Fyodor Ushakov (1745−1817) was a Russian naval commander, an admiral, the Black Sea Fleet commander in 1790-1798. Fyodor Ushakov participated in 43 naval battles and gained victory in each of them; he lost not a single ship in the fights, and none of his subordinates was taken prisoner.
The French Revolutionary Wars at the end of the 18th century led to the capture of many key points in the Mediterranean, including the Ionian Islands, by the French whose control over the islands allowed them to extend their influence to the Balkans. The Black Sea squadron of Fyodor Ushakov with the support of a small Turkish flotilla led by Kadirbey was assigned a task to take control of the Ionian Islands, which were seized as early as by the beginning of November of 1798. On March 3 of 1799, the fortress of Corfu surrendered the position.
The capture of Corfu put an end to French claims to Mediterranean supremacy, and the Republic of Ionian Islands was established on the Ionian Islands, which for some time was the base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
The postage stamp provides a portrait of Fyodor Ushakov, images of the St. Andrew’s colors, St. Paul capital ship, a map of the island of Corfu and surrounding areas, as well as a surcharge of the new denomination and inscription “225 years of the capture of the fortress of Corfu by the squadron under the command of F.F. Ushakov”.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + security system + screen printing (overprint of the new face value on the stamp and the text in the margins) |
Comb 12:11¼ |
50 × 37 mm |
42 thousand stamps |