On March 31, a ceremony took place of special cancellation of a postage stamp dedicated to the 150th Birth Anniversary of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff

The event was attended by Rostislav Medinsky, an advisor to the Chairman of the Russian Military Historical Society; Alan Kozonov, a Deputy Director General of JSC Russian Post; and Artem Adibekov, the Director General of JSC Marka.

The postage stamp provides a portrait of Sergei Rachmaninoff at the piano and musical notations of his compositions.

The face value of the postage stamp is 45 rubles; the Print Run is 135 thousand items. The design was developed by artists Anastasia Sazhina and Olga Savina.

The postage stamps were put into postal circulation and went on sale in post offices throughout the country and the Collectioner show room chain.

Traditionally, issues of the state valuable postal matter are timed to landmark historical events, or are dedicated to outstanding personalities, major backbone enterprises of the Russian economy, state and public organizations.



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