On June 7, an official ceremony took place of special cancellation of a postage stamp dedicated to the 100th Birth Anniversary of poet Rasul Gamzatov

The event was attended by Valentina Matvienko, the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; Tatyana Golikova, a Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation; and Sergey Melikov, the Head of the Republic of Dagestan .

The postage stamp provides a portrait of Rasul Gamzatov against mountains and flying cranes.

The face value of the postage stamp is 63 rubles; the Print Run is 120 thousand stamps. The design is by painter Maxim Podobed.

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-run and public organizations.

Photo: Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation


Photo: Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

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