On April 18, a ceremony took place of special cancellation of a postal block dedicated to the admission of Crimea, Taman and Kuban to the composition of the Russian Empire in 1783

The event was attended by Vladimir Konstantinov, the Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea; Georgy Muradov, a Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Crimea to the President of the Russian Federation; and Maria Litovko, a Deputy Governor, the Chairman of the Government of Sevastopol.

The postal block features a fragment of portrait Catherine II as a Legislator in the Temple of the Goddess of Justice by D. Levitsky (State Russian Museum, 1783) and the text of the Manifesto; the postage stamp provides a map of Crimea, Taman and Kuban in the composition of the Russian Empire in 1783.

The face value of the postal block is 150 rubles, the Print Run is 21 thousand blocks. The block was designed by artist Aleksandr Moskovets.

The postal blocks 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, as well as state and public organizations.



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