July 7, a postage stamp dedicated to the meeting of the Council of Heads of States - members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the meeting of Heads of States and Governments of the BRICS in Ufa is to be released into circulation



The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a regional international organization, founded by the leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in 2001. BRICS is a group of five countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The official events start July 7, 2015, with the Council meeting of SCO Interbank Association. July 8, BRICS Business Council will be held in Ufa, July 9, will be held the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the BRICS, July 10, will be held the Meeting of the Council of Heads of States - members of the SCO.

The postage stamp depicts the main attraction of the city of Ufa - a monument of the Bashkir national hero Salavat Yulaev and a panorama of the city on the background.

FSUE “Marka” Publishing and Trading Centre issued an FDC and a postmark (cancellation Moscow; Ufa).

Design: A. Moskovets
Denomination: 19 p.
Face value: 30 × 42 mm, size of sheet: 180 × 155 mm.
Form of issue: sheet with illustrated margins with 15 (5 × 3) stamps
Circulation: 420 thousand stamps (28 thousand sheets).

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