Introduction to Ukrainian Stamps
The history of modern Ukrainian begins with the Act of Declaration of the Independence of Ukraine on 24 August 1991, and later approved by a national vote on 1 December 1991.
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The newly independent government issued its first two stamps (dated 1991) on 01 March 1992. They were the 15 karbovanets Cossack 500th anniversary (left) and the 15 karb. commemorative of the 100th anniversary of the Ukrainian-Canadian migration (right). They were printed in sheets of 36 stamps - 6 x 6. All of these early stamps were printed by the Goznak State Printing House in Moscow. |
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Above: the next issue on 22 March 1992 was the 1.00 karb. of Composer M.V. Lysenko.
Below: an entirely different design of the Lysenko stamp commonly appeared on early pre-stamped envelopes.
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