The event was held within the framework of the international conference organized by the Russian Historical Society in Smorgon city, Republic of Belarus, in the framework of activities associated with the 100th anniversary of the World War I and the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the heroic defense of Smorgon city.
The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Federal Archival Agency of the Russian Embassy in the Republic of Belarus, and representatives of RUE “Belpochta”. The participants affixed the seal of a commemorative postmark on four postage stamp issued in the series “History of the World War I” dedicated to the national combat materiel.
Postage stamps depict:
- “Ilya Muromets” Sikorsky S-22
- Mosin–Nagant 7.62 mm rifle
- 76.2 mm field rapid-firing gun
- “Novik” destroyer
Design: V. Beltiukov
Face value: 21 RUB
Size of stamp: 50 × 37 mm; size of sheet: 170 × 180 mm
Form of issue: sheet with illustrated margins with 11 (3 × 4) stamps and a coupon
Circulation: 396 thousand stamps (36 thousand sheets).
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