable industry and selflessness, ensured peace and freedom for new generations.
The memory of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War is imprinted in the names of domestic varieties of trees, shrubs and plants. Bright flowers symbolize pride and triumph of the right cause.
The postage stamps provide images of peony Pobeda (Victory) from the collection of the N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources; dahlia Vechny Ogon (Eternal Flame) from the collection of the N.V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences; canna Salut Pobedy (Salute of Victory) and rose Geroyam Eltigena (For the Heroes of Eltigen) from the collection of the Nikitsky Botanical Garden – the National Scientific Center of RAS.
The composition of the souvenir pack in cover “Flora of Russia. Flowers of Victory” is included:
- stamp №3395 “On the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War series. Flora of Russia. Peony Pobeda (Victory)”;
- stamp №3396 “On the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War series. Flora of Russia. Dahlia Vechny Ogon (Eternal Flame)”;
- stamp №3397 “On the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War series. Flora of Russia. Canna Salut Pobedy (Salute of Victory)”;
- stamp №3398 “On the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War series. Flora of Russia. Rose Geroyam Eltigena (for the Heroes of Eltigen)”;
- FDC with cancellation in Moscow “On the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War series. Flora of Russia. Peony Pobeda (Victory)”;
- FDC with cancellation in Moscow “On the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War series. Flora of Russia. Dahlia Vechny Ogon (Eternal Flame)”;
- FDC with cancellation in Moscow “On the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War series. Flora of Russia. Canna Salut Pobedy (Salute of Victory)”;
- FDC with cancellation in Moscow “On the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War series. Flora of Russia. Rose Geroyam Eltigena (for the Heroes of Eltigen)”;
- vignette.
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| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + glossy lamination |
600 pcs. |