“Insects of Ukraine” holographic stamps named world’s most beautiful postage stamps (PHOTO)

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Photo by Ukrposhta

Holographic stamps “Insects of Ukraine” issued by Ukrposhta named world’s most beautiful postage stamps.

Ukrposhta specified that for the first time in the history of modern Ukrainian philately, the Insects of Ukraine stamp sheet were awarded the Grand Prix of the international philatelic competition WIPA among stamps from 50 countries of the world.

Ukrposhta’s “Insects of Ukraine” holographic stamps took 2nd place at the Best Stamp of the World international competition, the winners of which were announced in Madrid in November.

“The stamp sheet was put into circulation on July 3, 2018. For the first time was applied modern technology – stamping with a holographic film. It presents seven stamps depicting insects,” Ukrposhta reported.

The authors of this original issue of voluminous brand illustrations are graphic artists Serhiy Haruki and Oleksandr Haruki.

In total 30,000 copies of the stamp sheets were put into circulation. The face value of each stamp is UAH 7,5, the cost of the stamp sheet is UAH 52,50.

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