On June 1, four stamps with images of traditional embroidery of the peoples of Russia was put into postal circulation in the Decorative and Applied Arts of Russia series

 

 

From the earliest times, embroidery was used for decoration of human clothes and household articles, such as tablecloths, towels, curtains, napkins. For the peoples of Russia, embroidery was one of the most essential forms of artistry. The best embroidery artworks feature clarity, emotional frankness of expression, and high culture of lines, rhythm and color.

The postal stamps provide images of:
— Mari embroidery (XIX century).
— Tatarian embroidery (XX century).
— Chuvash embroidery (XX century).
— Karelian embroidery (XX century).

In addition to the issue of the postal stamps, JSC Marka will produce First Day Covers, a maximum card and special cancels for Moscow, St. Petersburg, Petrozavodsk, Kazan, Cheboksary and Yoshkar-Ola, as well as an illustrated envelope with postal stamps, a label and First Day Covers inside.

Design Artist: Kh. Betredinova.
Face value: 30 rubles 
Stamp size (triangle): 35×35×49.5 mm, sheet size: 168×168 mm.
Emission form: sheets with formatted margins with 18 (6×3) stamps (9 tete-beches).
Quantity: 180 thousand stamps each (10 thousand sheets each).

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