New Year is a magical and the most beloved holiday filled with family traditions, kindness and comfort, the citrus and pine scent, with cheerful talk and songs, delicious dainty dishes and drinks on the table. In the last days of December, each house turns into a winter fairy tale, decorated with festive balls, wreaths of fir twigs, cones, small lanterns and snowflakes.
JSC Marka with support from the Moscow Branch of the Union of Artists of Russia and the Union of Philatelists of Russia held the All-Russian competition of drawings of a postage stamp and a greeting card for the New Year and Christmas for professional and amateur artists. The jury of the contest consisted of professional artists, graphic artists and designers, members of the Union of Artists of Russia. In total, the competition organizers received 308 competitive artworks performed in various techniques: graphic design, watercolor, oil, pencil drawing, etc. The winners drawing contest were Svetlana Chernykh and Polina Mitroshkina.
The postage stamp features a drawing of a hare in a winter forest by Polina Mitroshkina.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Self-adhesive |
Offset + security system |
Die cut 11¼ |
37 × 37 mm |
351 thousand stamps |