Sverdlovsk region was formed on January, 17th, 1934. The Region of Ural Mountains since Peter I has been considering as a support of military-industrial base of Russia, major compound part of which is the present Sverdlovsk region. More than two and a half centuries it has been remaining the centre of metal mining and metallurgy industry of Russia. The stamp represents landscape of Sverdlovsk region, malachite, and also the Nevjansky inclined tower, which is the unique monument of architecture of the first quarter of the XVIII century. In its chetverik were situated the factory laboratory, archive, exchequer office and prison. In the top part there is an acoustical room where the word told by a low whisper in one corner, is loudly distributed in opposite corner diagonally, and the person standing in the centre of the room, hears nothing. According to the legends, there was a mint in tower vaults where workers by order of Akinfey Demidov secretly minted silver and gold coins. Later the vault together with workers has been flooded. However till now the legend has not received any scientific acknowledgements: vaults and inputs to them are not found. Coins also weren’t revealed though it is proved that in laboratory has been conducted secret fusion of gold and silver.
Face value |
Size |
Description |
Price, mint |
Price, used |
Quantity |
8.00 |
28×40 |
Sverdlovsk region.
multicolor |
8.00 |
0.00 |
210000 |